Bizenghast while Lalibela, a holy town in northern Ethiopia, inspired Bali Lali's. Another minor character, Dr. Morstan, takes his name from Mary Morstan, Dr. Watson’s wife. "марионетка", the Russian word for marionette, inspired the name of the antagonist Maphohetka. LeGrow comments that the series "is about life, death and fabulous outfits (not in that order)" and notes that there are "a lot of religious themes" present. The town of Bizenghast "represents a world cut off from that sort of constant access [of technology]." The series was initially written to span about fourteen volumes and be divided into three seasons: the first
Mary-Anne Fahey Mary-Anne Fahey Mary-Anne Fahey (born 19 August 1955 as Mary-Anne Waterman) is an Australian actress, comedian and writer. Fahey has starred in and written for numerous comedy programs including "The Comedy Company", "Kittson Fahey" (the first Australian female-only sketch comedy program), "Get a Life" and "One Size Fits All". She also had roles in "The Dunera Boys", "All the Rivers Run II", "Celia", "Lucky Break" and "SeaChange". She has also received roles in theatre including "Mary Lives". She is most famous for her work on Channel Ten's "The Comedy Company" especially for her school girl character, Kylie Mole, and three-year-old