Ian Angus Wilkie Ian Angus Wilkie Ian Angus Wilkie (born September 1960), is a British actor, probably best known for his recurring role as the Vicar in the sitcom "Barbara", though he also appeared in the 1994 short film "Blue Christmas", played the title character in CBBC show "Mr. Wymi" and provided the voice for Hamish in the cult puppet sitcom "Pets". He also recently made an appearance as Baron Hardup in a pantomime production of "Cinderella" at the Broxbourne Civic Theatre in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. He has also played the role of the butler in the touring theatre production of "Annie". He currently
Pantomime which grew in pomp and spectacle from the 15th to the 17th centuries. The development of English pantomime was also strongly influenced by the continental "commedia dell'arte", a form of popular theatre that arose in Italy in the Early Modern Period. This was a "comedy of professional artists" travelling from province to province in Italy and then France, who improvised and told comic stories that held lessons for the crowd, changing the main character depending on where they were performing. Each "scenario" used some of the same stock characters. These included the "innamorati" (young lovers); the "vecchi" (old men) such