Sid the Sexist they are much like him in their yobbish, misogynistic, homophobic and racist outlook, never marry or expand their stagnant social circle. Five animated episodes were produced and released by Polygram Video in November 1992, with storylines taken earlier comic strips. These were later reissued on DVD in 2004. In the autobiography of Simon Donald's brother, the former Viz Editor Chris Donald, reference is made to attempts by actor Jimmy Nail to bring the character to life in a live action sitcom. However the idea went no further than a lunch meeting at Nail's home where it become clear that the
Farley (comic strip) Farley (comic strip) Farley was an American comic strip written and drawn by Phil Frank, which appeared daily (except Saturday) in the "San Francisco Chronicle". The strip originally began in 1975 as "Travels With Farley", a play on John Steinbeck's "". "Farley" began as a nationally syndicated strip with Chronicle Features, but Frank missed the "timeliness and joy of doing local politics" and, dissatisfied with the four-to-six week lead time required of syndication, in 1985 switched to working exclusively for the "Chronicle", which enabled him to quickly mine local events—usually overnight—for his satire. Phil Frank died on September 12, 2007,