George Martin (comedian) of the day. He wrote for the first TV series of Irish comedian Dave Allen; "Tonight with Dave Allen", as well as material for artistes such as Rolf Harris, Jimmy Tarbuck, Paul Daniels, Harry Worth and Tommy Cooper. He became the main writer and ideas man, as well as script and production associate, for renowned magician David Nixon. When the then unknown legendary fox puppet, Basil Brush, appeared as a weekly guest on "The Nixon Line", Martin helped develop the character and subsequently was the sole writer of every Basil Brush show for many years, (throughout the 1960s and 70s).
The Magician (U.S. TV series) magic specials on NBC and a series, "The Wonderful World of Magic", in first-run syndication. Visual Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 on August 25, 2017. Though it ran only a single season, "The Magician" was an influence on later series. The show was a favorite of "The X-Files" creator Chris Carter, who worked it into Special Agent Fox Mulder's "origin" story: a teenaged Mulder was waiting to watch "The Magician" when his sister Samantha was abducted by mysterious forces. In the "Quantum Leap" episode "The Great Spontini", Scott Bakula's character, Dr. Sam Beckett, leaps into