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).
John Milner (magician) Boon, Woof!, Chancer, Soldier Soldier, The Barchester Chronicles and Doctors. Thames Television: This Week 1844. BBC: The Incredible Robert Baldick. He Said, She Said, Thirty-Minute Theatre, The Brothers, The Pallisers, Gangsters, Z-Cars, The Brothers, Angels, All Creatures Great & Small and Doctor Who (as a unit soldier with Tom Baker). TV Credits as a magician: ATV’s New Faces. John Milner (magician) John David Milner (born 1948 in Stourbridge, Worcestershire) is an English magician, stage and TV performer. He learnt magic from the performer and mentor to many well-known magicians, Ken Brooke. In 1963, he was a finalist in The Magic