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).
Basil Brush has a cameo among the group of celebs observing Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin for the Comic Relief single "I would roll 500 miles". The Weakest Link On 10 December 2005 Basil appeared on "The Weakest Link" and won the show, receiving £10,900 for his chosen charity, the "Blue Peter" 2005 charity appeal, "Treasure Trail" (in aid of Childline). This makes him the first puppet to win "The Weakest Link" (Roland Rat had previously appeared as a puppet contestant, but did not win). Basil returned to "Weakest Link" as one of the contestants on the show's 1000th UK edition, recorded