Basil Brush very aggressive Scottish hedgehog also made by Peter Firmin. In the mid-1960s Basil became a supporting act for the magician David Nixon, upstaging Nixon on the latter's BBC1 show "Nixon at Nine-Five" in 1967 and "The Nixon Line" (1967–68), to such good effect that the fox was offered his own show. Basil thus acquired his own television series on the BBC, "The Basil Brush Show", which ran for 12 years from 1968 until 1980, in which he was supported by various famous stooges: first, in 1968, by the actor Rodney Bewes, known on the show as "Mr Rodney"; next, from
Basil Brush Generation Game alongside Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins when it returns in Spring 2018 on BBC 1. Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two On 16 November 2018, Basil appeared on "" alongside Alexandra Burke, Jamie Cullum and Rob Deering as a part of the Friday Panel. He revealed that his favourite dance is the Foxtrot. Dick Whittington Basil is appearing in "Dick Whittington" at the Theatre Royal in Windsor which is running from 23 November 2018 until 6 January 2019. Basil Brush Basil Brush is a fictional anthropomorphic fox, best known for his appearances on daytime British children's television. He