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).
Christopher Pizzey Christopher Pizzey Christopher Pizzey (born 23 December 1976) is an English actor and comedian, best known for playing Mr. Stephen on the Children's BBC series "The Basil Brush Show". Pizzey's first notable appearance was as Keith in episode 11.9 of TV series "London's Burning". His next appearance was as Busyboy in the "Doc Martin" TV series. He then appeared in the UK film "Anomaly" in 2005 as Captain Dale Waxman. His most long-standing appearance was as Basil Brush's sidekick Mr Stephen in the 2002 remake of the classic Basil Brush show. He appeared from series one to series four as