Buster Capp Buster Capp Buster Capp is a British comic strip series which debuted on May 28, 1960, in the magazine "Buster" and ran until January 2000. It is a spin-off of Andy Capp, despite not being drawn by the original artist of that comic, Reg Smythe. The first artist was Bill Titcombe, but Hugh McNeill took over as artist after less than a year. After a few years Àngel Nadal took over and drew the strip until 1974, when he was followed by Reg Parlett. Tom Paterson in turn took over from Parlett in 1985 and drew the strip until 1990.
Andy Capp (TV series) Andy Capp (TV series) Andy Capp is a British sitcom based on the cartoon "Andy Capp". It starred James Bolam and ran for one series in 1988. It was written by Keith Waterhouse. Unusually, for a sitcom, there was no studio audience during the filming of "Andy Capp". It was made for the ITV network by Thames Television. The sitcom "Andy Capp" was based on the cartoon strip of the same name that had run since 1957 in "The Daily Mirror". Andy Capp is a slothful man from Hartlepool, whose life consists of drinking, sleeping, watching TV, betting, going to