Noddy (character) scene and costume designs by Susie Calcutt. The original cast included Eric Potts as Big Ears and Karen Briffett as Noddy. The show was very well received among critics, audiences and even Enid Blyton's daughter Gillian Baverstock. David Wood adapted a successful sequel to the play entitled "Noddy and the Tootle" which opened at the Wimbledon Theatre and endured on a long UK National Tour in 1995–1996. Karen Briffett reprised her role as Noddy and Big Ears was played by Jonathan Broxholme. This production was too presented by Clarion Productions. The characters returned between September 2002 and January 2004 for
Noddy Holder of the borough. On 25 September 2014, Holder released his second book via Constable, titled "The World According to Noddy". In December 2015, he appeared as a presenter on BBC television's "Songs of Praise". On Christmas Day 2015 Holder appeared in a cameo role in BBC television's "Mrs Brown's Boys". Holder married dress designer Leandra Russell in 1976. They had two daughters Jessica and Charisse, and divorced in 1984. In 2004, Holder married TV producer Suzan Price, with whom he has a son, Django (named after Django Reinhardt). Holder lives in Prestbury, Cheshire. Noddy Holder Neville John "Noddy" Holder, (born