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Kenneth Williams


Willo The Wisp

Kenneth Williams narrated Willo The Wisp, a cartoon about strange goings-on in Doyle Woods. The characters included Arthur the cockney caterpillar, Mavis Cruet the Hattie-Jacques-esque fairy, Carwash the intelectual cat, Moog the dim sausage dog and Evil Edna the villainous TV set.

Williams' face was immortalised as ghost-like gossip Willo, the only character with any real brains. He rarely joined in with the action, instead narrating the activities of the forest freaks.

Stories often involved Evil Edna turning a member of the cast into a toad, by using lightning bolts from her antennae.


1980 TV: Barbara Woodhouse | Willo The Wisp | Juliet Bravo






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