P. L. A . Y. Play Away
Play School and Play Away presenter quizzed.
Today's edition of Metro, the commuter-friendly free newspaper, contains an interview with Brian Cant, the Ant and Dec of his day.
Cant says that he still gets recognised for his Play Away and Play School work.
"I do get people coming up to me all the time and saying: 'Thank you for my childhood.' It makes me feel rather flattered. I was only doing what one was asked to do. I recently did a voice job and someone on the show said to me: 'I'm only in the business because of you.'"
He also reveals he still gets lots of fan mail.
"[I still get] lots - but from parents, believe it or not. The kids were too young to write. When we would meet them, it would be very different. They would come up and talk as if they had known you for ever. It was like being an elder brother. I still get about three or four letters a week - which is amazing. Though a lot of those are from a few episodes of Doctor Who I did. Doctor Who fans seem to remember every last detail.
"I also get a lot of people coming up to me and asking me to do the firemen roll-call: 'Pugh, Pugh, Barney, McGrew...' from Trumpton. They were tough episodes to film. I used to do the voices for those shows in a walk-in wardrobe at Freddy Phillips's house - he was the guy who did the music."
But what was his favourite 'window'?
"Probably the arched window. I always liked trying to trick the audience by pretending to go the right and then going to the left at the last moment. It used to get them all the time."
To read the full interview, click on the link below. For more Play School memories, visit our I Love site.
Related Links
Metro siteThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
World of Cult web guide:
Johnnie Walker's Joke Generator
