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Arthur the Catepiller from Willo the Wisp.

Arthur comes across as a as a gruff cockney

Willo the Wisp is a Children’s TV cartoon that began in the 80’s. The series was based on a short animated advert that Nick Spargo created for British Gas called Super Natural Gas. The voice of Willo was still Kenneth Williams, but none of the other characters existed. Nick thought that Willo could become the storyteller of the adventures of a number of characters in Doyley Wood. He set about creating these characters, but it took a number of years before the original Willo the Wisp cartoon came to our screens (1981) as he had to convince the BBC and raise the funds for the show.   It became a hit and Mavis, the fat fairy became a household name. This was due to the storylines and strange characters, but it was helped by the fantastic voice talents of Kenneth Williams and the music of Tony Kinsey. 26original episodes were made.

A second series of 26 episodes (5 minutes each) was produced by Bobbie Spargo in 2005 with the voice talents of James Dreyfuss. The style of animation hasn't changed, but characters have changed its a slightly. Such as a slimmer Mavis and a Flat Screen Evil Edna.