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A Nice Thread About TV Avuncular Types

Which fellows of older years do you remember with pleasantness growing up, who haven't tarnished in recent times?

For me it's people like Dick King-Smith and Roald Dahl, Fred Dineage off How (now Sir Fred), and Johnny Morris.

Bearded chaps seem a bit few and far between. I only remember Treagar out of Nightmare.

And you?

Tony Hart. Rolf Harris. Johnny Ball.

Brian Cant. Fred Harris.

Robert Robertson, Michael Rodd, John Noakes

Val Singleton Peter Purves John Noakes, big Blue Peter fan!

Raymond Baxter.

Um, you might want to stick your fingers in Google's ears as far as Roald Dahl...

Sssh. This is supposed to be a nice thread.

Quote: zooo @ November 22 2012, 3:45 PM GMT

Sssh. This is supposed to be a nice thread.

In that case I would like to add my dear old grampy to the list.

Quote: David Bussell @ November 22 2012, 3:47 PM GMT

In that case I would like to add my dear old grampy to the list.

Have you Googled him?

Quote: Badge @ November 22 2012, 3:56 PM GMT

Have you Googled him?

Hmmm, let me just take a... oh God... why grampy, why?

Floella Benjamin

Terry Wogan.

Quote: dellas @ November 22 2012, 2:44 PM GMT

Val Singleton

Quote: lofthouse @ November 22 2012, 9:31 PM GMT

Floella Benjamin

Not avuncular. Auntly?

Avauntular?

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