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    Kids TV TV Shows - 1980s 1 Min Read

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    This comedy series for youngsters from Thames Television was set in the Rose Marie Hotel for resting show-business folk.

    Lancastrian ventriloquist Dawson Chance played himself, accompanied by his tortoise puppet, Willy.

    Support came from Stanley Bates (the chap in the Bungle suit on Rainbow for many years) as hotel manager Stanley Wates, and Roy Skelton (who had provided the voices of George and Zippy on Rainbow) in a number of roles.

    Dawson Chance
    Himself
    Stanley Wates
    Stanley Bates
    Claude Bottoms/Dougal McTrap/Harvey/Henri/Malcolm the Magician/Mr Grott/Mr West/The Colonel/Tramp/Spy/Taxi Driver
    Roy Skelton

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    The Arrival | The Spy | The Tramp | The Hypnotist | The Musical | The Film Director | The Haunting | The Body Beautiful | A Moose Loose Aboot the Hoose | The Gorilla | The Magician | The Competition | Den of Thieves

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