Seriously. Aren’t you old enough to know better??????
For the benefit of older viewers, who might actually remember some of these people, we present our top five ‘actors of a certain age’ flexing their thespian muscles on kids’ TV…
5) Su Pollard in Little Robots
Thought the voice of Noisy the robot sounded familiar? Well it should do since it belongs to the former Hi-De-Hi legend. What would Peggy Ollerenshaw say?
4) Vic Reeves in Shaun The Sheep
He’s not actually in it, you understand but you can hear his dulcet tones in every episode since he sings the theme tune in inimitable, Vic Reeves style. All of which almost lets us forgive him for that execrable duet with the Wonder Stuff, but not quite.
3) Brian Blessed in Peppa Pig
I have to say I was astonished as the next parent to discover that booming Brian was in fact the voice of Grampy Rabbit. Does this mean he’s going to be too tied up with his porcine duties to be on I’m A Celebrity….Get Me Out Of Here? Boo.
2) Jane Horrocks in Fifi And The Flowertots
We thought we recognised that voice….and yes indeedy, it’s the lady otherwise known as Bubble from Ab Fab. It’s a mere hop, skip and a jump from that to playing the part of an overgrown plant, although the frankly dubious dress sense of both characters actually gives them some kind of bizarre shared bond.
1) James Bolam in Grandpa In My Pocket
Yup, you heard correctly. It’s that bloke off The Likely Lads (and if you remember that show then you possibly are too old to be watching kids’ TV) playing the title character, a jolly pensioner with a ‘shrinking cap’ that allows him to become the size of a pinhead and fly around getting into all manner of scrapes. Actually this show appears to be a haven for veteran actors – we spotted Rula Lenska in it once. And that Welsh kid off Britain’s Got Talent. But hes not a veteran so he doesn’t count.
