"It was an ordinary day in Doyley Woods..."
 

    Welcome back to Doyley Woods, the weird and wonderful woodland home
    of Willo the Wisp and his friends, Mavis Cruet the fairy, Arthur the Caterpillar,
    Carwash the Cat, the Moog, and the Beast. It's been almost a quarter of a
    century since we last saw them, and in that time not an awful lot has
    changed. Mavis is still a moaning minny, the Moog is as mad as ever,
    and Carwash just as droll...

    But someone else is here with them, cackling in the bushes. Yes, that
    most wicked of witches, the terrible television that is Evil Edna has returned
    as well. Only Edna's had an upgrade, from analogue to digital. She's become
    a flat screen scream on wheels!

    This all-new series has been shepherded to the screen by Bobbi Spargo,
    the daughter of the series creator, the late Nick Spargo. Listen closely and
    you'll hear that comedian/actor James Dreyfus now voices the characters.
    He's taken over from dear Kenneth Williams and Willo has taken on
    a suitably Dreyfus-like appearance. But James does more than merely
    mimic those famous voices. He invests them with his own particular 
    invection so they're now part-Williams, part-Dreyfus - it's a very clever
    upgrade.

    As for the rest of the show, well, Doyley Woods remains just as perculiar
    as ever. Who knows how these misfits ended up together, and how on
    earth they take care of themselves when they have barely a brain cell
    to rub together. Somehow the gang muddle their way through the day,
    curing toothache, helping lonely clouds, shedding weight and avoiding
    Evil Edna. Doyley days are still anything but ordinary...

    

 

     See also

    Willo the Wisp (Nick Spargo)

 

     In the news

    The Hound: January 2005
     Why the new Willo is wonderful...

     The Hound: September 2003
     New Willo series in development...

 

     Willo episodes

     Moon on a Stick                  The Makeover
     The Toothache                    The Miracle
     The Nature Walk                  The Love Bug
     Feed the Birds                     The Wobbly Wood
     The Magic Bone                   The Doyley Hunt
     The Knotted Handkerchief      The Cocoa Demon
     The Little Cloud                    The Beauty Spot
     The Mind Reader                   The Curse of Celebrity
     The Fancy Dress Ball             The Lost City of Polenta
     Bowling for Carwash              The Woodwind
     The Knee-Knocking Tree        The Vegetable Garden
     The Best Friend                    The Art Class
     The Tiddle-me-Wink               Here Comes the Judge

 

     created by Nick Spargo
     developed by Bobbie Spargo

     directors:            Bobbie Spargo, Mark Woods
     exec producer:    Tim Hollier
     producer:               Sarah Muller
     writer:                Jamie Rix
     music:                    Guy Dagul
     title theme:         Tony Kinsey
     storyboards:       Trevor Ricketts, Chris Drew,
                              Siobhan Mullen, Suzy Cunningham
     background
     design:                Alistair Graham 
     background
     artist:                 John Gosler
     character and
     prop design:        Mark Woods, Bobbie Spargo,
                              Suzy Cunningham
     colour models:     Pip Shuckburgh
     editing and
     production:          Darren Jones
     animation
     producer:            John Cary Animation
     production:          Toonz Animation India
     narrator:              James Dreyfus

 

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