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| Danger Mouse co-creator Mark Hall dies | Danger Mouse co-creator Mark Hall dies |
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| Animator Mark Hall, co-founder of Cosgrove Hall, responsible for Chorlton and the Wheelies, Dangermouse and The Wind in the Willows, has died of cancer at the age of 75. | |
| He died in the early hours of Friday at his home in Manchester surrounded by his family, his company Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick Entertainment said. | He died in the early hours of Friday at his home in Manchester surrounded by his family, his company Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick Entertainment said. |
| Operations director Adrian Wilkins hailed "a lifetime of achievement" in the world of animation. | Operations director Adrian Wilkins hailed "a lifetime of achievement" in the world of animation. |
| "He is one of life's gentlemen." | "He is one of life's gentlemen." |
| Hall, together with Brian Cosgrove, set up production company Stop Frame in the late 1960s before forming Cosgrave Hall Films. | Hall, together with Brian Cosgrove, set up production company Stop Frame in the late 1960s before forming Cosgrave Hall Films. |
| They enjoyed international success with their productions which also included Danger Mouse spin-off Count Duckula, Jamie and the Magic Torch and Cockleshell Bay. | They enjoyed international success with their productions which also included Danger Mouse spin-off Count Duckula, Jamie and the Magic Torch and Cockleshell Bay. |
| Danger Mouse - voiced by Only Fools and Horses actor David Jason - was joined in his quest to defeat the evil Baron Greenback by bumbling sidekick Penfold, voiced by Terry and June star Terry Scott. | Danger Mouse - voiced by Only Fools and Horses actor David Jason - was joined in his quest to defeat the evil Baron Greenback by bumbling sidekick Penfold, voiced by Terry and June star Terry Scott. |
| In 2006, the 25th anniversary year of Danger Mouse, Hall told the BBC that the programme had succeeded because of the strange scenarios the pair found themselves in. | In 2006, the 25th anniversary year of Danger Mouse, Hall told the BBC that the programme had succeeded because of the strange scenarios the pair found themselves in. |
| "The adults watched because of that kind of anarchy," he said. | "The adults watched because of that kind of anarchy," he said. |
| "The kids watched it because they just loved the stories and the absolutely stupid gags." | "The kids watched it because they just loved the stories and the absolutely stupid gags." |
| He praised Jason's "fantastic" voicing of Danger Mouse as well as Scott's "wonderful" Penfold. | He praised Jason's "fantastic" voicing of Danger Mouse as well as Scott's "wonderful" Penfold. |
| He said that Dangermouse, who lived inside a postbox in London's Baker Street, was "a sort of cross between Bond and all sorts of things". | He said that Dangermouse, who lived inside a postbox in London's Baker Street, was "a sort of cross between Bond and all sorts of things". |
| "He was supposed to be suave but he was a mouse with big ears." | "He was supposed to be suave but he was a mouse with big ears." |
| The show, produced by Cosgrove Hall for Thames TV, attracted an average audience of 3.5 million when it was first shown in the UK on ITV. | The show, produced by Cosgrove Hall for Thames TV, attracted an average audience of 3.5 million when it was first shown in the UK on ITV. |
| It has since been seen in more than 80 countries. | It has since been seen in more than 80 countries. |