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STUFF WE FOUND IN A BOX...

 

(UNDER UNCLE WALLY ONE-BALL'S BED)

oddment

comic pic

 

  Over the years the Bradshaws family characters have visually altered, probably because quite a few artists have been involved in Bradshaws projects and no two artist styles are the same.

  Of course, with the advent of a major animated television series the images will soon be set in stone, or at least in plasticine.

  Lots of you fans have applied your artistic talents to drawing the family too and we've included some of the perpetrators with names where possible. We'd love to see more because we're always chuffed when you write to us. Please, if you feel at all moved, scratch a little sketch for fun for the family album.

  Meanwhile, for old time's sake, here are lots of drawings and photos that have been generated in the long history of the nation's favourite funny family and collected together here for you in The Bradshaws Family Album...

 

 

Bradsfan1

sent in by Dave Hulson forever ago

 

Bradsfan2

from young Billy Bradshaw fan Ms R.Steels

 

Bradsfan3

drawn by Ms Alex Shaw, Rochdale

 

Zedgie

A zedgie made by a Billy fan

 

cartoon strip

an early cartoon strip drawing by Dave "Mossy" Moss

 

Original Logo

The original logo by Mossy

 

Easy Peasy Cover

Easy Peasy record cover

 

Back Cover

Easy Peasy back cover

 

Billy Telethon Pic

Granada Telethon Poster

 

cartoon strip

Billy illustration

An early Billy by Mark Nuttall

Billy illustration

Billy's "Aerial Twitters" Hadventure - illustration by Mark Nuttall

 

Next are several photos of Billy Bradshaw as he developed as an animatronic for the stage shows. Billy Mk1, Mk2 & Mk3 were all built for Buzz by Peter Minister Models. Other Billys were built elsewhere and include the 1994 Granada TV series model (later maliciously destroyed for brain-damaged reasons by its over-paid modeller A.Atkindope - may he rot etc...) You can also visit the Bradslive page for the stage life story of Buzz Hawkins and The Bradshaws.

 

 

Billy Mk 1

Billy Mk1 puppet

by Peter Minster

Billy Mk 2

Billy Mk2 on stage

(jumper by Hanty Pamela)

Billy in panto

Billy Mk2 in panto at Guide Bridge Theatre

 

Billy Mk3

Billy Mk 3 puppet...

Billy Mk3

...made by Peter Minster...

Billy Mk 3

...stills from camcorder...

Billy Mk3

...taken by Graham Bowers

Billy Mk3
Billy Mk3
Billy Mk3
Billy Mk3

 

festival filming

The first 'live' Bradshaws filming

(Billy Mk3 + actors Deborah Torr & Rick Hudson)

In view: Debs + film crew

Billy Mk3 at the table

Billy Mk3 on the Festival Film set

 

festival filming2

Alf (actor Rick Hudson) in a familiar Alf pose under the paper

 

festival filming3

Billy at the table (Hawkins is wired up behind the scenes)

 

VHS cover

cover of the Granada TV series video

Bradshaws TV backyard

The TV series Backyard

Billy in pyjamas

Billy waiting for his call

 

And now some from the "Bradshaws An' All That" comic (which managed two well-selling issues before publisher Maxwell spoiled it all by jumping off his yacht) drawn by the late John Geerings who drew many of the super heroes comic strips for DC Thompsons...

 

comic cover

The Bradshaws An' All That comic cover

 

comic back

The Bradshaws An' All That back cover

 

page

one of the strips

 

Winifred Dutton   Billy on a cart

Winifred Dutton & Billy on his bogey

 

Alf in his cahir

Alf in his usual pose

 

Busy Audrey Bradshaw

Audrey being busy

 

Billy & Michael

Billy Bradshaw and Michael Morris

 

Billy & bike lamp

Billy with dad's bike lamp

 

Billy puzzled

A puzzled Billy

 

Monkey with funny coloured bum

Illustration for the story

"The Monkey With The Funny Coloured Bum" (HTCD2)

Michael Morris

Michael Morris

 

Michael's mam, Betty Morris

 

 

Michael's mam, Betty Morris

 

Sony Award

Sony Radio Award "Best Use Of Comedy" 1990

 

Sony Award 1991

Sony Radio Award "Best Use Of Comedy" 1991

 

How to make a pea gun

How to make a pea-gun

 

 

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