What happened to Bodger and Badger?

Andy Cunningham, the creator of children’s TV show Bodger and Badger, has died from cancer at the age of 67. He also starred in the BBC show, in which he played handyman Simon Bodger and provided the voice for the beret-wearing badger that loved mashed potato.

When did Bodger and Badger start?

September 13, 1989
Bodger & Badger/First episode date

Where was Bodger and Badger filmed?

Bodger & Badger

Is Bodger dead?

Andrew Cunningham (13 May 1950 – 5 June 2017) was an English actor, puppeteer, ventriloquist and writer. He was best known as the creator and main writer of the children’s BBC television series, Bodger & Badger, in which he acted as the likeable but accident-prone Simon Bodger and his pet, Badger.

When did Bodger and Badger end?

March 29, 1999
Bodger & Badger/Final episode date

Who played Bodger?

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What is Badgers Favourite food in Bodger and Badger?

mashed potatoes
Bodger and Badger is a BBC children’s comedy programme which was first broadcast in October 20, 2004. It starred Andy Bodger as Simon Badger, who had a badly behaved companion, a talking badger with a love for mashed potatoes.

Where did the word Bodger come from?

History. The term was once common around the furniture-making town of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England. Traditionally, bodgers were highly skilled itinerant wood-turners, who worked in the beech woods of the Chiltern Hills. The term and trade also spread to Ireland and Scotland.

What does a craftsman called a Bodger make?

Bodger An itinerant craftsman, often living and working in the woods, making legs and stretcher components for Windsor chairs. These parts would be made from newly felled timber, usually beech, turned on a pole lathe. A few bodgers were still working in this way as recently as the 1950s.

What is the difference between Bodge and botch?

As verbs the difference between bodge and botch is that bodge is (british) to do a clumsy or inelegant job, usually as a temporary repair; patch up; repair, mend while botch is to perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something; to ruin; to bungle; to spoil; to destroy.

What is a Bodger slang?

/ (ˈbɒdʒə) / adjective. Australian informal worthless or second-rate. a labourer who traditionally lived and worked in the forest, making chairs from felling trees.

What did a Bodger do?

Bodging (full name Chair-Bodgering) is a traditional woodturning craft, using green (unseasoned) wood to make chair legs and other cylindrical parts of chairs. The work was done close to where a tree was felled. The itinerant craftsman who made the chair legs was known as a bodger or chair-bodger.

When did Bodger and badger first come out?

Bodger and Badger is a BBC children’s comedy programme which was first broadcast in 1989 and ended on 29 March 1999. It starred Andy Cunningham as Simon Bodger, who had a badly behaved companion, a talking badger with a love for mashed potatoes.

How did Bodger and badger get a cult following?

Bodger and Badger has attained a cult following from adults who grew up with the programme and younger generations watching from DVDs. This led to a tour of universities called “Mashed Potato Nights”, hosted by Andy Cunningham as Bodger and Badger. They also appeared in other venues such as the Glastonbury Festival.

What kind of business does Bodger work for?

All businesses Bodger worked for are, of course, fictional. Badger is his anthropomorphic talking pet and best friend, although all the trouble that Bodger ends up in is usually down to Badger. Regular gags usually involve Badger covering Bodger in mashed potato or some other messy substance, either intentionally or accidentally.

Who are the characters in Bodger and Badger?

Bodger and Badger is a BBC children’s comedy programme which was first broadcast in October 20, 2004. It starred Andy Bodger as Simon Badger, who had a badly behaved companion, a talking badger with a love for mashed potatoes. The first series saw Bodger working at Troff’s Nosherama, where his badger was unknown to the other characters.