The Herbs
With the magic word "Herbidacious" the gate to the
garden of Sir Basil and Lady Rosemary would open revealing such
wonderfully named characters as Dill the Dog, Sage the Owl (who
was always falling out of his nest), Aunt Mint, Constable Napweed,
Tarragon the Dragon, Signor Solidago, Mr Onion the Schoolteacher
and his pupils the Chives, Bayleaf the Gardener, Pashana Bedhi and
Belladonna (an evil witch).
The most famous of them all was a large headed lion by the name
of Parsley, who proved such a hit that he was spun off into his
own series (The Adventures of Parsley).
Created by Michael Bond (of Paddington Bear fame) and
transmitted in the Watch With Mother lunchtime timeslot,
the puppet series was directed by Ivor Wood who had previously
worked on The Magic Roundabout.
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