Still Game legend Greg Hemphill will take up a new role in a CBeebies show alongside his partner Julie Wilson Nimmo, famous for her role in Balamory.
The couple will play ‘Mr & Mrs Sawdust’, with Greg playing a very modern stay-at-home dad alongside the talking furry star, Olga da Polga - in the first ever television series of Michael Bond’s hugely successful children’s books.
The adventures of Michael Bond’s loveable guinea pig heroine Olga da Polga and her animal friends come to life in this heart-warming live action series. The Balamory and Still Game couple will play parents to Karen Sawdust, based on the Paddington creator’s own daughter Karen Jankel.
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She will be played by Glasgow schoolgirl Isla Mercer, eight, in her debut role - Lesley Harcourt is set to voice Olga.
Speaking to The Sunday post about the role, Greg said: “After all the years we’ve been together, this is the first time Jules and I have actually had the opportunity to act together as a couple, and it’s been an absolute delight.
"Mr Sawdust is a very hands-on dad who looks after Karen as Mrs Sawdust is out working. With Jules and I both acting, I’ve spent a lot of time making the tea and looking after our boys when she was out working, so it wasn’t a great leap to portray Mr Sawdust.
“Little Isla who play Karen was wonderful, and as we all love animals, working with guinea pigs, cats and tortoises was a dream job.”
Julie, who played Miss Hoolie in Balamory, added: “Everyone knows and loves Paddington, so it was a wonderful compliment to be asked to bring the Olga da Polga books to life.”
Olga Da Polga will air from today (November 14) on CBeebies from 11am. It will also be shown on Saturday, November 19 and Sunday, November 20 at 5:35pm.
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