Who was the narrator of the British children's television series "Camberwick Green" and "Trumpton"?
Brian Cant (12 July 1933 – 19 June 2017) was an English actor of stage, television and film, television presenter, voice artist and writer best known for his work in BBC television programmes for children from 1964 onward, most notably "Play School".
Cant was born in Ipswich and educated at Northgate Grammar School for Boys, a state grammar school, since renamed Northgate High School. He trained with Ipswich Town F.C. youth team. He worked as a printer before starting to act in the late 1950s.
His involvement in "Play School" directly led to his work on three linked Gordon Murray puppet series: "Camberwick Green" (1966), "Trumpton" (1967), and "Chigley" (1969). Later he hosted or co-hosted the programmes "Play Away" (1971–84), and "Bric-a-Brac" (1980–82) for slightly older children.
From 1990 to 1999, Cant starred as Brian the farmer in the children's television puppet programme "Dappledown Farm", as well as providing the voice for one of the characters, 'Harry the Heron'. Cant was also the storyteller of the UK version of "Jay Jay the Jet Plane", and the narrator for the popular Canadian children's show Bruno.
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