The Basil Brush Show

- Season 1

(2002)

Well loved fox Basil Brush returns in a modern day kids sit-com.

Basil and the gang fall victim to a hungry mouse, who eats it's way through the flat eating their food and everything else in it, and they do whatever they can to get rid of it.

When Basil finds out he's royalty, he turns the flat into Brush Manor, and more than just tourists visit.

Molly and Dave get their report cards back from school. Due to Dave's low score on his report card; Dave gets grounded. Meanwhile; Molly is continuously bullied by an obese girl at school called "Big Gladys" and her cohorts. When Molly fails to complete Big Gladys' homework on time; she must sacrifice Basil to Big Gladys.

Basil and Co. try to get themselves back on showbiz feet.

Steven meets a gypsy and wishes to be handsome, but learns to be careful what you wish for, when every girl he meets begins slobbering over him.

Molly sends Basil and Stephen to find a job and why does Molly have a giant stone? And where has the TV gone to?

While spring cleaning, the gang find a magic kettle. Basil rubs it and out comes a 'huge blue man' (called a Meanie) who requests three wishes. Now Basil has to grant the Meanie the three wishes or else the Meanie will stay in the flat for 'all eternity'. The problem now is simple. To get rid of him. Finally they finish the 3 tasks and find out about his past. He finally leaves by getting the kettle stolen.

There is a new tenant upstairs. It seems a farmer, has moved in. He has a beautiful daughter that Steven fancies. Of course Basil has to watch out for 2 reasons: 1, he hates foxes and 2 he's on the look out for whoever stole his animals.

Basil and the gang are watching a show about the popular animal poker, Trev Dunfermeline. Dave wins a contest, the prize being able to go to Australia and meet Trev, much to Steven's anger due to the fact that he has an audition with popular film director Marty Scorberg.

When Molly and Dave Find a box of unpaid bills and find themselves broke, Dave has an unexpected fit of kindness to a tramp, but what is really going on? And what is Dave hiding?

It's mid-summer and the repressive heat has put everyone, especially Molly, in a bad mood. When Father Christmas moves in upstairs, Basil thinks he's found the perfect solution to the frayed tempers and sweltering heat.

Everything is going well for Basil and Co until his Cousin "Mortimer" turns up, claiming to be homeless and terminally ill. Stephen, Molly and Dave feel sorry for Mortimer and take him in. But Basil knows Mortimer's true colours, and tries to prove it to his friends. Can Basil convince his friends that Mortimer is evil before it's too late?