Brian Trueman, the British writer behind cartoons including Danger Mouse and Count Duckula, has died aged 92, his son has said.
Ben Trueman who disclosed this on the X social media platform, added his dad, who he described as clever, funny, resilient, an absolute gentleman, maybe “best known as the writer of and actor in Danger Mouse, Count Duckula, Jamie and the Magic Torch, Cockleshell Bay, Chorlton and the Wheelies.
Jason played the fearless hero, self-titled the world’s greatest secret agent, while Scott starred as his hapless sidekick, Penfold.
Trueman contributed to 79 episodes of the original Danger Mouse series, according to his IMDb page.
The original show ran from 1981 to 1992 and was brought back by the BBC from 2015 to 2019.
He was also credited for writing 11 episodes of the cartoon Count Duckula, which followed the adventures of a vegetarian vampire obsessed with fame and wealth.