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South Wales Evening Post

April 30, 2026

MARION MCMULLEN looks at the launch of The Russ Abbot Show 40 years ago and the crazy characters it created

THERE was only once place on telly you could find singer Julio Doubleglazias, bumbling secret agent Basildon Bond and flying ace Dirk Handlebar-Moustache.

They were all comedy characters who featured in The Russ Abbot Show alongside the strongly-accented Scot CU Jimmy and Cooperman.

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