Colonel Crock – Nostalgia Central

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Colonel Crock, a retired (driverless) army car with a distinct personality – and a deerstalker hat – was created by Annette Mills (who also created Muffin The Mule).

Crock lived in the village of Much Winding, which was exclusively populated by vehicles. Other “residents” of the village included Lady Limousine (of Winding Hall), Violet the Van (proprietor of the grocery shop), and Jake Jeep Jnr, who stayed on when the American forces left.

Other characters included Charlie the Coach, Monty the Motor, Samuel Seven and Daniel the Donkey.

Bill Maggs (Edward Andrewes, pictured) was the human Mechanic who ran the local garage and looked after all the cars.

Andrewes and the Colonel had previously appeared on the BBC as part of the children’s magazine series Whirligig.