Bill Tidy: Cartoonist who appeared on Countdown and Countryfile dies aged 89

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Bill Tidy

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Bill Tidy appeared connected galore tv shows including The Chris Stuart Cha Cha Chat Show successful 1985

By Rachel Russell

BBC News

Bill Tidy, the cartoonist who was known for his speedy artistry connected shows including Countdown and Countryfile, has died astatine the property of 89.

His household paid tribute to "the astir superb cartoonist and the precise champion dad" aft helium died with his children, Sylvia and Rob, by his side.

Among Tidy's top works successful a decades agelong vocation were The Fosdyke Saga and The Cloggies.

But his wellness declined successful caller years aft helium suffered 2 superior strokes.

In a connection connected his authoritative Facebook page, Tidy's household said: "It is with immense sadness that I person to stock with you the tragic quality that we mislaid our dad, who is not lone the astir superb cartoonist but the precise champion dada 2 sons, a son-in-law and a girl could ever privation for."

Tidy, who was calved successful Liverpool successful 1933, did not person immoderate ceremonial creator grooming increasing up and alternatively started his moving beingness successful the Royal Engineers subdivision of the Army.

His cartoonist vocation began erstwhile helium sold a sketch to a Japanese paper successful 1955.

He went connected to people cartoon strips successful a big of UK nationalist newspapers, including The Fosdyke Saga for the Daily Mirror and The Cloggies for Private Eye.

The Fosdyke Saga became truthful fashionable it yet became the taxable of a 42-part vigor bid for the BBC from 1983.

Over the years helium besides appeared connected tv shows specified arsenic Watercolour Challenge, Countdown, Blankety Blank and Countryfile and helium illustrated much than 70 books.

Tidy was awarded an MBE successful 2000 for services to journalism and helped to acceptable up the British Cartoonists' Association.

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