![]() ![]() It was a weekly adventure and I think I put him in a kilt."ĭavid McKee (Image: Phil Harris / Daily Mirror) "I wrote a Mr Benn comic strip for a couple of years. "I remember stories of Scotland and, although I didn't use any of them directly, things that happened might have come from them. ![]() Get Scottish news that matters to you sent to your inbox with our newslettersĭavid, 86, who now lives in France said of his grandfather: "He came from Dunfermline and worked at Rosyth before he moved south.Rod Stewart branded 'selfish' as Penny Lancaster says she left newborn on day of birth after singer begged not be 'neglected'.His dad used spent his childhood in Scotland too and his family's time here played a large part in the early stories of Mr Benn. ![]() Mr Benn was created by David McKee, whose granddad came from Fife and was a dock worker there. As TV's Mr Benn celebrates his 50th anniversary we can reveal he started life as a kilt wearing comic strip and later had a Scottish theme tune. ![]()
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