During their affair, Charlie Dimmock and Chris Rea enlisted help from Tommy Walsh to build a part-subterranean love-nest, where they hosted furry costumed parties of a very adult nature.
Until one morning,, he woke, dry-mouthed, and hungover. He was still wearing his costume as he wandered the garden clearing away glasses and an abandoned handbag. Then he realised "My god, i look ridiculous; like a kids TV entertainer".
And that, is how Tellytubbies came to be.
Chris Rea portrays both TinkyWinky and Noo-noo, but as he is uncredited he was disqualified from his best actor and best supporting actor oscar nominations.
Richard Madeley and Alan Titchmarsh had no involvement, but Chris Rea says both of them have been Dipsy, very much so.