and paying the woman from next door to dress as a flamenco dancer and say “Ole”. I am not making this up. Zippy was undoubtedly the star of Rainbow, and went on to become the biggest household ...

Article continues below She named him Zippy after the famous chatterbox character in the ITV kids' show, Rainbow. Barbara, who runs a hedgehog sanctuary at her home on Parsonage Road, Withington ...