Hah. Oh, Anon. I did see a clip of Michael at the Spark reading and clocked him doing a Scottish accent for the character called Beaver, but I somehow did not even slightly make the connection to David being Daddy Beaver on Peppa Pig, and bless you for mentioning it...

So many questions coming up now, of course. I'm not sure the character itself had anything to do with David playing Daddy Beaver (although it would certainly be interesting to know when Michael wrote the book and if it lines up at all with when David got offered the job), but to use a Scottish accent for that character specifically does not at all feel like an accident, somehow.

It's also quite delightful to think that Michael picked that accent with David in mind when you consider that we're talking about Michael and how talented he is at doing an endless number of voices and accents. I'd love to hear from any folks who attended the reading as to whether Michael talked about the process of coming up with voices for the characters--because David aside, it's fascinating to hear him make each character so distinct, and I'd be so intrigued to learn more about his process in that regard. But he could have picked so many other voices/accents to do for Beaver...and yet he chose a Scottish one. What are the odds...

Also, can we just take a moment to imagine the conversations that must have ensued between them when David told Michael he got cast as Daddy Beaver? There was a whole lot of innuendo happening with Alex Hassell in that clip above, which was glorious...but with David and Michael that exchange would be anything but subtle. Their chaotic/filthy text messages alone on the subject probably would never make it on TV before the watershed, but oh, for the fleeting chance to catch even a glimpse of them. Bless...

OH. MY. GOD. 🦫

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