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Keith Harris and Rod Hull's Orville and Emu 'held captive' as widows claim ownership

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Orville and Emu have become puppets in a legal battle between the widows of late TV stars Keith Harris and Rod Hull. The famous pair were placed for sale with leading British auction house Bonhams, expected to attract offers of upwards of £10,000 each.

But the sale has been dramatically halted after Keith’s widow Sarah Harris and Rod’s widow Cher Hylton-Hull claimed ownership of the iconic puppets.

Both women are, “determined to have the birds returned to their rightful owners”. Rod and Keith, who passed away in 1999 and 2015 respectively, featured the birds throughout their TV and stage careers.

Sarah and Cher say a merchandiser called Roger Shaw put the puppets up for auction after he claimed to have been “gifted” them by the

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