Like Wally Batty he often welcomed Compo's affection for his wife. Captain Beaky's band consist of Timid Toad, Reckless Rat, Artful Owl and Batty Bat. The ever-smiling but somewhat batty Sgt. Roy Batty was played by Rutger Hauer. Kathy Staff was chosen to play Compo's neighbour, Nora Batty. She is generally sweet and motherly, though slightly batty. Justice Sir Herbert Batty, a puisne judge of the High Court of Bombay. The local postmistress, who is a bit batty and a bit of a gossip. This seemingly batty professor was only seen in a few episodes. As [Masood] I never get to act with anyone else other than his batty family. They did however reach the 1998 FA Cup Final, in which Batty started. Peepaw is portrayed as old and batty. Early concepts for the film called for a "fat, batty, cartoon type, self-satisfied" Queen. It was established in 1995 by Professor Michael Batty, who sits as the Centre's chairperson. Many details are based on the pattern books of Batty Langley.