Patrick Brammall says ‘Bluey’ reminds him “to be more generous as a parent”.
Bluey’s Patrick Brammall ‘more generous as a parent’ thanks to show
The 49-year-old actor – who has daughters Joni, three, and Mabel, two months, with his ‘Colin from Accounts’ co-star and wife Harriet Dyer – voices Uncle Radley on the children’s show, and explained when Bluey’s dad Bandit says yes when his children want to play, it serves as a “good reminder” for Patrick “to be fun”.
He told Metro newspaper: “Primarily, the writing is top shelf. ‘The Sign’ is a masterpiece. So smart, so complex and so efficient, but it sounds so easy and natural.
“And it’s all about kids learning stuff through play. It reminds me to be more generous as a parent, more willing to say yes when they want to play.
“[Bluey’s dad] Bandit will say yes, whether he’s asleep on the couch or watching the cricket or got work to do. He’s a good reminder to be fun.”
Harriet and Patrick adopted Joni in 2021 and welcomed their newborn into the world on February 2, 2025.
Since becoming a parent, the ‘Summer Love’ star has “definitely” become more emotionally sensitive and a softie.
Patrick admitted: “I’ve never been more porous. Look, we’re emotional creatures, and I didn’t mind a cry beforehand, but now I’ll just go to the water over anything.
“Many is the time that I’ll be sobbing away in front of ‘Bluey’.
“Parenting breaks you in a really beautiful way, and I’m glad I’m doing it.”
The smitten couple star play the lead roles of Gordon and Ashley in the series ‘Colin from Accounts’ – which follows “a microbrewery owner and a student doctor who are brought together by a car accident that injures a stray dog they agree to adopt, forcing them to navigate each other’s vulnerabilities”.
And Patrick said they “love” working together.
Asked whether or not they considered if it was a “good idea” to star in a show together, he said: “It never occurred to either of us.
“We’re both actors hustling for work who had a funny idea.
“We should have thought about the fact we might have kids while we’re doing it – that’s where the rubber meets the road.
“But we love working together.”
Patrick teased there are some “good ideas” in the pipeline for a third series of the show, of which the second season ended in 2024.
He revealed: “We’ve got good ideas.
“We finished season two on a bit of a cliffhanger, and we’ve got some fun directions to take it now our overlords have decided to do a third season.
“So stay tuned!”
