Kevin The Gerbil

Born in Leeds, Kevin travelled down from his hometown to meet Roland Rat having been impressed by the superstar's early TV appearances. On Roland's first album, Kevin was responsible for recording three of the 10 tracks. He was even allowed to release one, Summer Holiday as a single. Of the other two tracks, one was called My Roland, a moving tribute to his best mate, and the other was a ditty about his favourite thing - a pink bucket. Kevin has appeared alongside Roland in every TV series he has made from Rat On The Road, travelling to Switzerland, Hong Kong, Australia and Los Angeles. Kev is sometimes prone to panicking, and has fainted on many occasions, notably in a cable car in Switzerland when it got stuck halfway up a mountain. Kevin enjoys eating sunflower seeds, and prefers a glass of bitter lemon to champagne.