Watched it; not familiar with him. Very enjoyable - funny.
BTW, I have heard the term "pony truck" used in a US setting, but I have always taken it to be the lead (pilot) truck, rather than the trailing (firebox) truck. Dunno.
And, I learned a little useless Brit model railway brand trivia, as meaningless as our own...it's just the kind of stuff we know. Scary.
Oh - and his Special Screwdriver - I have one, the same one, I think, right down to the green handle. Came from Sears long ago. Maybe we could make a killing over there with them, as they seem to be rare....