Who is Clive Handforth meant to be in Little Big Planet 2

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Clive Handforth (the guy with a notepad for a head) appears to be a parody of something, but I'm not sure what. Simply the "it's grim up north" stereotypical Yorkshireman?

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Based on splattered bits' answer, I think I've remembered what I was reminded of:

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

By Michael Palin and Terry Jones - Pythonistas.