other characters of significance on the show include bangers' and mash's parents, their grandmother, their dog mick, their friend petal (who would often physically hurt them if their antics annoyed her too much), their teacher mrs. chum (who often resorts to the same punishment; making them write their abc's ten times) and the local witch, mrs. snitchnose; a rat-like creature with a long nose with hairs coming on the end of it.