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* Ernest Penfold ( voiced by Terry Scott ): Penfold is a timid, bespectacled hamster, basically Danger Mouse's reluctant assistant.

Though, often mistaken for a mole his identity as a hamster was confirmed directly by the show's creator Brian Cosgrove on 20 January 2011, following numerous public complaints to the UK quiz show " The Chase " which did not offer mole as part of its multiple choice answers.

References to Penfold being a hamster occur multiple times through episodes and in the closing narration of the episode " The Trouble with Ghosts ", it is asked if Penfold will " get the worst dressed hamster award again this year ?".

Penfold stands just over half the height of Danger Mouse, and always wears thick round glasses and a crumpled blue suit with a white shirt and a yellow and black striped tie.

He is the sidekick of Danger Mouse, whom he calls " Chief ".

He is a coward ( codenamed as the Jigsaw as he goes to pieces when a problem occurs ), becoming terrified at any sign of danger.

He appears in every episode accompanying Danger Mouse, and he is often captured or getting himself into other dangerous situations before needing to be rescued by Danger Mouse.

His main catchphrase is " Crumbs, DM!

" and others include " Ooh-eck!

", " Ooh-Fiddle!

" and " Ooh-Carrots!

", all said when things go wrong.

He also says " Coming, Chief!

" when Danger Mouse wants to speak with him.

Nevertheless, he appears to have some moral fibre, and is willing to resist Evil when things begin to go wrong — at least temporarily.

He is a self-proclaimed expert in the martial art referred to in the cartoon as " kung moggie ", though his skills do not do him much good in practice.

He almost always makes ridiculous responses, whether by misunderstanding or mistaking as a joke, to which DM tells him to " shush ".