The question of when in the 1960s and ’70s this comic strip is set has been raised recently with two commentators stating “circa 1970”. I have looked Brian Basset up on Google and have seen he was born in November 1957 as I was born in December 1966. Since Red is usually supposed to be ten years old, the main setting will therefore be 1968 as Brian was ten for most of that time but some strips do go into the early 1970s.
The question of when in the 1960s and ’70s this comic strip is set has been raised recently with two commentators stating “circa 1970”. I have looked Brian Basset up on Google and have seen he was born in November 1957 as I was born in December 1966. Since Red is usually supposed to be ten years old, the main setting will therefore be 1968 as Brian was ten for most of that time but some strips do go into the early 1970s.