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Ah, Dinsdale Landen was a fine actor that didn't really get his TV dues (though he was never off stage) - he was equally fun in Thriller. Bit mad to think it'll be 17 years since he died in the next week or so. Anne Reid off Corrie/Last Tango in Halifax fame a good one too, who is still acting today of course.She was one of the best things in Years and Years and Our Zoo just in the last few years alone.

Cat! Where the devil have you been! Great to see you are still alive and kicking, and there is every reason to hope you will be remaining so. It must be a relief that you are getting this seen to in these difficult times. Stay with us in every way. Good luck and lots of love.

Well, shit, that's terrible, very sorry to hear that Cat. If thats your current treatment, then there's clearly still a fight to go there, so genuine best wishes at this time. (Well somebody had to say something instead of us all posting sad emoticons at 9 in the morning!)

Doug Anthony dead.

Hello, new to the forum. Just sent a PM containing my team. Cheers

Sending good thoughts and prayers for your recovery Cat.

Good luck on your fight with cancer. Oh, and also welcome back to the forums as well.

Great to hear from you again Cat. I always considered you to "voice of good reason" round here. I hope your treatment is smooth and swift. May 2021 be the year of the cat.

Sending good wishes to you Cat *thumbs up*

You will be fine. You are a hard bastard.

Good luck under the knife Cat. I'm sure everything will be fine.

Good luck for your surgery. May Dilip Kumar's immortality be with you!

Good luck! Hope to hear soon you've delightfully smashed that cancer like it was a spectre goon in act one of a Connery Bond. I had many options for that analogy but they kept getting more and more obscure.

That sounds bad Cat but good luck and best wishes for the operation and the treatment to follow. Cat's have 9 lives remember and hopefully this is only 4 and 5 you're rattling through here and you will land on your feet as Cats do. There is some good news hidden in there that you are a delightful gentleman (which was obviously your main reason for posting the letter) - I'm left wondering if you had been a twat how the letter would have been worded. Anyway I trivialise - very best wishes and take care. Let us know how you are getting on. Cheers, GUN

His sidekick Bob Newman has now died at 88

Just shows what little attention I pay to this game.

Here's my list of the most significant deaths in 2020.

DeathList lost its Biggs-est supporter on this day 7 years ago (aged 84).

Alright, I have now finished googling all picks this year to see if there are any hidden hits - and while I saw some previously unknown deaths, none of them got a qualifying obit. So, if you see any other hit - let me know...

The real Colonel Sanders was finger-lickin' dead on this day 40 years ago, aged 90. He somewhat lives on as the company's mascot.

Valerie Leon was in 6. Brian Osborne was in 5. Jacki Piper was in 4. Larry Dann was in 4.

Julian Holloway was in eight Carry Ons...

Given that I seem to have inherited the concentration of a gnat in the last couple of months I have started going through all the British Library Crime Classics series. Marvellous throwaway stuff. Did not realise that cocaine was such a huge problem in the 20s, 30s and 40s. I recommend Anthony Roll's Family Matters if you need to get rid of a spouse.

He'd been circling the drain for quite a while then.