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Barrie Ingham, Barry Newbery, Hugh Walters, Rex Robinson, Peter Howell, Shane Shelton, Nigel Terry, and Bob Hornery (as mentioned on the Sapphire and Steel list) all went between your signing up to the forum and Mr Burnham's death. I reply because you blatantly wanted that to be answered. No doubt many extras died too but let's just stick to folk who were credited actors for ease...

Just seen this TV interview Josip Manolic gave 2 weeks ago and have to agree, he's in stunningly good health for a centenarian world leader.

Adamkus 93, Forlani 94, Manolic 100, Ruutel 92 Sartzetakis 91 did much the same. Although Valdas Adamkus, is it just me or does he sound like a villain from Catweazle or the like? EDIT - Not only did Manolic not die, he gave a fucking interview 2 weeks ago and looks healthier than anyone!

Well done Rover. Am shocked this game has actually ended.

iirc his early TV retirement was due to a longstanding health issue (MS? Parkinsons?) that would be problematic with covid, but I can't find what it was from a cursory Google glance.

JUst wait for Scavenger Game 3, when we all pick the wrong people for Anyone Ever Mentioned by Drol, Any World Leader and Any Actor Who Was Ever in Doctor Who/Corrie Or The Bill.

Just quoting this in case there's still communication issues given the deadline is soon, to be nice.

Louis Mahoney a very familiar face from British TV over the years has died aged 81 according to his agent. Stuff you might recall him from include The Germans episode of Fawlty Towers, Cry Freedom, a memorable spot in Doctor Who (as the older version of Billy in Blink), Being Human, One Foot in the Grave, etc etc. Shitloads basically.

Bit of off the record news I've kept quiet for a few weeks till the source doesn't twig the forum got it from me. Jet Black of The Stranglers apparently suffered a major stroke towards the end of last year and is now very frail. My source is one of his mutual friends who mentioned it when Dave Greenfield died.

I thought Cat was back for a second there!

Yes, that information came off his daughter, Amanda, who replied to fans on BritMovie in 2009. He retired in 1989 having saved his money and lived happily and privately, basically. The info in that obit does suggest that yes it is the actor, sadly.

Replying to at the quoted bit as clicking on the laughing like bit for an old footballer dying feels a bit inappropriate!

Hah. Aye, that's our PR. Cept the mum bit of course. (Although one can enjoy somethings inherent creepiness without being scared of the thing, surely?)

Bez and Shaun look like they're running their own personal DL sweepstake on recent Celeb Goggleboxes.

Yes, it is a standout. As is the Man with No Face (seriously, the cliffhanger to part 3 is a brilliant example of No Budget Horror done very creepily). And the last one, mostly because Edward de Souza is very creepy in it.

Piss off, Iain.

Here you go, Willz, a quick who's who on Sapphire and Steel: Written by PJ Hammond (born circa 1929) Regulars: Joanna Lumley (Sapphire) 1946- David McCallum (Steel) 1933- David Collings (Silver) 1940-2020 Opening Credits Voice – David Suchet 1946- Assignment 1 (Annoying Kids/Clocks) Steven O’Shea (Robert) – c. 1966 Tamasin Bridge (Helen) b. 1970 (now an artist) Felicity Harrison (Mother) b. 1946 John Golightly (Father) b. 1936 Ronald Goodale (Countryman) died in 1984 Charles Pemberton (PolicemanI 1929-2007 Val Pringle (Lead) 1937-1999 Assignment 2 (Ghosts/Train Station) Gerald James (Tully) 1917-2006 Tom Kelly (Ghost Soldier) born c 1952 David Woodcock (Submariner) b. 1954 David Cann (Pilot) b. 1956 Assignment 3 (Weird Apartment block one) Catherine Hall (Rothwyn) b. circa 1960 (made her stage debut aged 19) David Gant (Eldred) b. 1943 Russell Wooton (Changeling/Baby) 1947-2016 Assignment 4 (The Man with no face) Alyson Spiro (Liz) b. 1955 Philip Bird (Shape) born circa 1951 Natalie Hedges (young girl) – only credit, born c 1970 Bob Hornery (Older Shape) 1931-2015 Shelagh Stephenson (Ruth) b. 1955 Assignment 5 (Dr McDee Must Die) Written by Don Houghton (1933-91) and Anthony Read (1935-2015) Patience Collier (Emma) 1910-87 Davy Kaye (Lord Mullrine) 1916-98 Nan Munro (Felicity) 1905-92 Jeffry Wickham (Felix) 1933-2014 Jeremy Child (Howard) b.1944 Jennie Stoller (Annabelle) 1946-2018 Peter Laird (Greville) b. 1936 Stephen Howard (Dr McDee) born circa 1950 Christopher Bramwell (Tony) born circa 1950 Patricia Shakesby (Anne) b. 1938 Debbie Farrington (Veronica) b. circa 1957 (58 in 2015 on old BritMovies forum) Assignment 6 (the trap) Edward de Souza (Creepy man) b. 1932 Johanna Kirby (Woman) born circa 1955 Christopher Fairbank (Johnny Jack) b. 1953 John Boswall (Old Man) 1920-2011 Producer – Shaun O’Riordan 1927-2018

Seriously they had 5 episodes on a week and its now down to 1! Forces TV is quite good - seen Sapphire and Steel and Randall and Hopkirk off it in the last year. And Space 1999, which was a bit dire.

Hah.

In that very article you quote it points out she is frail now but having a small party with her niece and looking forward to cake.

By my fag packet calculations LFN is anywhere from his mid 250s upwards...

"All my old friends are dying, so I'm making new and younger ones!" Frail and forgetful but still with a huge zest for living, and spending her birthday with her 85 year old niece eating cake. There are worse twilights...

A new centenarian this year who appears to have gone under the DL radar, tennis player Bill Sidwell turned 100 in April 2020. He attributes his longevity to eating lots of veg, and presumably playing lots of tennis as he was still playing into his 90s. As a 2 time Wimbledon mens finalist before most of us was born, and a US Open winner, he'll get a QO as and when he goes.

Hard to say, really. Usually these things are related to financial collapses and we are holding up water on that one so far (in part thanks to the new Tory chancellor ripping up all their rules on austerity during the pandemic). The covid drama isn't over yet so we don't know if there's a horrific second wave round the corner, or herd immunity actually works, or a cure is found, or any other plot twist and turn to come, some of which would benefit the government, some of which wouldn't. But the general feeling is that a recession is due (we tend to get one every 10-15 years or so) and that the UK has very little protection to one right now, between our inability to save, the government mess up of Brexit and the covid/jobs factor. I'm reminded a bit of 2005 tbh. Opposition just elected a guy who was in the previous Shadow cabinet but only became an MP 5 years earlier so is a bit of a blank slate. Public seem willingly to give him a decent shake but are struggling to trust the party he leads which is still quite toxic. Government unpopular but seen as good on finance and better than the main alternative. Of course in 2008 the worst recession since the 1930s hit and that new opposition leader took the lead in the polls and wound up winning 100 seats and becoming Prime Minister. But don't mind if I add that I'd really prefer there not to be a major recession at all because the last one fucked up most normal folk in the UK's finances and still hasn't been fixed. In short, the mood weather for the next few years is ominous. But if we could pinpoint exactly what and where and why that is so, people wouldn't walk headfirst into life changing events!

Shame. His team were part of one of the all time great World Cup goals. Admittedly that was in Argentina v Serbia/Montenegro and the Serbian side didn't really have much to do with the 26 pass goal, but hey, they were on the same pitch!