Vinegar Tits

Sad news, though she did well to hang on as long as she did. I adored Rhoda. Of course, she would go and die the year we didn't have her on our list... Nevertheless, RIP.

As great as Sheila Steafel was, and Josephine Tewson is, no-one beats June Whitfield in the female Straight Man role.

She appeared in the Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. film, though I suppose it depends if you regard it as canon or not. Anyway, very sad news. A marvellous comedy actress and always a highlight (not difficult admittedly) on The Good Old Days. Her books are a good read too.

Ooh, I didn't know you now lived near Ashford, nor did I know Ginger Baker (possibly) lives round there too. If I see him I'll try to run the miserable old git down (nb: this won't happen until at least 1 January 2020 as he's not on my DDP list).

Writer (currently with The Independent I think) Deborah Orr's breast cancer has returned after ten years and has spread to her bones, plus is going for a brain scan at the beginning of September. Says "It can be treated but not cured", describes herself on Twitter as "critically ill" and has very little energy at the moment. Treatment for it not started yet as she's about to move to Brighton. Ex-husband Will Self is being a complete shit as usual, though I can't remember the last time she said a good word about him.

RIP *sings 'Anita' badly* I'd sing it solemnly but you can't really...

Just found out that someone I used to sit next to at Yorkshire Television (well, Wellbeing actually), Karen Petch - who was also a continuity announcer, and news reader, died on Friday of breast cancer. I'm shocked and genuinely saddened by such sad news. She was lovely and very funny, especially when talking about her fallen arches. RIP.

Yeah, but DEBBIE HARRY. And as for selling out, GV Murjani jeans were hardly McDonalds or Budweiser! Note the 'SAMO' graffiti in the ad btw.

Someone posts a Gloria Vanderbilt Murjani jeans commercial but not this one? Really? Pfft...

The last person mentioned in 'Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee' to go. Sad news. I'd hoped she make 100.

Freddie Starr has eaten his last hamster

Richard North says Booker is "gravely ill" so, yes, sounds quite bad. Definitely one for 2020 if he lasts that long.

Sad news. She's yet another person I've worked with. Though she often drove us to despair by ringing in five minutes before we were due to close with 1500 words of copy, she was always nice, polite and interesting. (Making me feel really old, I was pretty much the only person out of the 'youngsters' who worked there who knew who she was and her background). Always felt she was probably more talented than what she achieved, but I guess addiction at the height of her fame put paid to that. RIP.

I know she had French and Russian heritage but she was British so shouldn't be in this thread.

Dead