Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted July 20, 2016 I've done a search here and online and can't find anything regarding Valerie Lush, born Christmas Day 1918. She was Auntie Flo in And Mother Makes Three/Five. Anyone know if she's still with us? Death Notice from the Perthshire Advertiser indicates she sadly died on 14 May 2016 aged 97: http://www.bmdsonline.co.uk/perthshire-advertiser/obituary/bentley/47084017?s_source=tmsc_pe A disgrace there has been no coverage of her passing. Valerie gets her Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jul/19/valerie-lush-obituary She was my first reserve/substitute on my DDP team. Saw this yesterday and didn't make the connection until I saw the photo. Valerie was the guest star in an episode of The Ghosts of Motely Hall where she played the medium Emily Tiffin. It is worth seeking out for the very clever scene with Peter Sallis and Freddie Jones where they are both holding converstions with her but Peter Sallis is unaware the ghost is also present. They don't seem to make kids TV that clever and witty (and well cast) anymore.Thought she had died years ago. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted July 20, 2016 Actors on twitter reporting the death of Black Beauty star William Lucas. He was in everything from The Prisoner to Last of the Summer Wine. He appeared in the Doctor Who story Frontios as Range after his friend Peter Arne, who was originally cast, was murdered before filming. A DDP Qualifying obit will appear at some point. This sent me scurrying to the SHBD masterlist but sadly no hit for William. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted July 21, 2016 John Woodvine is 87 today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted August 6, 2016 John Rapley died on his birthday on 18 April 2016 aged 81. http://www.theydon.org.uk/The%20Month%20in%20Theydon/2016%20Months.html Most famous for The Duchess of Duke Street, The Onedin Line and Blott On The Landscape, but in many other things (The Avengers, Grange Hill, etc etc). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted October 11, 2016 Ricky Callan, Scottish actor who appeared in Still Game, Taggart and Rebus, has died aged 54. He had been suffering from diabetes for years. http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/7246446/Still-Game-stars-pay-tribute-to-former-cast-member-Ricky-Callan-who-died-aged-54.html?CMP=spklr-_-Editorial-_-TWITTER-_-ScottishSun-_-20161011-_-News-_-615374761 Biggest role seems to have been Alan in The Creatives. IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130293/ Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Callan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted October 11, 2016 He appears to have been in two of the episodes of Taggart I've not seen. Admittedly, that's most of them after...2003 or so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted October 11, 2016 Vaguely knew him about 15 years ago, seemed a nice bloke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted October 25, 2016 Report of the death of Bobby Bragg, sometime actor and stand up. https://twitter.com/TedRobbins55/status/790992655425634306 Credits include Rock And Chips, The Upper Hand and Young, Gifted And Broke. IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1467940/ Edit: Just realised he's on the DDP. Qualifying obit? Good luck... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted October 25, 2016 Supermarket Sweep dude? If so, Spade pointed out a few months back. That he was ill, not that he was dead. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted October 25, 2016 Supermarket Sweep dude? If so, Spade pointed out a few months back. That he was ill, not that he was dead. On 1 January 2015 by the looks of Spade's post. He's survived quite a bit longer. The recent update on his Twitter shows just how chipper but obviously ill he was just a month ago. Just not sure he's high profile enough for a national obit, but I've been surprised before. I do know who he is, but I guess he's supporting role fodder for the vast majority. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted October 25, 2016 Slightly more than a few months, then! Time flies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted October 25, 2016 Yeah, he was a final ten cut for my DDP side both last year and this year. Definitely survived a lot longer than most men of his age would have with that much cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted October 27, 2016 Report of the death of Bobby Bragg, sometime actor and stand up. https://twitter.com/TedRobbins55/status/790992655425634306 Credits include Rock And Chips, The Upper Hand and Young, Gifted And Broke. IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1467940/ Edit: Just realised he's on the DDP. Qualifying obit? Good luck... ITV has a qualifying obit now: http://www.itv.com/news/central/2016-10-26/entertainer-bobby-bragg-dies-following-cancer-battle/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,989 Posted October 27, 2016 The above is a local page, which like with the BBC's local pages doesn't count for DDP purposes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted October 27, 2016 The above is a local page, which like with the BBC's local pages doesn't count for DDP purposes. Can't tell differences between national and local pages on ITV unlike the BBC, which I can tell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted October 27, 2016 The above is a local page, which like with the BBC's local pages doesn't count for DDP purposes. Can't tell differences between national and local pages on ITV unlike the BBC, which I can tell. Ok, the easy way is if the story is itv.com/news followed by the date, it's national news. If it's itv.com/news followed by an area or region and then the date, it's local. The first qualifies, the second doesn't. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted November 6, 2016 John Carson has apparently died, one of those supporting actors who seemed to pop up in everything over the years from The Avengers to Hammer House of Horror to bloody Doctors. Confirmed by tweeters in the know. And yes, he was in Doctor Who - Snakedance, for those who care. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted November 6, 2016 John Carson has apparently died, one of those supporting actors who seemed to pop up in everything over the years from The Avengers to Hammer House of Horror to bloody Doctors. Confirmed by tweeters in the know. And yes, he was in Doctor Who - Snakedance, for those who care. Mentioned a couple of times by your good self here: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/6052-british-science-fiction-series/?p=241081 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted November 6, 2016 John Carson has apparently died, one of those supporting actors who seemed to pop up in everything over the years from The Avengers to Hammer House of Horror to bloody Doctors. Confirmed by tweeters in the know. And yes, he was in Doctor Who - Snakedance, for those who care. Mentioned a couple of times by your good self here: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/6052-british-science-fiction-series/?p=241081 I completely forgot about that post. Quite a few have since died in the last year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted November 6, 2016 He's another "Come and have a look at who you could have picked" for my ITC theme team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted November 6, 2016 happened to see him last week in Taste the Blood of Dracula and wondered if he was still alive. Thought his co star Peter Sallis would go first ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted November 8, 2016 Zara Nutley, who was best known for supporting roles in Mind Your Language and Never the Twain, apparently is in a nursing home but there is no listed date of birth or even year. Does anyone know? June 12, 1926 (age 86) is the info I was able to find Could have sworn she had her own thread. Anyway, someone seems to have discovered that she died in October 2016: http://www.britmovie.co.uk/forums/obituaries/120223-zara-nutley-r-i-p.html DDP pick. Anyone have any further information? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted November 8, 2016 Zara Nutley, who was best known for supporting roles in Mind Your Language and Never the Twain, apparently is in a nursing home but there is no listed date of birth or even year. Does anyone know? June 12, 1926 (age 86) is the info I was able to find Could have sworn she had her own thread. Anyway, someone seems to have discovered that she died in October 2016: http://www.britmovie.co.uk/forums/obituaries/120223-zara-nutley-r-i-p.html DDP pick. Anyone have any further information? She was one of your own picks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted November 8, 2016 Zara Nutley, who was best known for supporting roles in Mind Your Language and Never the Twain, apparently is in a nursing home but there is no listed date of birth or even year. Does anyone know? June 12, 1926 (age 86) is the info I was able to find Could have sworn she had her own thread. Anyway, someone seems to have discovered that she died in October 2016: http://www.britmovie.co.uk/forums/obituaries/120223-zara-nutley-r-i-p.html DDP pick. Anyone have any further information? She was one of your own picks. I know. Hopefully like Valerie Lush, she will get a belated obit. Formidable actress. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted November 8, 2016 Found the actual link for Zara: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2639271 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
