Thatcher 2,418 Posted March 17, 2017 Ann Beach, perhaps best known for her role of Sonia Barrett in Fresh Fields, has died aged 78. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted March 17, 2017 6 hours ago, Thatcher said: Ann Beach, perhaps best known for her role of Sonia Barrett in Fresh Fields, has died aged 78. I also fondly remember her as Brenda in The Rag Trade 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted March 18, 2017 On 17/03/2017 at 17:05, Thatcher said: Ann Beach, perhaps best known for her role of Sonia Barrett in Fresh Fields, has died aged 78. First hit of the year & long overdue! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted April 7, 2017 Tim Pigott-Smith, aged 70. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39532890 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Pigott-Smith IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0683116/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,657 Posted April 17, 2017 Searching hereabouts suggests we totally missed this at the time but former child actor and occasional cast member in dramas Douglas Simmonds died six years ago. Actually had some brief dealings with the guy years after his television career when he was an academic. Well read and knowledgeable about stuff the rest of humanity didn't even know existed. Wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Simmonds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted April 19, 2017 Sean Scanlan at 68. http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/15231497.Obituary___Sean_Scanlan__leading_actor_in_Scottish_television_and_theatre/ Was in shitloads from Parahandy to Rab C , and married to Barbara Rafferty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted April 19, 2017 ^ TV John's brother. Didn't twig he was Granda Island on the Katie Morag Cbeebies show which is on all the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted May 3, 2017 On 14/03/2017 at 14:41, Bibliogryphon said: When I challenged someone about Murder She Wrote the other day it did get me thinking about that sort of show. So I present to you a list of 25 survivors from the BBC Miss Marple adaptations with the late Joan Hickson. Lots of top notch British thesps here 1. Joss Ackland b.1928 2. Moray Watson b.1928 3. Liz Fraser b.1930 4. Claire Bloom b.1931 5. Kenneth Cope b.1931 6. Jean Boht b.1932 7. Caroline Blakiston b.1933 8. Timothy West b.1934 9. Jess Conrad b.1936 10. Terrance Hardiman b.1937 11. Michael Culver b.1938 12. Barry Newman b.1938 13. John Castle b.1940 14. David Collings b.1940 15. Judy Cornwell b.1940 16. Andrew Burt b.1945 17. Joanna David b.1947 18. Annette Badland b.1949 19. Cheryl Campbell b.1949 20. Peter Davison b.1951 21. Sabrina Franklyn b.1954 22. Trudie Styler b.1954 23. Arthur Bostrom b.1955 24. Adrian Lukis b.1957 25. Sophie Ward b.1964 This is not a comprehensive list. Moray Watson dead at 88 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/moray-wilson-dead-darling-buds-of-may-actor-dies-a7716651.html .That leaves Geoffrey Bayldon as the last surviving regular cast member of Catweazle, apart from the kid with glasses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted May 4, 2017 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_Frankau Hope this is the right thread and there isn't a separate British sitcom thread but according to Wikipedia actress Rosemary Frankau has died. She starred in British sitcom Terry and June as Beattie Harris for 9 series amongst other things. No other confirmation as of yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted May 4, 2017 33 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_Frankau Hope this is the right thread and there isn't a separate British sitcom thread but according to Wikipedia actress Rosemary Frankau has died. She starred in British sitcom Terry and June as Beattie Harris for 9 series amongst other things. No other confirmation as of yet. Guardian obit Didn't know her name but one of those faces. In Yes, Minister, off hand. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted May 4, 2017 Her maw was Miss Gatsby in Fawlty Towers... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted May 11, 2017 On 04/05/2017 at 00:06, CoffinLodger said: Moray Watson dead at 88 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/moray-wilson-dead-darling-buds-of-may-actor-dies-a7716651.html .That leaves Geoffrey Bayldon as the last surviving regular cast member of Catweazle, apart from the kid with glasses. And now it's just the kid with glasses left... http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/geoffrey-bayldon-beloved-star-catweazle-dead-93-1621161 Catweazle R.I.P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 11, 2017 FFS....oh i may agree this seems the most appropriate thread, but FFS (yes I said it again) now this guy is in THREE threads in a matter of 30 minutes. Search box must not be working again *rolls eyes*. Can't wait for Joey Russ or summat to launch the Geoffrey Bayldon thread....as usually happens after the fact, like this is a fahkin tribute website FFS (thrice). SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,151 Posted May 11, 2017 8 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: FFS....oh i may agree this seems the most appropriate thread, but FFS (yes I said it again) now this guy is in THREE threads in a matter of 30 minutes. Make that four. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted May 11, 2017 7 minutes ago, Toast said: Make that four. Five as he was on The Crowdsourced Deathlist. Six when Joey makes this requested tribute thread... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,151 Posted May 11, 2017 Has anyone posted it in the Doctor Who thread? <innocent face> Anyway, BBC obit 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted May 11, 2017 7 minutes ago, Toast said: Has anyone posted it in the Doctor Who thread? <innocent face> Anyway, BBC obit "A small matter of a slight error in a prophecy..." 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RolandDeschain 91 Posted May 11, 2017 I did say I thought Bayldon would have made a good addition to this years list. Anyway RIP to a fine actor with a very impressive list of credits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted May 11, 2017 I seriously thought he was on the list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted May 11, 2017 People on the internet are pointing out that he looked like Jeremy Corbyn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Predictor 1,018 Posted May 22, 2017 On 2017-03-01 at 19:53, Death Impends said: Having never heard of him before, I do rather like the contrast between the Wiki pages for him and his wife: versus The murderer has died now! https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/311073.ich-denke-oft-an-andi.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted June 17, 2017 Death Notice for stage actress Norma Dunbar who has died aged 85. http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/214783/parkes-norma I cross-referenced this site to confirm: http://www.bush-davies.com/Profiles/normadunbar.htm Appeared as herself in The Good Old Days and had some TV, such as Rentaghost. IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0241859/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted June 18, 2017 Actress Doreen Andrew has died at 93. Her best known role might be playing Sister Baxter in Within These Walls in the 70s https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/jun/11/doreen-andrew-obituary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted June 18, 2017 I see Pauline Taylor died back in March 2017 aged 81. http://www.farnhamherald.com/article.cfm?id=120516&headline=Accomplished actress dies aged 81§ionIs=news&searchyear=2017 IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0852996/ Here she is as the Psychiatrist in A Clockwork Orange: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted June 18, 2017 And as far as I can gather, here is a list of the survivors of the credited cast of A Clockwork Orange (and yes there are a couple who are not British born): Malcolm McDowell (b.1943) Carl Duering (b. 1923) Clive Francis (b. 1946) James Marcus (b. 1942) John Savident (b. 1938) Steven Berkoff (b. 1937) Michael Tarn (b. 1953) David Prowse (b. 1935) Jan Adair? Gaye Brown (b. 1941) Richard Connaught? Prudence Drage (b. 1943) Carol Drinkwater (b. 1948) Cheryl Grunwald (b. 1948) Gillian Hills (b. 1944) Craig Hunter? Shirley Jaffe? Virginia Wetherell (b. 1943) Katya Wyeth (b. 1948) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
