RoverAndOut 4,734 Posted April 1, 2016 My first topic! Was watching this the other day and I'm slightly surprised this hasn't already got a thread as it's 20 years old now and the cast weren't exactly spring chickens when it started. Despite this, of the main cast we've impressively only lost Roger Lloyd-Pack, but most of the rest are primed to go in the next few years. Anyway, I had a search and turned very little up but if someone knows something I don't then feel free to move this. In order of age (or death) the main cast is as follows: Roger Lloyd-Pack (Owen Newitt) - b. February 1944, d. January 2014 Liz Smith (Letitia Cropley) - b. December 1921, d. December 2016 John Bluthal (Frank Pickle) - b. March 1929, d. November 2018 Trevor Peacock (Jim Trott) - b. May 1931, d. March 2021 Gary Waldhorn (David Horton) - b. July 1943 (aged 77) James Fleet (Hugo Horton) - b. March 1954 (aged 68) Dawn French (Geraldine Granger) - b. October 1957 (aged 62) Emma Chambers (Alice Horton nee Tinker) - March 1964, d. February 2018 John Bluthal randomly turned up in the latest Coen Brothers film Hail, Caesar! last month, seemed in fine fettle there, but otherwise I have very little recent information about any of them. James Fleet was in Mr Turner last year playing Constable but it was a small part. Nice range of ages, should keep us interested for a fair while yet and the first three will surely go within the decade. Thoughts? EDIT: Updated March 2021 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,283 Posted April 1, 2016 The three eldest seem the most likely to go soon due to age.Liz Smith as we all know has not been well these past few years.Dawn French`s weight may cut her life short also.She keeps losing weight then putting it back on so who knows! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wengeruk 28 Posted May 15, 2017 Trevor Peacock (Jim Trott) has had Alzheimer's since 2013. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4502626/Will-dementia-defeat-Dibley-s-Jim-Trott.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,481 Posted May 15, 2017 3 minutes ago, wengeruk said: Trevor Peacock (Jim Trott) has had Alzheimer's since 2013. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4502626/Will-dementia-defeat-Dibley-s-Jim-Trott.html Quote he loves the Pharrell Williams song Happy. Fucking hell, he really is gone. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dead Wait 1,129 Posted May 15, 2017 3 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Fucking hell, he really is gone. No no no no no no 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,283 Posted May 15, 2017 It says he was diagnosed with Vascular dementia as well in 2009 and that he has worsened in the last year.Is 86 on Friday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted May 15, 2017 1 hour ago, wengeruk said: Trevor Peacock (Jim Trott) has had Alzheimer's since 2013. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4502626/Will-dementia-defeat-Dibley-s-Jim-Trott.html I loved him in Columbo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted May 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, Lard Bazaar said: I loved him in Columbo. I hear the guy who played Colombo has Alzheimer's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wengeruk 28 Posted May 15, 2017 Having to play an entire capital city will do that to you. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,932 Posted February 24, 2018 For completeness: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,734 Posted February 24, 2018 On 01/04/2016 at 04:01, RoverAndOut said: Roger Lloyd-Pack (Owen Newitt) - b. February 1944, d. January 2014 Liz Smith (Letitia Cropley) - b. December 1921, d. December 2016 John Bluthal (Frank Pickle) - b. March 1929 (aged 88) Trevor Peacock (Jim Trott) - b. May 1931 (aged 86) Gary Waldhorn (David Horton) - b. July 1943 (aged 74) James Fleet (Hugo Horton) - b. March 1954 (aged 63) Dawn French (Geraldine Granger) - b. October 1957 (aged 60) Emma Chambers (Alice Horton nee Tinker) - b. March 1964, d. February 2018 Updated. Seems to be one every two years goes. Expecting Bluthal and Peacock to test that theory in the coming years however. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobertMugabe 437 Posted February 24, 2018 Never heard of this show, was Desmond Tutu in it? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted February 24, 2018 4 hours ago, RoverAndOut said: Updated. Seems to be one every two years goes. Expecting Bluthal and Peacock to test that theory in the coming years however. I think Peacock will go this year 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,283 Posted February 24, 2018 I was surprised how old Emma Chambers was and James Fleet is.Maybe it was because their characters were so dopey and naive that they seemed younger than 30 and 40 when the show started. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted February 24, 2018 Not in a million years would I have thought Emma Chambers would be next to go from the show. So sad and tragic. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,414 Posted February 25, 2018 Its not inconceivable that less than 10 years from now the cast will all be dead. Dawn French never came across as someone who would live into her 80s but she has radically changed her lifestyle , slimmed down etc and looks quite healthy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,414 Posted February 25, 2018 2 hours ago, CoffinLodger said: Not in a million years would I have thought Emma Chambers would be next to go from the show. So sad and tragic. I think nearly everyone would of chosen her as who would be the last cast member alive, not who would die next. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,283 Posted February 26, 2018 Jon Plowman has said she died from a suspected heart attack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,932 Posted November 17, 2018 Not sure how reliable the source is, but it does look fairly cast iron. John Bluthal has reportedly died: https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/11/vale-john-bluthal.html Q with Spike Milligan, Help with The Beatles, Benny Hill, Kenny Everett, etc etc. Not just a Pickle. If this is true, this is sad news. Also a pick for me in the Hares Pool. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,414 Posted November 17, 2018 I'd say anyone with 5 episodes or more under their belt is the main cast. With John's death that's 4/9 of the main cast dead.The other 5 all being fairly old. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,402 Posted March 9, 2021 Trevor Peacock dead. Mirror obit. 1 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dead Wait 1,129 Posted March 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, msc said: Trevor Peacock dead. Mirror obit. oh no no no no 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,161 Posted March 9, 2021 Quite shocking that a show that was made relatively recently has two thirds of its main cast dead. That's worse than the main protagonists of Fawlty Towers 3/4 still alive which was 20 years earlier. Not a lot better than Dad's Army now either (2 main actors versus 3 for Dibley). It's the Are You Being Served of the 1990s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,370 Posted March 9, 2021 24 minutes ago, msc said: Trevor Peacock dead. Mirror obit. A sad one, this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites