Guest Chewie Posted January 2, 2005 Cyril will be missed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 5,686 Posted January 2, 2005 Thats life...... or in this case, not Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 5,686 Posted January 2, 2005 QUOTE (heaven can wait @ Dec 22 2004, 08:47 PM) QUOTE I read in last weeks paper that he was already dead !!!!! does anyone know the truth? Dead or Alive? (offending article was in the daily mail page 49 14th December edition) On closer examination, it would appear that it was one of their readers mentioned the Late Cyril Fletcher of odd ode fame ...etc etc... Daily mail reader..... enough said That's Death! They were merely a little ahead of schedule. I don't remember him from "That's Life", but he's gone today - a sad early miss for DL2005, I think. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/t...dio/4141367.stm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rude Kid 3 Posted January 2, 2005 I had him in my DDP2005 team, as did Notapotato! No-one's going to believe this isn't a fix though, as we haven't got round to posting the teams on the website yet... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 119 Posted January 2, 2005 Doesn't say exactly when he died. I assume it was already 2005. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IKYWN 6 Posted January 2, 2005 As Esther Rantzen use to say "And finally Cyril.." I thought he'd gone years ago for some reason, but perhaps he'd just pulled a Gascoigne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_fan 41 Posted January 2, 2005 Cyril Fletcher will be sadly missed. I was fortunate to hear some of his old recordings from BBC1's, "That's Life" the other day. He was quite a character! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_fan 41 Posted January 2, 2005 Congratulations Rude Kid and Notapotato for the first points with Cyril Fletcher. I am also counting on a strong performance from deathlist.net for 2005. Come on Ronnie Biggs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Watch Beatle 40 Posted January 2, 2005 Refering back to the comment from Notapotato regarding when Cyril actually popped-off. If it did turn out to be a couple of days ago and the family didn't break the news immediately do the points get taken away and a substitute employed in the DDP team? If so, how do you judge who is to be used as a substitute - Notapotato and RK would now have had more time to think about a replacement and have more information to work with than any of the other players. Just a thought. Well actually I just wanted to stir it up a bit, but I think it is a valid point, sort of. DWB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Daisy Pusher Posted January 2, 2005 Refering back to the comment from Notapotato regarding when Cyril actually popped-off. If it did turn out to be a couple of days ago and the family didn't break the news immediately do the points get taken away and a substitute employed in the DDP team? If so, how do you judge who is to be used as a substitute - Notapotato and RK would now have had more time to think about a replacement and have more information to work with than any of the other players. Just a thought. Well actually I just wanted to stir it up a bit, but I think it is a valid point, sort of. DWB You guys wouldn't be willing to kill over something like this now would you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rude Kid 3 Posted January 2, 2005 Dunno. We make the rules up as we go along But yep, I reckon deduction of points and the introduction of a sub would be in order. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eejit 9 Posted January 2, 2005 The Times have the date of death as the 1st of Jan officially. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-1424003,00.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weatherman90 7 Posted January 4, 2005 Speaking of the Fletchers, his Wife, Betty Astell, is Still around. She is a year older than him making her 93 this year. She was in over 20 films in the 30s and 40s but I doubt she's famous enough. She could get an obit in BBC, being that she was born in England. See HERE for more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Yeti 14 Posted January 4, 2005 The Guardian has the date as 2nd Jan. Er ? When ? The BBC, I think, also has the 2nd Are you sure ? The Scotsman Have we settled on a date yet ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weatherman90 7 Posted January 5, 2005 IMDB isnt even showing that he's dead yet, Im guessing he died on the brink of the two days, probably between 10pm and 2am. In that case, The date of his death would depend on his time zone...., he wasnt on the list, so it really doesnt matter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_fan 41 Posted January 5, 2005 The date of Cyril Fletcher's death would matter for those who selected his name for the Derby Death Pool. But it is now a *dead* issue, as everyone agrees that he died in 2005. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fred Ex Posted July 28, 2005 Cyril fletcher's wife betty astell died on the 25th july 2005 aged 93. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest iain Posted July 29, 2005 Singer and actress Betty Astell, the widow of comedian Cyril Fletcher and one of the stars of early TV broadcasts, has died aged 93. I didnt know her myself but someone else might.Anyway if your interested the stories at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/t...dio/4724737.stm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
