Obituaries...

[Penfold]

Very sad news. RIP.

 

[The Mad Collector]

RIP Rik

 

[Quatermass]

There were times when Rik Mayall was a bit of a dingus, but I was still saddened to hear about this.

 

[Catch-up]

RIP Maya. I loved the sound of her voice.

And RIP Rik. I vaguely remember watching The Young Ones and laughing. Was he also the one who played in Drop Dead Fred?

 

[mirandashell]

Yes he was! I enjoyed DDF. But a lot of people hated it, I think. But if I was gonna have an imaginary friend as a kid, it would have been him.

 

[Catch-up]

I loved that movie!

 

[phalarope]

RIP Lord Flashheart

 

[chillicamper]

RIP.......I loved the Young Ones

 

[Sister Jennifer]

Rest in Peace, Rick with a silent P.

 

[The Mad Collector]

Eric Hill the author of Spot The Dog has died

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27778846

His work was referenced by Terry in Hogfather

Mr Lilywhite's room was small. That wasn't surprising. What was surprising was how neat it was, how carefully the little bed had been made, how well the floor had been swept. It was hard to imagine anyone living in it, but there were a few signs. On the simple table by the bed was a small, rather crude portrait of a bulldog in a wig, although on closer inspection it might have been a woman. This tentative hypothesis was borne out by the inscription 'To a Good Boy, from his Mother' on the back.
A book lay next to it. Susan wondered what kind of reading someone with Mr Banjo's background would buy. It turned out to be a book of six pages, one of those that were supposed to enthrall children with the magic of the printed word by pointing out that they could See Spot Run. There were no more than ten words on each page and yet, carefully placed between pages four and five, was a bookmark. She turned back to the cover. The book was called Happy Tales . There was a blue sky and trees and a couple of impossibly pink children playing with a jolly looking dog. It looked as though it had been read frequently, if slowly.

'Can I have a puppy, miss? I had a kitten once, miss, but our mam drownded it 'cos it was dirty.'
Susan's memory threw up a name.
'A puppy called Spot?'
'Yes, miss. Spot, miss.'
'I think it'll turn up quite soon, Banjo.'

 

[Tonyblack]

RIP

 

[Sister Jennifer]

That's very sad. RIP.

Spot books were a constant in our house when the kids were growing up.

 

[Watchman44]

Allo Allo star Sam Kelly dies at 70. RIP

 

[The Mad Collector]

Very sad, a wonderful comic actor

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Oh! that is sad, I loved him in Allo, Allo, when he came out with Klop instead of the usual salute made me laugh every time, a sad loss of a funny actor. RIP

 

[The Mad Collector]

He was fantastic as "Bunny" Warren in Porridge as well

 

[Sister Jennifer]

I think he was also Moo-Pa from Black Books!

RIP

 

[Bouncy Castle]

I just logged onto the BBC news site, and saw this, and it broke my heart.

I knew him from another forum. He was a lovely man, a total gentleman, and I'd actually met him a couple of times.

Rest in peace, old sausage.

 

[Watchman44]

A classic Sam Kelly scene from Allo Allo..........

 

[Quatermass]

I never saw him, but I heard him as Eugene Tacitus in the Doctor Who Big Finish audio The Holy Terror...

Spoiler

He also played the main villain, a psychotic, if tragic, child with god-like powers. There's a reason he plays two roles. His voice as the Child is actually quite chilling, and one of the better elements of the audio.

http://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-holy-terror-637

You can hear his voice as the Child starting at 55 seconds into the trailer.

A shame that he's dead...