Notable Obituaries.

[ReganAndCarter]

Mike Yarwood

Mike Yarwood, comedian and impersonator, dies aged 82

Comedian Mike Yarwood, whose TV impressions made him a household name, dies aged 82.

www.bbc.co.uk

Very sad, one of my favourites. One of the last of the big beasts of 70s tv. Most others already gone like Brucie and Parky - there's only Tarby left.

 

[Mottie]

Jean Boht. Bread. Brown.

Jean Boht: Bread actress dies at 91

She was best known for playing matriarch Nellie Boswell in the Liverpool-set 1980s TV sitcom.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Mottie]

Mandy Anholt. Only 35.

Maddy Anholt: BBC star comedian and campaigner dies at 35

Maddy Anholt was also an ambassador for Women's Aid and campaigned against domestic abuse.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[transam]

Very sad, one of my favourites. One of the last of the big beasts of 70s tv. Most others already gone like Brucie and Parky - there's only Tarby left.

They did a last word programme on the radio about Mike yesterday

Apparently he had a drink issue / problem

Gave up the booze but there after he found he could not really go in stage any more

Loss of confidence ect ect

 

[Ihavenojob]

Doctor in the house actor Geoffrey Davies,

MSN

 

[Mottie]

Notable for the wrong reasons.

Paedophile football coach Barry Bennell dies in prison

A judge at Bennell's sentencing in 2020 describes the abuser as "the devil incarnate".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Mottie]

I remember her from the programme. She did some great work on people with really bad gnashers.

‘This Morning’ dentist Dr Uchenna Okoye dead aged 53 after ‘sudden illness’: ‘Her sparkle touched everyone she met’

Popular ‘This Morning’ dentist Dr Uchenna Okoye has died aged 53 following a “sudden illness”, her family have confirmed – adding in a tribute her “sparkle” touched the lives of everyone she met.

uk.news.yahoo.com

 

[Odds]

Notable for the wrong reasons.

Paedophile football coach Barry Bennell dies in prison

A judge at Bennell's sentencing in 2020 describes the abuser as "the devil incarnate".

www.bbc.co.uk

I know it's bad form to speak ill of the dead, but...

....I hope the Devil saw him a-comin' half an hour before he ****ing arrived.

 

[Ihavenojob]

Roger Whittaker

MSN

 

[Odds]

I didn't really get into his songs that much: too much of a 'lift music' vibe for my liking: but the man could whistle a tune like nobody else.

 

[securespark]

Roger Whittaker

MSN

 

[Mottie]

Christ! Only 27, that's no age. What's with all these people dying young these days? No cause of death announced.

Maddy Cusack: Sheffield United 'devastated' by death of midfielder aged 27

Sheffield United say they are "devastated" by the death of midfielder Maddy Cusack aged 27.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[fillyboy]

Illya Kuryakin

 

[fillyboy]

Terry Kirkman

 

[fillyboy]

They're dropping like flies tonight.