The Dead Thread

[summerisle]

John Nettleton - 'Sir Arnold' in Yes Minister and it's sequel. Also very good in East of Ipswich.

John Nettleton: Yes Minister star dies aged 94

John Nettleton starred in both Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, as well as The New Statesman, Z Cars, Rumpole Of The Bailey and Doctor Who.

news.sky.com

 

[summerisle]

Probably most famous for :

 

[tommytowne]

Probably most famous for :

A bit too raunchy for the time. As ever in these instances it led to it being a bigger hit.

 

[Eggs]

….legendary crooner Tony Bennett has died, aged 96;

 

[Bluerover]

Just beat me to it = I heard it on the One o Clock RTE news

 

[Littlesue]

Great crooner, voice was decent even in his 90's

 

[tommytowne]

….legendary crooner Tony Bennett has died, aged 96;

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Probably the last of the great generation of crooners with the likes of Francis Albert, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.
Back in the days when pub regulars broke into song late in the evening, you could guarantee someone belting out San Francisco.
RIP

 

[kev]

….legendary crooner Tony Bennett has died, aged 96;

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A miracle that he lived so long really. Didn't he leave his heart in San Fransisco years ago?

 

[Kurt.]

A miracle that he lived so long really. Didn't he leave his heart in San Fransisco years ago?

In the ER apparently

 

[Eggs]

….British crooner Vince Hill has died aged 89. I remember Sinatra being an admirer of “The Limey” as he called him.

 

[kev]

Tony Bennet and now Vince Hill? It seems like all the crooners are croaking .

 

[paultheblue]

A miracle that he lived so long really. Didn't he leave his heart in San Fransisco years ago?

One of the great red top newspaper headlines of the 70s when they found out he had a STD .
I LEFT MY HERPES IN SAN FRANCISCO

RIP Tony , great voice

 

[gonetomorrow]

John Nettleton - 'Sir Arnold' in Yes Minister and it's sequel. Also very good in East of Ipswich.

John Nettleton: Yes Minister star dies aged 94

John Nettleton starred in both Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, as well as The New Statesman, Z Cars, Rumpole Of The Bailey and Doctor Who.

news.sky.com

Great British stock actor. I particularly remember him in Yes PM and as a nasty rural magistrate in Rumpole.

 

[Eggs]

....BBC news presenter, George Alagiah has died aged 67;

 

[Toffe3m4n]

....BBC news presenter, George Alagiah has died aged 67;

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Sad that had been fighting cancer for the best part of 10 years.