The star of one of my favourite comedies. The comic strips Mr Jolly Lives next door.
Nicholas bloody Parsons. RIP.
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RIP Parsons, genuinely funny man as well as consummate professional. Suspect R4 donât have a succession plan for JAM unlike Iâm Sorry I Havenât a Clue where they seamlessly introâd the brilliant Jack Dee.
Jack Dee is generally great but Sorry I havenât a clue needs to be laid to rest.
Itâs the only thing that keeps Samantha in a job
Like most Radio 4 âcomedyâ: agreed.
Gill usually turns it off before I have a chance to. Utterly out of time.
Harrumph! You dreadful bunch of Philistines! Last bastion of civilisation!
Now, BBC news⌠
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Andy Gill of Gang of four fame has died aged 64
Bollocks! That is pretty hard to takeâŚ
Iâm Spartacus!
RIP
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Decent inning though.
Watched that the other week as well - one of the few who deserve to be called a legend.
Had no idea the old bugger was still alive!
A true screen icon - RIP!
Amazing film
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Spartacus has certainly left a legacy.
I was in a pub a few years ago when a taxi driver stood at the door and called âtaxi for Spartacusâ . I suppose you can imagine the response.
I doubt youâd find a gullible taxi driver nowadays.
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Edit - I got the wrong actor, oops!
RIP.
Donât forget to order a taxi at the pub for Spartacus, taxi drivers, not the brightest.
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Kirk Douglas had some iconic roles for sure. However after reading about his violent and demeaning rape of Natalie Woods as a teenager Iâm afraid I could never watch him in films again without this episode affecting my view of him. Others might be able to compartmentalise these aspects better than I can.
Blimey, I didnât know about that!