NFR - Sad News...

[The Equalizer]

British sit-com legend Richard Briers has sadly passed away, aged 79.

He will be fondly remembered for the classic show 'The Good Life', as well as Watership Down, voicing 'Noddy' and 'Rhubarb and Custard', as well as appearing in A Chorus of Disapproval, Rentadick and most recently 'Cockneys Vs Zombies' where he played an octogenarian with a zimmer frame and an Uzi.

[Ron Sheepskin]

And for those that may not know, he was also a damned fine Shakesperian actor too.

Sad news indeed.

[SG]

Loved him in 'Ever Decreasing Circles' - very sad news

[Vinnieffc]

Bumped into him a few times at Acton recycling centre, which indicates he was as environmentally friendly in real life as well as on TV. made time for a quick chat. Lovely bloke. RIP.

[Lighthouse]

Yes another bit of our past has moved on. I remember him way back in Marriage Lines in the early Sixties amongst many others. God Bless

[Mr-ska]

Gutted..  he was like 'your uncle'..  great actor x

[Burt]

I must admit that Felicity Kendall was the only reason I watched "The Good Life".

Sorry to hear this though, he was a fine TV and classical actor, and part of my childhood.

[epsomraver]

Loved him in 'Ever Decreasing Circles' - very sad news

very sad, this was a very funny prgram, enjoyed it better than the good life, every body knew someone like his character, one who would turn the phone around on the cradle when he came home, great loss, victim of the dreaded weed.

[Mr-ska]

Actor Richard Briers dies aged 79

[grandad]

He went to my old school in Edge Hill just off The Ridgeway in Wimbledon.

[Travers Barney]

Indeed very sad...used to love it when he got irratated by his neighbour Paul in ever decreasing circles....Briers was in valves if I recall correctly.

[TheDaddy]

Absolute gent, lived in the turnham green area bumped into him a few times and chatted .Told me off for smoking said "young man I wish i never bloody started those things " Then went on to telling me that mentally he was sound but physically he couldn't walk five yards because of those bloody things.He was very down to earth no air of grandeur...Yes im still smoking was the first thing i would say to him when we bumped into each other again would give me the finger waggle and a tsk tsk tsk..

[spikey norman]

I lived next door to Richard and his wife Anne for a few years during the 60's when my family moved to pleydell avenue in stamford brook
at the time Anne was in dr who and Richard was in a programme called the marriage lines with prunella scales
even though he was a well known actor and I was a young boy in junior school he always had time to have a chat with me
he really was a lovely man