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Posted by Dragonfly (U2223700) on Monday, 18th February 2013
Sad news.
Oh dear, I had heard recently that he was very ill with COPD.
He's one of my earliest television memories. Marriage Lines with Prunella Scales.
RIP.
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Posted by Reggie Trentham (U2746099) on Monday, 18th February 2013
That is sad news. He's mostly regarded as a comic actor but he did have a much greater range. I remember seeing him put in very good stage performances of Lear and Malvolio.
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Posted by sirblunderdog (U14202514) on Monday, 18th February 2013
Loved him and Prunella Scales in the 'Marriage Lines' on the (koff) ´óÏó´«Ã½ wireless and of course the 'gardening programme' on the tele.
Met him once, nice bloke.
Requiscat in pace
Oh how sad. I was only reading an article about him and Prunella Scales a week or so back.
We often watch repeats of The Good Life and Ever Decreasing Circles - although perhaps he'd rather me remembered for all his theatre work.
RIP Richard, thanks for all the laughs.
You couldn't help but like him, RIP.
That's sad he made me lol in real life when I was a girl. My Dad will be upset too, as they were virtually the same age and it scares him..
I am sorry to hear this, I did like him immensely, either as a serious actor or a comic one.
I loved him in Marriage LInes and still smile when I remember him asking after the birth of their first child ' Why is his head pointy darling".
Don't know why that cracks me up but it does.
That is sad news.
He was a very versatile actor, and, although I didn't know him personally, he always came over in interviews as a decent bloke.
RIP Richard.
I loved him in Marriage LInes and still smile when I remember him asking after the birth of their first child ' Why is his head pointy darling".Ìý
It's funny but my very first sex education from my mother was in the wake of watching an episode of Marriage Lines because I asked why she needed to see a doctor about getting a baby! I've never forgotten that, where I sitting and what my mother was doing at the time.
I liked his work too. Bit surprised that he was only 79, I thought he was a little older - mid 80s.
Thanks for entertaining us Richard - RIP
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Posted by Dame Celia Molestrangler2 (U15616722) on Monday, 18th February 2013
Oh, no!
I often hear him on Radio 4 extra and had seen a photo of his face on the web site just a couple of days ago and I can remember thinking that it'd be a sad day when he was no longer with us.
He's pretty good as Bertie Wooster on the radio. And then there's the Doctor series (Doctor in the House, for example).
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Posted by Reggie Trentham (U2746099) on Monday, 18th February 2013
I also enjoyed those radio plays he did recently with Stanley Baxter.
Sad news. Ìý
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Oh dear, for Richard Briers I will come back and express my deepest sorrow. I loved mostly everything he did, he had an acting comedy style which was totally dry and sublime. A true artist.
In this lifetime we have witnessed such wonders.
All hail Richard Briers.
Loved his work.
Now I'm sad with joy at the one hundred and ten thousand magic memories of the man.
Ahhh.!
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Posted by La Min gibbon swinging strumpet draped in black (U12534030) on Monday, 18th February 2013
Oh I am jealous Reggie, of all the people I would have liked to see do Lear he was the one that most intrigued me.
Very sad news indeed.
And hello to Dame Celia.
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Posted by StargazerwithOscar (U14668197) on Monday, 18th February 2013
RIP, lovely Richard. He was perfect for the parts he played - all of them. I especially loved him in Branagh's Much Ado.
Loved his shows, and acting. At least he has got Paul off his back now
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Posted by La Sharpissima (U1476061) on Monday, 18th February 2013
RIP Richard.
Anyone for a glass of peapod burgundy to toast him with?
Oh yes, the famous peapod! I'll raise a glass - but just a tiny sip, please!
RIP.
This is one of the things I'll miss about ML - it's usually the first place I hear about this sort of news.
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Posted by La Sharpissima (U1476061) on Monday, 18th February 2013
I think a tiny sip is enough, remember Margot saying 'it's hurting the back of my eyes'.
At least he has got Paul off his back nowÌý
We've (well I have, can't remember with who) discussed before a little-remembered series called The Other One where RB played an obnoxious so-and-so who took a self-effacing character played by Michael Gambon under his wing. RB wore a black moustache. Does anybody else remember it?:
I think it might have been the first thing I ever saw Gambon in.
Bless him. Star of two of my all time favourite sitcoms who always seemed a modest, caring man and I would think tremendous fun to be around. Watching Ever Decreasing episodes with the commentary on is very funny, partly to hear the dear man squirming at watching himself acting. Sadly I recall he could not watch The Good Life after Paul Eddington's death because he missed his dear friend so much.
Peapod all round I think, and I'll always smile and think of him when near Kidderminster.
RIP
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Posted by Gayer-Anderson Cat (U13637930) on Monday, 18th February 2013
RIP Richard.
Anyone for a glass of peapod burgundy to toast him with?Ìý
Absolutely, Sharpers, but only a /very/ small glass, I have to drive this evening.
A great actor, and always seemed to be a decent bloke. Cannot understand why he was never knighted. He'll be sadly missed.
G-AC
They're all available on YouTube:
So sad. YD and I love watching the DVDs of The Good Life
Raising a glass of peapod wine in his memory
=^..^=
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Posted by StillBorisBecka (U14076840) on Monday, 18th February 2013
This is one of the things I'll miss about ML - it's usually the first place I hear about this sort of news.
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me too ... its my link with the outside world of stuff
RIP Richard
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Posted by Missile Toe n Whine (U14764370) on Monday, 18th February 2013
I'm very sad to hear this. He's responsible for raising many a smile with me.. The Good Life is of course a classic whereas the frustrating Ever Decreasing Circles had me tearing my hair out.
RIP a comedy great
MTW.
Sad indeed.
One of my earliest memories is of seeing him in "Hay Fever"
I can't say I was ever a huge fan of his work but this is nontheless very sad news.
I have indistinct memories of 'Marriage Lines' but will always remember 'The Good Life.'
Why he wasn't knighted is indeed a mystery.
This is one of the things I'll miss about ML - it's usually the first place I hear about this sort of news.Ìý
(Bearhug, you are decamping to Peet's though aren't you?)
Why he wasn't knighted is indeed a mystery.Ìý
He might have said no, I suppose. I always wondered about Ian Carmichael also. His films and television stuff must have made a great contribution to the economy as well as providing entertainment for many.
I've always been in Peet's, just not very actively for large stretches of time. And I am trying to get a new job, and if I do, I would probably feel obliged not to post from work (whether or not it be allowed), so I might cut down on my ML addiction, at least.
(I should hear today or tomorrow if I get an interview. I'm going to be quite gutted if I don't.)
oh, best of luck Bearhug. If you do get a new job, will it involve a move?
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Posted by littlecandle (U2651900) on Monday, 18th February 2013
Oh, this is sad news. I always thought he looked like such a nice chap. I saw him in a Shakespeare once (can't remember where now, sadly - London rather than Stratford, I'm guessing) and he was very, very good.
lc
No, if I get this one, it's more money, better opportunities, look after the staff better, technical skills required suit me better, and it's walking distance (just about, anyway.)
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Posted by the way the needle pricks (U4260872) on Monday, 18th February 2013
I've always been in Peet's, just not very actively for large stretches of time. And I am trying to get a new job, and if I do, I would probably feel obliged not to post from work (whether or not it be allowed), so I might cut down on my ML addiction, at least.
(I should hear today or tomorrow if I get an interview. I'm going to be quite gutted if I don't.)Ìý
Oh excellent. Not about the lack of posting but the possibility of an interview. Good luck.
Sad news. Ìý I agree
Ooh, sailing a bit close to the wind there, leggsy.
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Posted by the way the needle pricks (U4260872) on Monday, 18th February 2013
No, if I get this one, it's more money, better opportunities, look after the staff better, technical skills required suit me better, and it's walking distance (just about, anyway.)Ìý
So you could nip back home at lunchtime ?
So you could nip back home at lunchtime ?Ìý
I could if I drove. Of course, I'd need a reason to. The slaves escaped.
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Posted by the way the needle pricks (U4260872) on Monday, 18th February 2013
So you could nip back home at lunchtime ?Ìý
I could if I drove. Of course, I'd need a reason to. The slaves escaped.Ìý
I blame that Stephen Spielberg and his latest movie putting all kinds of fancy notions into people's heads.
It's certainly a nuisance, whatever the cause. I keep having to do my own housework, not to mention everything else, which means the dust is really getting noticeable.
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Posted by the way the needle pricks (U4260872) on Monday, 18th February 2013
Ah- then you need to do something to really disturb it.
I suspect we should discuss my disturbances elsewhere.
Poor Richard. Sorry.
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Posted by the way the needle pricks (U4260872) on Monday, 18th February 2013
A fair point. And a truly fine man. I remember when Ken Brannagh cast him as Lear to a chorus of surprise, and I suspect hope that such a national treasure would be up to it and not tarnish his reputation; as it turns out he was and he didn't. RIP.
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Posted by Mister Legs (U15599971) on Monday, 18th February 2013
Ooh, sailing a bit close to the wind there, leggsy.Ìý
well you know me....
I really liked Mr Briers in Roobarb
Oh, Roobarb, loved it. Up there with Kenneth Williams and Willo the Wisp.
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Posted by the way the needle pricks (U4260872) on Monday, 18th February 2013
I just heard the man who directed the new episodes of Roobarb in 2005 talking about what a fabulous experience it was to work with Mr Briers. Not just professional but inventive and creative - it was his first directing job and he said in essence all he. Had to say was 'ok - lets do it like that then' . It would appear that everyone he ever worked with or ever met hasn't a single bad word to say about him.
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