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Richard Briers has died

(15 Posts)
Deedaa Mon 18-Feb-13 22:46:36

Agree with you about Peter Egan Tegan smile My husband used to go out with his wife to be before we met ...... just a little twist of fate and I might have had Peter Egan instead grin
Very sad about Richard Briers, so good in such a wide range of parts.

JessM Mon 18-Feb-13 20:10:44

or is it because there is an NUJ strike on? Today prog was not transmitted this morning.

JessM Mon 18-Feb-13 20:10:01

Sad, but not sure why this should be the most important news of the day on R4.
BBC obsessed with itself as usual.

Tegan Mon 18-Feb-13 19:55:23

Ever Decreasing Circles is a very overlooked sitcom imo [always rather fancied Peter Egan blush].

janepearce6 Mon 18-Feb-13 19:37:15

Richard Briers - a really lovely man - you'd have to love him!

annodomini Mon 18-Feb-13 16:39:17

Wires crossed, feetle. Deayton was the neighbour in One Foot in the Grave!

positivepam Mon 18-Feb-13 16:01:53

R.I.P He always seemed a nice normal man and I loved the part he also played in Monarch of The Glen. Aparently he was a big friend of John Thaw, both being very heavy smokers which unfortunately contributed to both mens deaths. sad

feetlebaum Mon 18-Feb-13 14:30:08

annodomini - don't recall Angus Deayton in Ever Decreasing Circles - there was Peter Egan (as Paul) and Stanley Lebor (Howard) but those were the only regular actors - Geraldine Newman was Hilda.

dorsetpennt Mon 18-Feb-13 14:02:14

It was called Marriage Lines - Radio 4 just told me

dorsetpennt Mon 18-Feb-13 13:58:23

I remember him and Prunella Scales in a comedy about a young lawyer/solicitor [?) in the early 60's, she played his long suffering wife . I also saw him after the Good Life [huge favourite] in a Shakespeare play and he was super in it. R.I.P. Richard.[ I believe Paul Eddington, one of his co-stars died some years ago of a skin disease but not cancer - could be wrong there. Just the two ladies left they must feel very sad .]

annodomini Mon 18-Feb-13 13:48:57

I used to enjoy Ever Decreasing Circles also starring Penelope Wilton and Angus Deayton. Richard Briers was also a good serious actor and made a surprisingly good Lear under the direction of Kenneth Brannagh.

yogagran Mon 18-Feb-13 13:15:49

That's very sad. The Good Life was one of the best things on TV

Anne58 Mon 18-Feb-13 13:02:46

Sorry!

gracesmum Mon 18-Feb-13 13:01:21

Crossed posts again!

Anne58 Mon 18-Feb-13 13:00:46

Always struck me as a nice chap.