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Title: Richard Briers Post by: The Camel on February 18, 2013, 12:59:54 PM Really is dead.
Very sad news for me, one of my favourite comedy actors. He was brilliant in Ever Decreasing Circles. RIP Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: technolog on February 18, 2013, 01:06:11 PM I really loved The Good Life during my formative years. RIP.
Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: DaveShoelace on February 18, 2013, 01:06:17 PM Ever Decreasing Circles is one of the great underrated British comedies. It was a family favourite in our house. RIP
Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: The Camel on February 18, 2013, 01:14:39 PM Ever Decreasing Circles is one of the great underrated British comedies. It was a family favourite in our house. RIP Agree. While The Good Life was easy viewing and obviously good fun, EDC was dark and fantastic - really showed off his talents. Any actor could have played Tom Good, but Briers excelled in EDC. Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: ripple11 on February 18, 2013, 01:15:01 PM Very sad news, a great comedy actor.
His son -in-law works for us, so we will be raising a glass or two of red tonight. RIP Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: Kev B on February 18, 2013, 01:51:42 PM Ever Decreasing Circles is one of the great underrated British comedies. It was a family favourite in our house. RIP Totally agree EDC was brilliant. RIP the great Richard Briers. Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: DaveShoelace on February 18, 2013, 02:02:31 PM Ever Decreasing Circles is one of the great underrated British comedies. It was a family favourite in our house. RIP Agree. While The Good Life was easy viewing and obviously good fun, EDC was dark and fantastic - really showed off his talents. Any actor could have played Tom Good, but Briers excelled in EDC. Agreed, a brilliant, obsessive, paranoid, but loveable, little man type character. The guy that played Paul was also fantastic as his nemesis. Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: RED-DOG on February 18, 2013, 02:07:21 PM I had a crush on the woman who played his Mrs in EDC.
RIP Richard. Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: TightEnd on February 18, 2013, 02:13:35 PM Penelope Wilton. Fine actress
Loved both The Good Life and EDC Fine actor, RIP Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: AndrewT on February 18, 2013, 02:18:59 PM Also, lest we forget.
(http://www.roobarbandcustard.tv/images/chairs.jpg) Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: The Camel on February 18, 2013, 02:22:16 PM Ever Decreasing Circles is one of the great underrated British comedies. It was a family favourite in our house. RIP Agree. While The Good Life was easy viewing and obviously good fun, EDC was dark and fantastic - really showed off his talents. Any actor could have played Tom Good, but Briers excelled in EDC. Agreed, a brilliant, obsessive, paranoid, but loveable, little man type character. The guy that played Paul was also fantastic as his nemesis. I'm sure the BBC will show an episode of The Good Life as a tribute. Rather see the episode of EDC where Paul broke all the village cricket team records. Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: Nakor on February 18, 2013, 04:30:52 PM I had a crush on the woman who played his Mrs in EDC. RIP Richard. Ummmm Penelope (http://imageshack.us/a/img443/3650/penelopewilton.jpg) Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: Machka on February 18, 2013, 11:48:52 PM The Good Life, Ever Decreasing Circles, Roobarb and Custard - all fond memories from my youth.
A sad loss. Just seeing this clip from a movie trailer made me want to watch this movie (the movie isn't great, Richard Briars was). YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze_lur1FR6o Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: Tal on February 19, 2013, 12:50:22 AM Think I've found the right the parts:
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7RrYJVCmqA YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptzyv1PY5vY YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awnq4GJQM70 Apologies if I've not got the right ones. Hugely underrated show. Never been one for the Good Life. Hard to find a show anywhere on TV where so many of the main characters are loathsome. Fabulous actor. Much missed already. Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: The Camel on February 19, 2013, 01:07:25 AM That's the one.
Brilliant stuff. Bit harsh on The Good Life. Paul Eddington was always incredibly watchable. As was Felicity's Kendall's bottom. Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: Tal on February 19, 2013, 01:15:25 AM That's the one. Brilliant stuff. Bit harsh on The Good Life. Paul Eddington was always incredibly watchable. As was Felicity's Kendall's bottom. Don't get me wrong. Brilliantly acted. I just didn't get any attachment to the characters. The whole notion that a city worker packs his job in, moves to suburbia and starts a pig farm/chicken coup/whatever so his poor wife has to come along is just unbearable... Especially for poor Margot and her hubby. I'd side with the neighbours but they're both pompous wretches, too. Still watched pretty much all of them :D Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: The Camel on February 19, 2013, 01:17:43 AM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear_of_the_Year
1981 Rear of the Year. That's some notable "where are they now" celebs on that list! Carol Smilie, John Altman and Sarah Lancashire to name but three. Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: The Camel on February 19, 2013, 01:23:03 AM Carol Smilie has the most extensive wiki page for a Z list celeb I've ever seen!
Must be the work of a crazed stalker type. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Smillie Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: Tal on February 19, 2013, 01:25:46 AM Frank Skinner won the same year as Carol Smilie.
1999 winner is now married to the 2007 winner (no, not Robbie Williams and Sian Lloyd...) Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: The Camel on February 19, 2013, 01:29:06 AM Frank Skinner won the same year as Carol Smilie. 1999 winner is now married to the 2007 winner (no, not Robbie Williams and Sian Lloyd...) Their offspring will have an arse the like of which mankind has never seen before. Beyonce to the power of 100. Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: Tal on February 19, 2013, 01:33:28 AM I've now learned that Natasha Hamilton was not an original member of Atomic Kitten.
More incredible than that - I know - the original member she replaced was Heidi Range from off of the Sugarbabes. Not surprised about Ian Wright. Arse. Title: Re: Richard Briers Post by: Tal on February 19, 2013, 01:35:44 AM John Altman became the lead singer of Heavy Metal Kids.
Camel this is ridiculous. I've got work in the morning! I'm off to bed. |