Richard Briers

[Russethouse]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21294570

Sad news about Richard Briers....The Good Life was funny but my personal favourite was Ever Decreasing Circles.......I wish they'd repeat it.

[woolybanana]

Yes, a genuinely talented comedian without innuendo or filth, and not needing to play the camp card all the time. So sad he has gone.

[idun]

Russethouse, EDC was repeated quite recently.

He was a wonderful actor, his role in EDC was brilliant, exactly the sort of man I would run away from at 100mph, not that Martin was a bad man, just  an uninteresting bore, and played to perfection.

[Quillan]

[quote user="woolybanana"]Yes, a genuinely talented comedian without innuendo or filth, and not needing to play the camp card all the time. So sad he has gone.[/quote]

And one should not forget what and excellent classical actor he was as well.

[Chancer]

Martin is my neighbour in the UK (where I am at present) [:D]

They really could have written the character around him, he is a dear chap and has been the best and most loyal neighbour and friend for nearly 3 decades now but during that time he has actually got much worse.

I was only thinking about the character this morning while having a coffee with him and his new wife (he was widowed) as I seem to have moulded into the role of Richard Brier's neighbour character as far as concerns his wife [:D]

As frustrating as he may be at times, no make that all the time I would do anything to have a neighbour like him in France.