2020 Deaths.

[Raider4]

Diana Rigg.

[Poggle]

Diana Rigg.

. Oh no! Loved her in the Avengers. 😢

[Ithoriel]

From Emma Peel to Olenna Tyrell - a varied career and a brilliant actress.

By all accounts a nice human being to boot.

"Do shut up, dear."

[Techno]

 

[Steve J]

A superb actress .

Also Alan Minter, former boxing champion.

[fsn]

Diana Rigg.

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A little part of my childhood has died. 

[paulr]

 

[T13A]

And in the Detectorists, one of my favourite  TV shows and only just found out that Racheal Stirling who played her daughter in the show is actually her daughter in real life.

Very sad. 

Paul

[John Cook]

Alan Minter aged 69.  One of the best middle-weight boxers the UK ever produced.  British, European and World Champion in the days when fights went 15 rounds.  Very sad.

[Steve J]

Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals

[Steve J]

Sir Terrance Conran aged 88. Hugely influential designer that brought us Habitat, the only place to get European design until IKEA arrived.

[Techno]

Shame about all of those.

Cheers - Phil

[DaveH]

Conran really helped improve design and cuisine in the UK - I enjoyed eating at a few of his restaurants over the years.

I like the old style reggae of Toots and the Maytals so sad to see Toots Hibbert go too.

[O Dinas Powys]

Another great drummer has gone to the rhythm section in the sky: Lee Kerslake, former Uriah Heep (and Ozzy Osbourne) drummer 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54225774

Bit niche maybe, but I'm a huge Uriah Heep fan and was lucky enough to be at the London gig mentioned at the end of the article - it had only taken me ~32 years to finally get to see them.

With him and Diana Rigg going I'm feeling quite bereft! 

[Steve J]

The inventor of Gore-Tex has also passed away .

[Peterem]

Hugo Drax from Moonraker aka Michael/Michel Lonsdale . In my view an underrated actor, especially good in the Day of the Jackal - though I could never work out why he couldn't just choose a first name and stick with it!

Peter

[Westmarcher]

Also, if I recall correctly, some publicity for the hobby in Ronin when Lonsdale's character is seen painting some Samurai miniatures.

[Big Insect]

The very sad loss yesterday of Steve Hacker - a UK west country wargamer - a true gentleman.

I was proud to have played with him at a number of Clevedon Club evenings and weekend games and against him at many LaDG competitions.
Softly spoken - always with time for a laugh and a conversation - never to focused on a win to forget this is a game we all play for fun and he enjoyed himself.

He will be sadly missed.

Mark

[paulr]

 

[Steve J]

Sorry to hear that Mark .