R.I.P. Geoffrey Palmer

[Drago]

Passed away age 93. Great actor, brilliantly dry comedy actor blessed with exquisite timing. A sad loss to the cognoscenti of CycleChat.

 

[pawl]

Another celeb passed away There seems to be quite a few recently.RIP

 

[winjim]

Another celeb passed away There seems to be quite a few recently.RIP

Will the curse of 2016 never end?

 

[Chris S]

Will the curse of 2016 never end?

Am I missing something?

 

[Cycleops]

Brilliant actor especially liked him in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin playing the accident prone BiL. Will always remember him.

 

[Dayvo]

Am I missing something?

Yes! 😁

 

[raleighnut]

Yep brilliant in that and 'Butterflies' too, let's hope at his wake there wasn't a 'Bit of a cock up on the catering front.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Sad news, one of the few where you started smiling befote he said a word genius.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Aw, that's a shame. Bye Li.

 

[Beebo]

Am I missing something?

2016 was a bad year for celebrity deaths.
it’s a running joke.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I think I'll have a wee custard tart in his memory tonight.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I never realised he was that old.

 

[vickster]

2016 was a bad year for celebrity deaths.
it’s a running joke.

2017 was a bumper year for the Deathlist, but 2020 could yet overtake
https://deathlist.net/
Geoffrey Palmer wasn’t on it despite being 93, maybe a little obscure globally!

 

[winjim]

Am I missing something?

 

[Beebo]

I never realised he was that old.

Judi Dench is 85 so I’m not surprised that he’s slightly older.