Beebo
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A childhood hero.
I will raise a glass to him tonight.
93 years old. So had a good innings.
I will raise a glass to him tonight.
93 years old. So had a good innings.
RIP Bernard Cribbins
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DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
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Fred was right all along ...
RIP Bernard
RIP Bernard
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Such a prolific career. He was in so much stuff.
One thing that has stuck in my mind was a radio play, about 15 years ago, in which he played the one surviving child from the Pied Piper of Hamelin tale, as an old man. I must see if it's online anywhere.
Edit, it was called The Amazing Ratman Story, by Dave Sheasby, and was broadcast on 23 August 2000. And it's not available for streaming
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007mb5v
One thing that has stuck in my mind was a radio play, about 15 years ago, in which he played the one surviving child from the Pied Piper of Hamelin tale, as an old man. I must see if it's online anywhere.
Edit, it was called The Amazing Ratman Story, by Dave Sheasby, and was broadcast on 23 August 2000. And it's not available for streaming
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007mb5v
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Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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Yeah part of the fabric of childhood if you are if a certain age.
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Thats sad, RIP.
lazybloke
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I rarely mourn "celebs" but Cribbins shone for decades and will be sadly missed. Wombles, Jackanory, Railway Children, The Mouse and the Moon, Right Said Fred, Dr Who, and a whole lot more...
RIP
RIP
So.....we'll have another cup of tea.
wiggydiggy
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He was great in Dr Who as Wilfred Mott. Though he also appeared in other Dr Who productions as different characters (seems to be a habit for British actors to appear multiple time lol).
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kllVlPQ1cuI
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kllVlPQ1cuI
EltonFrog
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Dr Who and the Invasion of Earth. I went to see this at the cinema in Harlesden.
EltonFrog
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He was not in the The Plank.
EltonFrog
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There was a lot of people in The Plank, inc. TC. Is it possible you were thinking of Roy Castle?
Time Waster
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You must be of a different age to me if you link right said Fred to cribbens. I link it to the name of a band consisting of two muscular, bald, vest wearing singers in a band of that name.
Still, our 9 year old son liked the song about a murderer who buried a guy annoying him in a hole when he was about 6. I pointed that bit out to my mum when she put it on who said I was being ridiculous, then she played it and had the "oh!" moment. I bet there's a lot of songs people like and play for kids that's actually got a darker side to them.
I don't think everything of his has aged well though. Jokey murder song aside some of his calypso stuff isn't very safe these days. I think he's done blackface a lot through his career. Still a good guy and talented. Very clever guy I thought.
Still, our 9 year old son liked the song about a murderer who buried a guy annoying him in a hole when he was about 6. I pointed that bit out to my mum when she put it on who said I was being ridiculous, then she played it and had the "oh!" moment. I bet there's a lot of songs people like and play for kids that's actually got a darker side to them.
I don't think everything of his has aged well though. Jokey murder song aside some of his calypso stuff isn't very safe these days. I think he's done blackface a lot through his career. Still a good guy and talented. Very clever guy I thought.
