Ronnie Barker pegs it...

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainmen ... 307216.stm

OH well, that's the two Ronnies christmas reunion out the window then...
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Good icon, Gott...

It's goodnight from him. Bloody funny bloke - real shame. :notworthy:
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Christ, that's horrible. Porridge marathon for me tonight then.

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This is really strange. I don't know why, but no matter how many times I've been told otherwise, I've thought that guy has been dead for years :urff: . I could swear I've heard of his passing several times before :? .

Obviously not. Well, it's very sad.
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I'll light four candles for him :wink:
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Norman Hunter wrote:I'll light four candles for him :wink:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :notworthy:

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Even stranger, Claire, I've had that very same thought on many occasion - 'isn't he already dead?'. Indeed, I've had long and heated discussions about it.

Porridge is genius :notworthy: , but it's The Phantom Raspberry Blower Of Old London Town that first made a sizable impression on my 6 yr old mind. I've never really got past that. :innocent:

RIP Ronnie, say Hi to Mr Hicks up there.
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I thought Abba all had Swedish names. :eek:
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:lol: :notworthy: :lol: :notworthy: :lol:

Oh yes. Please.

@Dave... yeah, I've got into arguments about it as well. Finally, I'll be right! ;D
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boudicca wrote:This is really strange. I don't know why, but no matter how many times I've been told otherwise, I've thought that guy has been dead for years :urff: . I could swear I've heard of his passing several times before :? .

Obviously not. Well, it's very sad.
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I thought the exact same thing. :urff:
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Mr. Barker retired from the biz that we call show, a long time ago and was only pulled out of retirement relatively recently for a few specials.
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RIP.

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Planet Dave wrote:I thought Abba all had Swedish names. :eek:
ABBA?

:?:
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Planet Dave wrote:I thought Abba all had Swedish names. :eek:
ABBA?

:?:
He was referring to Ms Barker's distinct likeness ;)
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Gottdammerung wrote:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainmen ... 307216.stm

OH well, that's the two Ronnies christmas reunion out the window then...
No it's not, they already filmed it.

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James Blast wrote:
Norman Hunter wrote:I'll light four candles for him :wink:
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Seconded.

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Planet Dave wrote:I thought Abba all had Swedish names. :eek:
ABBA?

:?:
He was referring to Ms Barker's distinct likeness ;)
Nah. Only the colour of her hair. But almost all swedish girls are blond.
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Naff orf the lotta ya! I mean wot's a man gotta do to get some peace ahrahnd ere?
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Worthy of a post to be sure.

Big fan myself... plenty on DVD..... great comic actor and no mistake.

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Planet Dave wrote: it's The Phantom Raspberry Blower Of Old London Town that first made a sizable impression on my 6 yr old mind
seconded :notworthy:
definitely one of the genuinely funny comic genii.
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eastmidswhizzkid wrote:
Planet Dave wrote: it's The Phantom Raspberry Blower Of Old London Town that first made a sizable impression on my 6 yr old mind
seconded :notworthy:
definitely one of the genuinely funny comic genii.
RIP.
sad days...plenty of good times ahead tho...re-runs of a comic genius that just gets better with age... :notworthy: :notworthy:
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Planet Dave wrote:Even stranger, Claire, I've had that very same thought on many occasion - 'isn't he already dead?'. Indeed, I've had long and heated discussions about it.
About 10 years ago, a traumatised and straightfaced flatmate knocked on my door and asked me for "the exact truth - IS RONNIE BARKER DEAD?". I was able to put his mind at rest, but am very sad to hear he's finally popped it. Very few people are as funny as Ronnie Barker was, and he could act to boot!
Planet Dave wrote:Porridge is genius :notworthy: , but it's The Phantom Raspberry Blower Of Old London Town that first made a sizable impression on my 6 yr old mind. I've never really got past that. :innocent:
Me too, and I was most pleasantly surprised to find it just as funny over 25 years later. The Phantom Raspberry Blower was actually written by Spike Milligan but it had great (over)acting from Mr Barker and Jack The Ripper references a plenty. :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
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Planet Dave wrote:but it's The Phantom Raspberry Blower Of Old London Town that first made a sizable impression on my 6 yr old mind. I've never really got past that. :innocent:
For me it was The Worm That Turned - all those women in PVC, strutting around on peak-time BBC. Maybe I'm giving just too much away, here - even though I was only about 6, too. :oops:
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