RIP, Jimmy Perry

Bullet2012 · Oct 23, 2016

Dads army creator/writer Jimmy Perry has passed away.

brightspark · Oct 23, 2016

doomed was bound to happen

the snooper · Oct 23, 2016

No one writes comedy like perry and crof did, a shame but it comes to us all eventually

Shedendman · Oct 23, 2016

must be only stupid boy left in it?

colnerov · Oct 23, 2016

Hi, Ian Lavender (Pike AKA stupid boy) and Frank Williams who played the Vicar are the only remaining cast members left.

Colin

Wedg1e · Oct 23, 2016

stalwart_hmlc said:
must be only stupid boy left in it?

Not many of them left, certainly. I think the ARP warden is still about. EDIT: ah no he's not, Bill Pertwee died in 2013 aged 86.

the snooper · Oct 23, 2016

stalwart_hmlc said:
must be only stupid boy left in it?

frank Williams the vicar is still alive aswell

ahh colnerov beat me to it, must read thread before posting

daleyd · Oct 23, 2016

Was only watching one on BBC 2 yesterday (the George and dragon one) , and commented on how I had forgotten how genuinely funny they were/are.

RIP

KemppiFrog · Oct 23, 2016

Wife was just watching The Chase, with Ian Lavender on it. (OK, recorded) He got £10K, but they lost in the final chase

the snooper · Oct 23, 2016

KemppiFrog said:
Wife was just watching The Chase, with Ian Lavender on it. (OK, recorded) He got £10K, but they lost in the final chase

I saw that, he was quite knowledgeable, not a stupid boy, but fell down at the end