Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Cinematic Credibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January | Cyril Fletcher | 91 | British comedian (That's Life!) |
| 9 February | Kate Peyton | 39 | BBC journalist and producer |
| 11 February | Stan Richards | 74 | actor (Seth Armstrong in Emmerdale) |
| 10 March | Dave Allen | 68 | Irish comedian, host of solo shows on BBC1 and ITV. |
| 26 June | Richard Whiteley | 61 | presenter, host of Countdown. |
| 11 July | Gretchen Franklin | 94 | actress (Ethel Skinner in EastEnders) |
| 31 August | Michael Sheard | 67 | actor (Mr Bronson in Grange Hill) |
| 3 October | Ronnie Barker | 76 | comedian, half of The Two Ronnies |
| 16 October | Ross Davidson | 47 | actor (Andy O'Brien in EastEnders) |
| 31 October | Mary Wimbush | 81 | actress (Poldark, Jeeves and Wooster, Century Falls) |
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Famous quotes containing the word deaths:
“You lived too long, we have supped full with heroes,
they waste their deaths on us.”
—C.D. Andrews (1913–1992)
“This is the 184th Demonstration.
...
What we do is not beautiful
hurts no one makes no one desperate
we do not break the panes of safety glass
stretching between people on the street
and the deaths they hire.”
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“There is the guilt all soldiers feel for having broken the taboo against killing, a guilt as old as war itself. Add to this the soldier’s sense of shame for having fought in actions that resulted, indirectly or directly, in the deaths of civilians. Then pile on top of that an attitude of social opprobrium, an attitude that made the fighting man feel personally morally responsible for the war, and you get your proverbial walking time bomb.”
—Philip Caputo (b. 1941)