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oldironside

(1,248 posts) Mon Feb 18, 2013, 10:08 AM Feb 2013

Richard Briers dies at 79

Well, we've lost a national treasure.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2013/feb/18/richard-briers-good-life-dies

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Richard Briers dies at 79 (Original Post) oldironside Feb 2013 OP

A great loss n/t intaglio Feb 2013 #1

What a shame Byronic Feb 2013 #2

Sad to hear that. RIP. LeftishBrit Feb 2013 #3

intaglio

(8,170 posts)

1. A great loss n/t

Reply to oldironside (Original post)

Mon Feb 18, 2013, 10:17 AM

Feb 2013

Byronic

(504 posts)

2. What a shame

Reply to oldironside (Original post)

Mon Feb 18, 2013, 11:36 AM

Feb 2013

Although to many Richard Briers will always be Tom Good from The Good Life, I absolutely adored him as the neurotic Martin Bryce in Ever Decreasing Circles - a deceptively dark performance in a very underrated sitcom.

A sad loss.

LeftishBrit

(41,205 posts)

3. Sad to hear that. RIP.

Reply to oldironside (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 06:45 PM

Feb 2013

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