The survivors are Nicholas Smith who played Mr. Rumbold, Frank Thornton who played Captain Peacock (and who had worked until the end with "Last of the Summer Wine) and Mike Berry who played Mr. Spooner.
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > When I first started watching it with my then girlfriend in the > mid-90s, I assumed, since it aired at 11:00 PM ET slot on WTVS in > Detroit, that there were a boatload of episodes (since it ran from > 1972-85). I was surprised when I found it only ran 68 episodes. This > was my first experience with the size of series orders in British > television. > > I'm a little busy this morning: are there any people left in that > particular tontine? > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 9:04 AM, Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > > David Croft - co-creator of Are You Being Served - has died age 89. > > > > Given how [oddly] popular this series seems to have been for a certain > > section of the US public, I thought it was worth sharing. > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15072847 > > > > In the UK, he's probably thought of more as the co-creator of Dad's Army, > a > > sitcom set in WWII that is still shown every Saturday evening on BBC2. > > > > > > > > > > Adam > > > > -- > > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- +++++++++++++++ Joe Coughlin http://www.twitter.com/inturnaround -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
