Andrew Sachs RIP

Rubytuesday
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edited December 2016 in Congratulations, Good Wishes & Kind Thoughts #1

Only ever new of him  from faulty towers  being beaten by Basil R I P 

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  • ABM
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    edited December 2016 #2

    Just  heard  this  on  BBC  News  --  my  favourite  waiter

    R.I.P.    Basil

  • DSB
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    edited December 2016 #3

    Sorry to hear this news.  He will always be remembered as Manuel. Apparently he had been suffering with vascular dementia.  RIP Andrew Sachs

    David 

  • EasyT
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    edited December 2016 #4

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/01/andrew-sachs-much-loved-fawlty-towers-actor-manuel-role-dies/

  • Oneputt
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    edited December 2016 #5

    Another bright star snuffed out.  Really funny guy - RIP

  • young thomas
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    edited December 2016 #6

    Que?Wink

    RIP Andrew, a terrific foil for Basil's acerbic witUndecided

    still the greatest British comedy ever written/acted.Happy

  • HelenandTrevor
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    edited December 2016 #7

    Very sad news ,  he was a very funny and talented actor.

  • Bakers2
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    edited December 2016 #8

    RIP Andrew Sach.

    Very nice discussion/ tribute on The Today Programme R4 by his son and Sir Tom Courtney.

  • JillwithaJay
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    edited December 2016 #9

    Sorry to read the news this morning.  A great actor and a lovely man.  

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  • moulesy
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    edited December 2016 #10

    Of course John Cleese was the comic genius behind Fawlty Towers but it wouldn't have been half as funny without Andrew Sach's Manuel. A modest hut very talented man, according to the reports this morning he openly acknowledged that although he only played
    the part 12 times, it was the role he'd always be remembered for.

    RIP Andrew Sachs

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited December 2016 #11

    RIP Andrew. You and Basil the Rat will never be forgotten. Comic genius.

  • cyberyacht
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    edited December 2016 #12

    "It's a hamster" is another of those classic lines that TV sitcoms have produced that has become part of our folklore, along with "Don't tell him, Pike" and "Play it cool, Trig".

  • Pliers
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    edited December 2016 #13

    Such awful news.

    Yet another sad loss, there seems to have been so many recently.

    RIP

  • volvoman9
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    edited December 2016 #14

    Sad news indeed i liked him Happy

    v9

  • Francis
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    edited December 2016 #15

    Sad news one of the all time great shows 

  • briantimber
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    edited December 2016 #16

    "Barcelona" has lost a great actorDon't cry

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