Obituary Thread

rondetto

Geoffrey Hutchings has died at 71. You may remember him as Mel in the comedy Benidorm. He was due to start filming a special for Christmas but fell ill with a viral infection.

queenfan

That is sad news Ron, I love that program, and he was a good character too

I think they always say it was a viral infection, when they don't really know what was wrong.
Sue

rondetto

Very sad, I knew him when he worked on the Maigret series, after that he played Sid James in his life story, before making Benidorm.
The entire cast will be gutted, they're just about to start the special, then early next year they were making series 4.

oneday

i didnt realise it was him who played Sid James!
what a shock.

kathbee

rondetto wrote:

Geoffrey Hutchings has died at 71. You may remember him as Mel in the comedy Benidorm. He was due to start filming a special for Christmas but fell ill with a viral infection.

Didnt know the actor's name Ron
but thats a shame. 71 is young, well
I have only 5 yrs before I get to that age
thats why I think its young.

Kath x

frogmorton

Oh no!!

I really loved him in Benidorm

Thanks for letting us know

Toni xx

ironic

That's so sad, Just loved the way he played the part
Will always bring a smile to the many fans he made.

snowball

rehab44 wrote:

If this is an obituary thread are we allowed to nominate some who is likely to kick the bucket Celeb wise?

valval

rehab44 wrote:

If this is an obituary thread are we allowed to nominate some who is likely to kick the bucket Celeb wise?

well sooner or later they all will wont they?????