John Savident was brilliant as Corrie butcher Fred Elliott he was such a funny character. RIP John and thanks for the laughs.
I say rest in peace, Fred, I say rest in peace… he was a great character. Still watch it now, for my sins, and it’s nowhere near as good or funny as it was then.
Liked Fred in Corrie. He had a very loud booming voice and did that little annoying thing of repeating himself.
Former England and Queens Park Rangers forward Stan Bowles has died aged 75. Bowles, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, played more than 560 games in English football, and was capped five times by England. He made 315 appearances for QPR and scored 97 goals for the Loftus Road club. Bowles also played for Manchester City, Bury, Crewe Alexandra, Carlisle United, Nottingham Forest, Leyton Orient and Brentford. "Sad to be writing this but dad has passed away," wrote his daughter Tracey Bowles on her father's official Facebook page. "He was with all the family and went peacefully. God bless you Stanley." QPR said that it was "with a heavy heart" they had learned that the club "icon" had passed away. Bowles played for QPR from 1972 to 1979 and became known as one of English football's great entertainers. "All our thoughts are with his family and friends at this incredibly difficult time. May he rest in peace," said a QPR statement. "The club will be confirming how we will be paying a fitting tribute to Stan in due course." Former England and QPR forward Bowles dies aged 75 Rest in Peace, a great showman!
Ex Villa and Southampton defender Chris Nicholl has died aged 77. Former NI and Saints defender Nicholl dies at 77 - BBC Sport
The 'voice of darts' Tony Green has died. Bullseye legend and much-loved darts commentator Tony Green has died at the age of 85. Tributes have flooded in after the announcement that the popular broadcaster passed away following a battle with Alzheimer's. Hull-born Tony worked alongside host Jim Bowen on the ITV show for 13 years and alongside Sid Waddell was the voice a generation of fans of darts. His passing was revealed by a post on the Bullseye Facebook account which read: "It’s with a very heavy heart that we announce the passing of our dear friend and much loved colleague Mr Tony Green. Tony passed away peacefully today after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. "Our love, thoughts and prayers go out to all of Tony’s family, who we hold such affection for, to all of Tony friends and those who were lucky enough to work with him. Thank you Tony for all the memories, all the laughs (and trust us there were many!) and all the special times filming Bullseye together. What wonderful years those were and we are honoured to have shared them with you. You will be missed our dear friend." https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/bullseye-itv-tony-green-darts-32271267
Although undoubtedly best known for his role on Bullseye, it shouldn't be forgotten what a fine darts commentator Tony Green was in his day. Looking back on their days working alongside each other at the BBC, I guess one could have seen Tony as darts' Barry Davies in contrast to the more John Motson-like character of the great Sid Waddell. But if a sport can ever have two "voices", then Tony and Sid must surely stand together in darts. Both much missed and unlikely to be equalled.
