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Post by Zimbo on Oct 1, 2018 12:18:03 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2018 12:35:28 GMT
Oh dear. Very sad indeed.
RIP Geoffrey.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Oct 1, 2018 13:20:38 GMT
Another touchstone of my childhood gone  But a good excuse to post this: RIP. |
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Post by bodiesstuntdouble on Oct 1, 2018 15:11:24 GMT
Sad indeed, big fan of Rainbow growing up
RIP Sir
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Post by thecraftyleek on Oct 1, 2018 16:34:21 GMT
Heartbroken today. :-(
Geoffrey and Charles Aznavour both gone on the same day. Formidable.
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Post by thecraftyleek on Oct 1, 2018 16:39:03 GMT
Another touchstone of my childhood gone But a good excuse to post this: RIP. 25 Years of Rainbow episodes. And strangely this is the one that most remember. Lol. |
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Post by jno on Oct 1, 2018 17:05:59 GMT
Gutted ... apart from above post, honestly Rainbow is innocent kids TV from a bygone generation and Geoffrey is a major part of most of my childhood. Well done Geoffrey, you gave so much to so many.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2018 17:28:20 GMT
They have just mentioned Geoffrey's sad passing on the main BBC 6'O Clock News.
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Post by Zimbo on Oct 1, 2018 19:22:00 GMT
(Bungle) Bear in mind that the 'Twangers' episode was in house Christmas tape by Thames in 1977, as people will say "can you believe this went out"  |
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Post by barrythebook on Oct 1, 2018 20:17:07 GMT
Very sad news, he was instantly recognisable to probably millions of people and never seemed to age imo.
Just looked at his imdb and saw that he made just under 1000 episodes of Rainbow, quite a run.
RIP Geoffrey.
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Post by Portland Road on Oct 1, 2018 21:32:12 GMT
'Rainbow' was a show that always seemed to be there. You never really noticed that it had ended.
R.I.P. Geoffrey Hayes.
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Post by daz on Oct 2, 2018 6:08:22 GMT
What a shame. For kids growing up in the 70s and 80s, when childrens TV was around 2 hours a day at most, the sound of that iconic theme tune whilst sitting down to my lunch of soup with usually supermouse/angel delight and seeing the latest episode of Geoffrey, Bungle, George and Zippy, is a memory I can sometimes feel I can reach out relive again.
They didn't half make some good programmes for the 12pm young kids TV slot on ITV.
RIP Geoffrey and thanks for the happy childhood days from me and possibly millions of others.
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Post by ltd on Oct 2, 2018 6:55:17 GMT
What a shame. For kids growing up in the 70s and 80s, when childrens TV was around 2 hours a day at most, the sound of that iconic theme tune whilst sitting down to my lunch of soup with usually supermouse/angel delight and seeing the latest episode of Geoffrey, Bungle, George and Zippy, is a memory I can sometimes feel I can reach out relive again. They didn't half make some good programmes for the 12pm young kids TV slot on ITV. RIP Geoffrey and thanks for the happy childhood days from me and possibly millions of others. Rainbow was always the best thing about being off sick from school. Geoffrey, Bungle and friends could always be relied on to cheer you up a bit if you were feeling poorly and down in the dumps. |
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Post by Arch Stanton on Oct 2, 2018 7:30:49 GMT
Absolutely rubbish news.
RIP GH
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Post by yoyopickles on Oct 2, 2018 16:49:02 GMT
I remember it was quite sad that for a while he was stacking shelves on a night shift in sainsburys and mini cab driving for a while after his incarnation of rainbow ended
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Post by barrythebook on Oct 2, 2018 19:14:51 GMT
I remember it was quite sad that for a while he was stacking shelves on a night shift in sainsburys and mini cab driving for a while after his incarnation of rainbow ended I read in the paper today that apparently he didn't do this through lack of money, it was merely to get him out of the house and find something to occupy his time on the advice of his wife. |
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Post by yoyopickles on Oct 2, 2018 19:28:22 GMT
I remember it was quite sad that for a while he was stacking shelves on a night shift in sainsburys and mini cab driving for a while after his incarnation of rainbow ended I read in the paper today that apparently he didn't do this through lack of money, it was merely to get him out of the house and find something to occupy his time on the advice of his wife. oh I see, I remember reading it at the time and the paper failed to mention that, surprise surprise! I recall him doing a tv advert around 1999 for virgin money where it showcased his plight as a taxi driver |
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Post by barrythebook on Oct 2, 2018 20:05:42 GMT
I read in the paper today that apparently he didn't do this through lack of money, it was merely to get him out of the house and find something to occupy his time on the advice of his wife. oh I see, I remember reading it at the time and the paper failed to mention that, surprise surprise! I recall him doing a tv advert around 1999 for virgin money where it showcased his plight as a taxi driver Did I read somewhere that he also appeared as a Taxi driver in a music video for a well known band - or did I dream that? |
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Post by yoyopickles on Oct 2, 2018 20:12:44 GMT
oh I see, I remember reading it at the time and the paper failed to mention that, surprise surprise! I recall him doing a tv advert around 1999 for virgin money where it showcased his plight as a taxi driver Did I read somewhere that he also appeared as a Taxi driver in a music video for a well known band - or did I dream that? im not sure but I recall other people in the adverts was a 1980s one hit wonder who ended up running a burger van and buster blood vessel from bad manners hotel in Brighton |
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Post by thewoodster on Oct 3, 2018 21:13:25 GMT
RIP Geoffrey Hayes,sad news.part of most people’s childhood on this site.
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Post by yoyopickles on Oct 5, 2018 11:05:29 GMT
oh I see, I remember reading it at the time and the paper failed to mention that, surprise surprise! I recall him doing a tv advert around 1999 for virgin money where it showcased his plight as a taxi driver Did I read somewhere that he also appeared as a Taxi driver in a music video for a well known band - or did I dream that? Yes, i checked up, he appeared as tsxi driver in the video of I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING by no way sis |
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Post by Portland Road on Oct 8, 2018 21:24:56 GMT
my lunch of soup with usually supermouse/angel delight ....it would go soggy, when you dipped it in the bowl....  |
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Post by Zimbo on Oct 14, 2018 12:46:18 GMT
I was amused by this photo somebody posted on twitter of Geoffrey's 'replacement'   |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2018 12:48:11 GMT
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Post by Zimbo on Oct 14, 2018 13:03:54 GMT
Yes, imagining Weller trying to control Zippy and Bungle is a hilarious thought....
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Post by Portland Road on Oct 16, 2018 5:31:27 GMT
....when you're young.... |
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Post by westldner on Oct 17, 2018 21:16:13 GMT
RIP Geoffrey Hayes. Rainbow is a classic.
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