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Post by gustav on Apr 12, 2020 12:21:01 GMT
It has been reported that Tim Brooke-Taylor has died, sadly caused by the coronavirus.
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Post by jjmolloy on Apr 12, 2020 13:30:26 GMT
Very much a part of my childhood were The Goodies, seemed normal to us at the time but seeing clips lately I realise they were very anarchic! Wasted on us kids at the time.
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Post by jno on Apr 12, 2020 13:33:58 GMT
This is absolutely terrible news.  RIP Tim |
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Post by daz on Apr 12, 2020 14:05:03 GMT
Sad to hear this. Very much part of the chilhoods of those of us of a certain vintage through the Goodies.
RIP Tim
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Post by thecraftyleek on Apr 12, 2020 14:07:50 GMT
Almost in tears today when I heard this news. What a nice guy he was. The Goodies were very much part of our childhood. It’s like that has been taken from us today.
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Post by fordcapri on Apr 12, 2020 14:23:35 GMT
I remember borrowing 'The New Goodies L.P.' from the local library many times. Some great songs on it... Cricklewood Shakedown, Please Let Us Play, I'm a Teapot, Rock with a Policeman and, of course, Funky Gibbon. Great stuff. Always watched The Goodies and I feel it's a shame that they have never really been repeated. My brother left these books in his bedroom when he left home... they're mine now! R.I.P. Tim.  |
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Post by Wynn Chester on Apr 12, 2020 15:54:23 GMT
I'm another one for who The Goodies anarchic humour graced our family sofa when I was a lad... RIP Tim |
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Post by ned on Apr 12, 2020 16:39:04 GMT
This is one of those that hits home. I've been lucky enough to see him interviewed a few times and he seemed a genuinely nice guy. He knew his limitations as a writer so concentrated on performing, but even then was partly responsible for the Four Yorkshiremen sketch that is wrongly attributed to the Pythons. The obits will no doubt concentrate on the Goodies and ISIHAC but he was a mainstay of British comedy for decades. John Cleese adored working with him. He'll be missed.
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Post by barrythebook on Apr 12, 2020 17:10:29 GMT
Sad news indeed.
When I think of The Goodies, I always remember their take of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' with massive goose eggs landing on them.
RIP.
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Post by ltd on Apr 12, 2020 17:16:03 GMT
Fondly remembered from The Goodies. Always enjoyed his appearances on I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue as well.
Dreadful news.
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Post by chrisclark1977 on Apr 12, 2020 19:34:32 GMT
I had the "Making of the Goodies Disaster Movie" book when I was a kid. The Goodies were mandatory watching for us when we were young.
RIP Tim
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Post by ontheslate on Apr 12, 2020 19:56:08 GMT
Never really watched the goodies but always enjoyed his radio appearances
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Post by jno on Apr 13, 2020 5:24:25 GMT
Never really watched the goodies but always enjoyed his radio appearances In the 80s, whenThe Goodies were on, we watched and we laughed and laughed. This was an extremely funny show, especially when I was a kid. |
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Post by Arch Stanton on Apr 13, 2020 5:59:44 GMT
Rubbish news. RIP Tim. |
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Post by Portland Road on Apr 13, 2020 8:52:16 GMT
R.I.P. Tim Brooke Taylor. Didn't realise he was as old as he was.
'The Goodies' was a great watch in childhood.
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Post by pr1 on Apr 13, 2020 18:05:27 GMT
Some episodes of The Goodies were sold to America and I liked what I saw. Rest In Peace.
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Post by chrisclark1977 on Apr 14, 2020 5:26:56 GMT
He was also in "Me and My Girl" with Richard O'Sullivan. I think he was also in the "At Last The 1948 Show" version of the "Four Yorkshiremen" sketch that was later made famous by Monty Python.
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Post by ltd on Apr 14, 2020 9:47:24 GMT
I think he was also in the "At Last The 1948 Show" version of the "Four Yorkshiremen" sketch that was later made famous by Monty Python. He co-wrote it I believe.
Also in You Must be the Husband with Diane Keen. Probably not the best use of either of their talents.
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Post by bodiesstuntdouble on Apr 14, 2020 15:15:36 GMT
Sad news and another loss from our formative years. Talented comedy performer and a good(ie) guy.
RIP Sir
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Post by thewoodster on Jun 12, 2020 11:20:45 GMT
RIP Tim.
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