Capital Summertime Ball 2024

[Jono]

Beccy mentioned she has an old blur 70s sitcom star living above her flat. Any guesses who it might be?

[alexj]

Ermmmm

Noel Edmunds.

Was he in sitcoms? I'm young, excuse my stupidity

[DekaFlash]

Is it Don Warrington?

That's the only one that springs to mind.

[Jono]

Is it Andrew Sachs?

[squiggle]

the entire cast of cheers?

[DekaFlash]

the entire cast of cheers?

Even norm

[alexj]

It's gotta be Fonz/Fons off of Happy Days

Eyyyyyy

[DekaFlash]

It's gotta be Fonz/Fons off of Happy Days

Eyyyyyy

Interesting, we should get her to confirm if its a British or American Sitcomedian.

[Nik B.]

John cleese. I bet.

Or Andrew Sachs. Or anyone from Faulty towers basically

[KingTutsWWH]

John Cleese is a multi millionare. No offence to Beccy, but I seriously doubt she'd be able to afford to live anywhere near him. I reckon we need to start digging up some more obscure retired sitcom characters.

[Guest]

I think that it could be Michael Crawford who played the blundering Frank Spencer in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.

[kitty]

John cleese. I bet.

No way does John Cleese live in a flat... he must be minted!

I reckon Mr Humphries off've Are You Being Served

"I'm freeeeeeeeee!"

[Nik B.]

No way does John Cleese live in a flat... he must be minted!

I reckon Mr Humphries off've Are You Being Served

"I'm freeeeeeeeee!"

I thought he was dead?

[kitty]

I thought he was dead?

gutted.

All of the cast of Last of the Summer Wine seem to be dead too!

[Nik B.]

Just checked and yes, John Inman who played Mr. Humphries died last year. Thats a shame

[Jaybrook]

The young guy from Rising Damp?

[KingTutsWWH]

Unfortunately the absolutely gorgeous Richard Beckinsale (father of actress Kate) died a looooong time ago. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Beckinsale

I wasn't aware of John Inman's death though.

Can't possibly be Michael Crawford either. I'd say he lives in LA. He made a fortune starring in Andrew Lloyd Webber's crappy Phantom of the Opera.

[Nik B.]

I know as usual I'm going off on a tangent, but heres a little extract from Wiki about John Inman:

Frederick John Inman (28 June 1935 – 8 March 2007) was an English actor who was best known for his role as Mr. Humphries in the British sitcom Are You Being Served? in the 1970s and 1980s. Inman was also well known in the United Kingdom as a pantomime dame.

Born in 1935, Inman made his stage debut aged 13. He worked in retail in London as a young adult and after four years left to earn his Equity Card. He made his West End debut in the 1960s, and his television debut in an episode of Two In Clover in 1970. After a successful pilot, Inman played the camp Mr. Humphries in the sitcom Are You Being Served? from 1972 to 1985. This role made him a household name and won him awards, including BBC TV Personality of the Year. The character was, however, unpopular with some gay rights groups who disliked what they saw as a stereotypical portrayal. In his later years, John Inman became a well known pantomime dame. He died in 2007 aged 71.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Inman

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[Fraz- J]

Maybe its Ronnie Corbett. With only him and his wife after Barker sadly died, I'm sure he's only living in an apartment!

[alexj]

He'd not need a great big house, he's only little!

[Jono]

Is it Frank Spencer?