The funeral of Rik Mayall has been held in Devon today (June 19).
Friends and family of the comic icon paid their respects at a service held at St George's Church in Dittisham, Devon.
His Comic Strip Presents... co-stars Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French attended the service, along with The Young Ones star Nigel Planer.
Ben Elton, Ruby Wax, Alexei Sayle, Alan Rickman and Peter Richardson were also among the mourners.
Mayall's comedy partner Ade Edmondson was among the pall-bearers as the coffin was led from the church.
Around 140 people attended the private service, following Mayall's death at the age of 56 last week.
Before the service, Mayall's wife Barbara asked fans for their "thoughts and prayers". A memorial service will also be held in September.
Mayall was best known for his roles in Bottom, Blackadder and The Young Ones, and his partnership with Ade Edmondson.
Following his death, a fan-led social...
Friends and family of the comic icon paid their respects at a service held at St George's Church in Dittisham, Devon.
His Comic Strip Presents... co-stars Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French attended the service, along with The Young Ones star Nigel Planer.
Ben Elton, Ruby Wax, Alexei Sayle, Alan Rickman and Peter Richardson were also among the mourners.
Mayall's comedy partner Ade Edmondson was among the pall-bearers as the coffin was led from the church.
Around 140 people attended the private service, following Mayall's death at the age of 56 last week.
Before the service, Mayall's wife Barbara asked fans for their "thoughts and prayers". A memorial service will also be held in September.
Mayall was best known for his roles in Bottom, Blackadder and The Young Ones, and his partnership with Ade Edmondson.
Following his death, a fan-led social...
- 6/19/2014
- Digital Spy
I don’t often do death notices here, mostly because everyone else on Earth will let you know whenever anyone dies. But, today Rik Mayall passed away, and though everyone else on Earth will still probably mention the fact to you, those in the U.S. probably won’t truly appreciate the loss. More importantly, there’s a sense in which I feel that I’ve lost a friend.
Even for those who knew a bit of his work, the majority will wonder about the outpouring of comment circulating the internet, especially when you have things like Ricky Gervais saying -
Rip Rik Mayall. An icon of modern British comedy.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) June 9, 2014
Now, I have to tell you that this tweet originally said – “A godfather of modern comedy.” Who knows what happened there, but the original statement didn’t need to be corrected.
Whether we’re splitting hairs over godfather vs.
Even for those who knew a bit of his work, the majority will wonder about the outpouring of comment circulating the internet, especially when you have things like Ricky Gervais saying -
Rip Rik Mayall. An icon of modern British comedy.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) June 9, 2014
Now, I have to tell you that this tweet originally said – “A godfather of modern comedy.” Who knows what happened there, but the original statement didn’t need to be corrected.
Whether we’re splitting hairs over godfather vs.
- 6/9/2014
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Actor who was both heart-throb and hardman as Bodie in The Professionals
In a 1980 episode of the hit British cop show The Professionals, an ill-advised villain tries to threaten the ex-mercenary William Bodie with his snarling doberman pinscher. After a brief altercation, Bodie, all sang-froid and minimally curled lip, inquires: "Would your little dog like to chew this electric fire? Or maybe you'll just leave."
This kind of butch badinage, along with rugged good looks, helped make Lewis Collins, who played Bodie in all 57 of the show's episodes from 1977 and 1983, and who has died aged 67 after suffering from cancer, into a household name. During that time he formed one half of Britain's answer to Starsky and Hutch, a crime-fighting duo called Bodie and Doyle who worked for a shadowy criminal intelligence agency, CI5, headed by Gordon Jackson's strait-laced George Cowley. At its height, The Professionals was watched by 12 million viewers a week,...
In a 1980 episode of the hit British cop show The Professionals, an ill-advised villain tries to threaten the ex-mercenary William Bodie with his snarling doberman pinscher. After a brief altercation, Bodie, all sang-froid and minimally curled lip, inquires: "Would your little dog like to chew this electric fire? Or maybe you'll just leave."
This kind of butch badinage, along with rugged good looks, helped make Lewis Collins, who played Bodie in all 57 of the show's episodes from 1977 and 1983, and who has died aged 67 after suffering from cancer, into a household name. During that time he formed one half of Britain's answer to Starsky and Hutch, a crime-fighting duo called Bodie and Doyle who worked for a shadowy criminal intelligence agency, CI5, headed by Gordon Jackson's strait-laced George Cowley. At its height, The Professionals was watched by 12 million viewers a week,...
- 11/29/2013
- by Stuart Jeffries
- The Guardian - Film News
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