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sandensea

(21,530 posts)
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 10:26 PM Nov 2020

Geoffrey Palmer, British star of 'As Time Goes By,' dies at 93

British actor Geoffrey Palmer, known for the long-running series “As Time Goes By,” “Butterflies” and “The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin,” has died peacefully at home, his agent told the BBC. He was 93.

In “As Time Goes By,” Palmer co-starred with Judi Dench. The two reunited in the 1997 James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies.”

Other notable films he was in include “A Fish Called Wanda” (1988), “The Madness of King George” (1994), “Mrs. Brown” (1997), and “Paddington” (2014). His last appearance is in “An Unquiet Life,” a film currently in post-production.

At: https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/geoffrey-palmer-british-star-of-e2-80-98as-time-goes-by-e2-80-99-dies-at-93/ar-BB1aLrmP



British actor Geoffrey Palmer, with co-star Judi Dench from the hit 1992-2005 sitcom “As Time Goes By.”
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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
2. Awww, I watch every single day
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 10:28 PM
Nov 2020

Spotted him on a Fawlty Towers the other day, too.

RIP (and rock on) Lionel Hardcastle.

niyad

(112,435 posts)
7. I was just watching some episodes of "As Time Goes By" recently. one of my favourite series. That
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 11:04 PM
Nov 2020

And "Waiting For God".

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
8. I still watch the weekly broadcasts of As Time Goes By on PBS even though I saw them all years
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 11:50 PM
Nov 2020

ago. RIP Geoffrey.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,154 posts)
9. The only actor to appear in the top 3 British TV programmes of all time, as voted by professionals
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 12:05 PM
Nov 2020
In 2000 the British Film Institute polled industry professionals to compile a list of what they felt were the greatest British TV programmes ever screened.

Palmer was the only actor to have appeared in all of the top three - Fawlty Towers, Cathy Come Home and Doctor Who.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41311326

That shows his breadth - Cathy Come Home was deadly serious and politically influential.

In Fawlty Towers:

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