Very sad news today. One of Britain's great comedians has died. John Inman died yesterday aged 71. Of course he is most well known for his role of Mr Humphries in the top BBC comedy "Are You Being Served?", and of course the famous catchphrase "I'm free!"
See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6429425.stm
Are You Being Served? was one of the funniest comedies on TV of all time. I have recently seen some episodes on UKTV and 30 years later it is still just as funny as ever. Are You Being Served? ran for 13 years - from 1972 to 1985! They just don't make comedies anymore like the British TV comedies of the 1970s and 1980s such as Steptoe and Son, Dad's Army, Porridge, Fawlty Towers, Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister, Red Dwarf, and of course Blackadder.
Some good news though for fans of comedies from this era, Allo Allo is back for a one off show. It will feature a lot of the original actors from the TV series - can't wait!
See: http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=113705
So, once again, very sad about the passing of John Inman, but I'm sure his work will be watched for many more years to come.
(Wikipedia doesn't muck around - his death date is on there already!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Inman)
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