Richard Briers, The Good Life star, dies aged 79

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Richard Briers, The Good Life star, dies aged 79

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The star, who was also an accomplished stage actor, had been battling a serious lung condition for several years.

Briers died "peacefully" at his London home on Sunday, his agent added.

Briers recently blamed years of smoking for his emphysema.

"It's totally my fault," he said. "So, I get very breathless, which is a pain in the backside. Trying to get upstairs... oh God, it's ridiculous. Of course, when you're bloody nearly 80 it's depressing, because you've had it anyway."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21498077


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Sad news, always enjoyed his character portrayals.
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Ditto. Especially in "The Good Life", a classic series I can watch many times and still laugh at. Vale.
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Re: Richard Briers, The Good Life star, dies aged 79

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I loved Ever Decreasing Circles as I knew two people just like his character. Absolutely true to life. The Good Life was just farce, none the less amusing. A gentle man and a gentleman God Bless him may he rest in peace.
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Re: Richard Briers, The Good Life star, dies aged 79

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Even Roobarb has been rendered speechless by the news!
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We haven't had that one here, MD. We had the so-so Monarch of the Glen, however.
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Re: Richard Briers, The Good Life star, dies aged 79

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That's a curious fact gd47 as roobarb always repeats on me.
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