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Liz Smith (Royle Family) dies
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Straker
26-12-2016
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/248158...amily-confirm/

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...-smith-9520101

Closely following Caroline Aherne. Another casualty of this appalling year although at 95 it's not as if she was cut down early as many others have been in 2016.
francie
26-12-2016
Aw, that's sad. She made The Royale's imo, Queen of Sheba was so touching. RIP
Mr Teacake
26-12-2016
I instantly think of the queen's nose.
hooter
26-12-2016
I remember first seeing her in Peter Tinniswoods I didn't Know You Cared.......Wonderful actress..

Sheesh, how many more are going to leave us before the year ends
lemoncurd
26-12-2016
RIP, Liz. I think she was on this year's Deathlist too, wasn't she?
James Frederick
26-12-2016
Never saw her in Royle Family but loved her in Vicar Of Dibley and 2.4 Children.

But I honestly thought she died a few years ago.
CarlLewis
26-12-2016
Sad, but 95 is a really good age.
ytsejam
26-12-2016
Originally Posted by hooter:
“I remember first seeing her in Peter Tinniswoods I didn't Know You Cared.......Wonderful actress..

Sheesh, how many more are going to leave us before the year ends”

What is up with some people?!!.. aged 95 and people are saying things like this!!.....Its hardly a shock is it and certainly nothing that should be added to the so called terrible list of 2016 deaths!
PunksNotDead
26-12-2016
Sadly we are at that time where all the stars a lot of people grew up with will start dying off.
stargazer61
26-12-2016
Originally Posted by hooter:
“I remember first seeing her in Peter Tinniswoods I didn't Know You Cared.......Wonderful actress..

Sheesh, how many more are going to leave us before the year ends:(”

Worldwide, a couple of million I should think
Diane60
26-12-2016
Originally Posted by hooter:
“I remember first seeing her in Peter Tinniswoods I didn't Know You Cared.......Wonderful actress..

Sheesh, how many more are going to leave us before the year ends”

Pardon, I heard that!!!!!! . I loved I Didn't Know You Cared.....they should rerun the series.
Robbie01
26-12-2016
Originally Posted by CarlLewis:
“Sad, but 95 is a really good age.”

It's a heck of a good innings. If I ever make it to 95 I'll wonder how it ever happened - and I'm still 43 years away from then. She reminds me of what my gran said way back in 2002, a year before my nan died, about Liz's character in The Royle Family (RIP nan!) - she sounds as crazy as I am!

RIP Liz.
francie
26-12-2016
Originally Posted by lemoncurd:
“RIP, Liz. I think she was on this year's Deathlist too, wasn't she?”

No 12. Quite a cheery list
sodavlac
26-12-2016
Awww, that's sad to hear. I must admit that I thought she had already died, probably because her character had in The Royle Family.

As someone younger than that and reading about her now I think it's nice that she got what she considered her big break when she was approaching 50 years of age. It's a bit later in life than normal, somewhat inspirational and a good lesson regarding perseverance.
Stegan
26-12-2016
Very sad news. Liz Smith was absolutely brilliant in The Royle Family.
cah
26-12-2016
Aww ,I loved her in the Royle Family she had a good innings though

RIP Liz x
WhatJoeThinks
26-12-2016
Originally Posted by stargazer61:
“Worldwide, a couple of million I should think”

More like 276 million. Probably more when you factor in the weather.

[Edit] Scratch that. I read it wrong. It's more like 760,000 over 5 days.
blueblade
26-12-2016
RIP Liz Smith
hooter
26-12-2016
Originally Posted by Diane60:
“Pardon, I heard that!!!!!! . I loved I Didn't Know You Cared.....they should rerun the series.”

There's bits of it on youtube

I think we must be a similar age
Tylersnan
27-12-2016
I posted on the TV forum on Thursday saying I thought it was insensitive showing the episode " Queen of Sheba" knowing that Liz was currently very poorly in hospital.
The BBC may not have known this but for me it was uncomfortable viewing.
RIP Liz and best wishes to your son. X
BadLadAsh
27-12-2016
Oh no I loved her in the Royle family, 2 of the royles gone in a year
SaturnV
27-12-2016
Originally Posted by hooter:
“There's bits of it on youtube

I think we must be a similar age”

I heard that, pardon.
eggchen
27-12-2016
Originally Posted by Tylersnan:
“I posted on the TV forum on Thursday saying I thought it was insensitive showing the episode " Queen of Sheba" knowing that Liz was currently very poorly in hospital.
The BBC may not have known this but for me it was uncomfortablej viewing.
RIP Liz and best wishes to your son. X”

It was one of her standout performances though, so I don't think it was insensitive.
Dan Fortesque
27-12-2016
R.I.P Liz.
Ian...B
27-12-2016
Originally Posted by francie:
“No 12. Quite a cheery list ”

What list is this?
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