John Mortimer - RIP
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Eric Mc

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125,717 posts

295 months

Friday 16th January 2009
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It's turning into a bad week, first Patrick McGoohan - then Ricardo Montalban and now John Mortimer QC - racanteur, champagne socialist, wit and creator of the funniest coutroom based stories ever "Rumpole of the Bailey"

Shaw Tarse

31,896 posts

233 months

Friday 16th January 2009
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Just heard this on the newsfrown
SWMBO!




thehawk

9,335 posts

237 months

Friday 16th January 2009
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Eric Mc said:
It's turning into a bad week, first Patrick McGoohan - then Ricardo Montalban and now John Mortimer QC - racanteur, champagne socialist, wit and creator of the funniest coutroom based stories ever "Rumpole of the Bailey"
You've obviously never watched Night Court.

G'kar

3,728 posts

216 months

Friday 16th January 2009
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I shall raise a Pommeroy's to the great man tonight.

Eric Mc

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125,717 posts

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Friday 16th January 2009
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thehawk said:
Eric Mc said:
It's turning into a bad week, first Patrick McGoohan - then Ricardo Montalban and now John Mortimer QC - racanteur, champagne socialist, wit and creator of the funniest coutroom based stories ever "Rumpole of the Bailey"
You've obviously never watched Night Court.
I was talking about the books - cos I is an intellectual smile

robinhood21

31,147 posts

262 months

Friday 16th January 2009
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Sad news indeed. frown RIP.