2015 deaths in British television explained
This is a list of deaths that took place in 2015 related to British television.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Date | Name | Age | Broadcast credibility |
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1 August | Cilla Black[49] [50] | 72 | Singer and television presenter (Surprise Surprise, Blind Date, The Moment of Truth) |
5 August | George Cole[51] | 90 | Actor and voice actor (Minder, Cleopatra, My Good Friend, Mary Reilly, Dad, Tube Mice) |
8 August | Susan Sheridan[52] | 68 | Actress and voice artist (The Black Cauldron, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Noddy's Toyland Adventures, Moomin) |
9 August | David Nobbs[53] | 80 | Comedy writer and humanist (The Two Ronnies, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, A Bit of a Do, Gentlemen's Relish) |
Jack Gold | 85 | Film and television director (Escape from Sobibor, The Naked Civil Servant, The Rose and the Jackal, The Chain, Goodnight Mister Tom, Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage, The Medusa Touch, Heavy Weather) |
12 August | Stephen Lewis[54] [55] | 88 | Actor (On the Buses, Oh, Doctor Beeching!, Last of the Summer Wine) |
16 August | Kitty McGeever[56] [57] | 48 | Actress and comedian (Emmerdale, London's Burning) |
25 August | Colin Fry[58] | 53 | Television medium |
Geraint Stanley Jones[59] | 79 | Television executive, controller of BBC Wales (1981–1989), chief executive of S4C (1989–1994) | |
September
October
Date | Name | Age | Broadcast credibility |
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7 October | William Mitchell | 87 | Writer and editor (Dalesman magazines) |
8 October | Hugh Scully[66] | 72 | Presenter (Antiques Roadshow) |
Jim Diamond[67] [68] | 64 | Singer-songwriter (recorded the Boon theme tune, "Hi Ho Silver") |
Richard Davies[69] | 89 | Actor (Z-Cars, Please Sir!, Coronation Street) |
9 October | Gordon Honeycombe[70] | 79 | Newscaster (ITN News, TV-am) |
Julia Jones | 82 | Television writer and former actress (Quiet as a Nun, Miss Marple, Wycliffe, Anne of Green Gables, Our Mutual Friend, Echoes, The Famous Five) |
13 October | Sue Lloyd-Roberts[71] | 64 | Television journalist (BBC News, Newsnight, ITN News) |
17/18 October | Jacky Sutton[72] | 50 | BBC journalist and producer, Iraq director for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting |
22 October | Peter Baldwin[73] [74] | 82 | Actor (Coronation Street) |
29 October | Kenneth Gilbert | 84 | Actor (Doctor Who, House of Cards) | |
November
December
See also
Notes and References
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- News: Al . Senter . Obituary: Barbara Atkinson . The Stage . 28 January 2015.
- News: Roger Kitter: Stand-up comedian and actor best known for taking over the role of Captain Bertorelli in Allo 'Allo!'. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/roger-kitter-stand-up-comedian-and-actor-best-known-for-taking-over-the-role-of-captain-bertorelli-10147286.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription. The Independent. 31 March 2015.
- News: Lance Percival – obituary . Telegraph Media Group . The Daily Telegraph . 9 January 2015 . 9 January 2015.
- News: Anne . James . Humphrey . Burton . Humphrey Burton obituary . The Guardian . Guardian Media Group . 15 January 2015 . 26 January 2015.
- News: Avengers and Professionals writer Brian Clemens dies . BBC . BBC News . 12 January 2015 . 12 January 2015.
- News: Anthony . Hayward . Anne Kirkbride obituary . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 20 January 2015 . 20 January 2015.
- News: Michael . Rodd . Bob Symes obituary . 30 January 2015 . 3 February 2015 . The Guardian . Guardian Media Group.
- News: Tom . Eames . Reginald Perrin actress Pauline Yates dies, aged 85 . Digital Spy . 22 January 2015 . 22 January 2015.
- News: Michael . Quinn . Obituary: Barrie Ingham . The Stage . 4 February 2015.
- News: Harley . Nicola . Miss Marple actress Geraldine McEwan dies aged 82 . Telegraph Media Group . The Daily Telegraph . 31 January 2015 . 9 July 2015.
- News: Mike . Barnes . Borys . Kit . 'Star Wars' Actor Richard Bonehill Dies at 67 . The Hollywood Reporter . 5 February 2015 . 16 February 2015.
- News: Anthony . Hayward . Pamela Cundell obituary . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 16 February 2015 . 17 February 2015.
- News: Ben . Beaumont-Thomas . Alan Howard, mainstay of RSC and National Theatre, dies aged 77 . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 19 February 2015 . 11 July 2016.
- News: Michael . QuinnHayward. Obituary: Eileen Essell . The Stage . 28 May 2015 . 30 August 2016.
- News: Barry Newbery 1927–2015 . Doctor Who News . 25 February 2015 . 7 March 2015.
- News: Tributes paid following death of Llansteffan artist Osi Rhys Osmond . Local World . Carmarthen Journal . 7 March 2015 . 21 March 2015.
- News: Michael . Idato . Versatile entertainer became household name . Fairfax Media . Sydney Morning Herald . 12 March 2015 . 18 March 2015.
- News: Dennis . Barker . Shaw Taylor obituary | Television & radio . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 18 March 2015 . 18 March 2015.
- News: Singer-songwriter Jackie Trent dies, aged 74 . BBC News . BBC . 22 March 2015 . 22 March 2015.
- News: Lil' Chris' family issue statement after Lowestoft death . BBC News . BBC . 30 March 2015 . 1 April 2015.
- News: Dennis Marks, BBC head of music – obituary . Telegraph Media Group . The Daily Telegraph . 3 April 2015 . 10 April 2015.
- News: Michael . Freedland . Robert Rietti obituary . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 24 April 2015 . 24 April 2015.
- News: Cartledge . James . Former Top Gear host dies aged 84 . Trinity Mirror . Birmingham Mail . 7 April 2015 . 24 April 2015.
- News: Richie Benaud, cricketer and broadcaster – obituary . Telegraph Media Group . The Daily Telegraph . 10 April 2015 . 10 April 2015.
- News: Seven Up! director Paul Almond dies aged 83 . BBC News . BBC . 15 April 2015 . 15 April 2015.
- News: Jeffery . Morgan . Rex Robinson, star of three classic Doctor Who serials, dies aged 89 . Digital Spy . 24 April 2015 . 1 May 2015.
- News: Ronnie Carroll: Former Eurovision singer and election candidate dies . BBC News . BBC . 14 April 2015 . 14 April 2015.
- Web site: Peter Howell obituary. Anthony. Hayward. 10 May 2015. www.theguardian.com.
- News: Anita . Singh . Keith Harris, Orville ventriloquist, dies at 67 . Telegraph Media Group . The Daily Telegraph . 28 April 2015 . 28 April 2015.
- News: Michael . Coveney . Nigel Terry obituary . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 3 May 2015 . 3 May 2015.
- News: Stanley . Reynolds . Ruth Rendell obituary . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 2 May 2015 . 31 January 2016.
- News: RTE broadcaster Derek Davis dies after short illness . Independent News and Media . The Irish Independent . 13 May 2015 . 13 May 2015.
- News: Derek Davis: Former BBC and RTÉ broadcaster dies aged 67 . BBC News . BBC . 13 May 2015 . 13 May 2015.
- News: Harp . Justin . Grange Hill's Benny Green actor Terry Sue-Patt dies, aged 50 . Digital Spy . 22 May 2015 . 23 May 2015.
- News: Tributes after Still Game actor Jake D'Arcy dies . BBC News . BBC . 30 May 2015 . 31 May 2015.
- News: Still Game actor Jake D’Arcy’s funeral held . Johnston Press . The Scotsman . 5 June 2015 . 6 June 2015.
- News: Charles Kennedy – obituary . Telegraph Media Group . The Daily Telegraph . 2 June 2015 . 2 June 2015.
- News: Richard Johnson, actor – obituary . Telegraph Media Group . The Daily Telegraph . 7 June 2015 . 10 June 2015.
- News: Benjamin . Lee . Hannah . Ellis-Petersen . Christopher Lee dies at the age of 93 . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 11 June 2015 . 11 June 2015.
- News: Obituary: Sir Christopher Lee . BBC News . BBC . 11 June 2015 . 11 June 2015.
- News: Dennis . Barker . Ron Moody obituary . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 11 June 2015 . 23 August 2015.
- News: Patrick Macnee, actor – obituary . Telegraph Media Group . The Daily Telegraph . 26 June 2015 . 26 June 2015.
- News: Sandwell . Ian . Edward Burnham 1916–2015 . Doctor Who News . 2 July 2015 . 2 July 2015.
- News: Dennis . Barker . Val Doonican obituary . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 2 July 2015 . 2 July 2015.
- News: Roger Rees: Welsh actor dies . BBC News . BBC . 11 July 2015 . 11 July 2015.
- News: Julian . Wilson . Sir Peter O’Sullevan obituary . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 29 July 2015 . 16 November 2015.
- News: Apprentice star Stuart 'The Brand' Baggs found dead . BBC News . BBC . 30 July 2015 . 22 August 2015.
- News: Kassam. Ashifa. Gayle. Damien. Cilla Black may have died as result of an accident, say Spanish police. The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. London. 3 August 2015. 15 August 2015.
- News: Cilla Black – obituary . Telegraph Media Group . The Daily Telegraph . 2 August 2015 . 22 August 2015.
- News: Dennis . Barker . George Cole obituary . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 6 August 2015 . 22 August 2015.
- News: Hitchhikers actress Susan Sheridan dies aged 68 . BBC News . BBC . 9 August 2015 . 29 July 2016.
- News: Christopher . Hawtree . David Nobbs obituary . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 10 August 2015 . 23 August 2015.
- News: Stephen Lewis, On the Buses' 'Blakey', dies aged 88 . BBC News . BBC . 13 August 2015 . 13 August 2015.
- News: Stephen . Dixon . Stephen Lewis obituary . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 14 August 2015 . 23 August 2015.
- News: Emmerdale star Kitty McGeever dies, show pays tribute to 'true inspiration' . Digital Spy . Hearst Magazines UK . 17 August 2015 . 17 August 2015.
- News: Emmerdale actress Kitty McGeever dies aged 48 . BBC News . BBC . 18 August 2015 . 22 August 2015.
- News: Colin Fry: Medium who for more than 30 years entertained and comforted audiences on stage and on television . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/colin-fry-medium-who-for-more-than-30-years-entertained-and-comforted-audiences-on-stage-and-on-television-10473580.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . Independent Print Limited . The Independent . 27 August 2015 . 29 August 2015.
- News: Former BBC Wales and S4C head Geraint Stanley Jones dies . . 2015-08-26 . 2015-09-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925052204/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/former-bbc-wales-s4c-head-9931628 . 25 September 2015 .
- News: Judy Carne, actress – obituary . Telegraph Media Group . The Daily Telegraph . 7 September 2015 . 27 September 2015.
- News: Judy Carne, star of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, dies aged 76 . BBC News . BBC . 8 September 2015 . 27 September 2015.
- News: Andrew . Barrow . Brian Sewell obituary . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 19 September 2015 . 27 September 2015.
- News: Veronica . Horwell . Jackie Collins obituary | Books . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 20 September 2015 . 9 October 2015.
- News: Hadoke . Toby . Doctor Who stuntman Derek Ware dies, aged 77 . The Guardian . 19 October 2015 . 19 October 2015.
- News: Ronald . Bergan . John Guillermin obituary . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 1 October 2015 . 9 October 2015.
- News: Kashmira . Gander . Hugh Scully dead: Former Antiques Roadshow presenter dies . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/hugh-scully-dead-former-antiques-roadshow-presenter-dies-a6688261.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . Independent Print Limited . The Independent . 9 October 2015 . 9 October 2015.
- News: Glasgow-born singer-songwriter Jim Diamond dies in London home . STV . STV News . 10 October 2015 . 10 October 2015.
- News: Singer-songwriter Jim Diamond dies . BBC News . BBC . 10 October 2015 . 10 October 2015.
- News: Anthony . Hayward . Richard Davies obituary . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 15 October 2015 . 31 January 2016.
- News: Gordon Honeycombe, former TV-am newsreader, dies aged 79 . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 9 October 2015 . 9 October 2015.
- News: Torin . Douglas . Sue Lloyd-Roberts obituary . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 14 October 2015 . 14 October 2015.
- News: Alexandra . Topping . Constanze . Letsch . British activist Jacky Sutton found dead in Istanbul airport . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 19 October 2015 . 20 October 2015.
- Web site: Former Coronation Street star Peter Baldwin (Corrie's Derek Wilton) dies, aged 82. Harp. Justin. 23 October 2015. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 23 October 2015. 26 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151026195526/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3/coronation-street/news/a675313/former-coronation-street-actor-peter-baldwin-dies-aged-82.html. dead.
- News: Coronation Street Star Peter Baldwin Dies . British Sky Broadcasting . Sky News . 24 October 2015 . 24 October 2015.
- News: Anthony . Hayward . Stephen Hancock obituary . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 3 November 2015 . 4 November 2015.
- News: Colin Welland, screenwriter – obituary . Telegraph Media Group . The Daily Telegraph . 3 November 2015 . 3 November 2015.
- News: Actor Warren Mitchell dies aged 89. BBC. BBC News. 14 November 2015. 14 November 2015.
- News: Warren Mitchell – obituary . Telegraph Media Group . The Daily Telegraph . 14 November 2015 . 16 November 2015.
- News: Naseem . Khan . Saeed Jaffrey obituary . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 16 November 2015 . 19 November 2015.
- News: Redvers Kyle 1929–2015. Graham. Russ. Transdiffusion. 19 November 2015. 19 November 2015.
- News: Peter Dimmock, broadcaster – obituary . Telegraph Media Group . The Daily Telegraph . 22 November 2015 . 31 January 2016.
- News: Keith Michell, actor – obituary. The Daily Telegraph Media Group . The Daily Telegraph . 21 November 2015 . 29 November 2015.
- News: Anthony . Hayward . Hazel Adair obituary . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 23 November 2015 . 29 November 2015.
- Web site: The Official Robin Stewart Website – Home. www.robin-stewart.com. 13 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20151126033035/http://www.robin-stewart.com/. 26 November 2015. dead. dmy-all.
- News: Beth Rogan, actress – obituary. The Daily Telegraph Media Group . The Daily Telegraph . 11 December 2015 . 27 August 2016.
- News: Colditz star Anthony Valentine dies at 76 . BBC News . BBC . 2 December 2015 . 2 December 2015.
- Web site: Are You Being Served? actor Nicholas Smith dies aged 81. BBC News. 7 December 2015. 7 December 2015.
- Web site: Emmerdale actress Shirley Stelfox dies aged 74. BBC News. BBC. 8 December 2015. 12 December 2015.
- Web site: Veteran BBC broadcaster and Grace House patron Kathy Secker dies. Sunderland Echo. 16 December 2015. 16 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151218024740/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/veteran-bbc-broadcaster-and-grace-house-patron-kathy-secker-dies-1-7627592. 18 December 2015. dead.
- Web site: Former Tyne Tees presenter Kathy Secker dies aged 70. ITV News. ITV . 16 December 2015 . 16 December 2015.
- News: Richard . Williams . Jimmy Hill obituary . Guardian Media Group . The Guardian . 19 December 2015 . 6 January 2016.