Age 81 – Celebrity Death Club

Roy Barraclough, 81…. Dead!

Coronation Street actor Roy Barraclough has died. The Lancashire-born star was also known for his partnership with Les Dawson, especially their portrayal of duo Cissie and Ada. His agent said he died on Thursday, after a short illness.

Political Discussions And Ranting Thread 27th January 2026
His grandparents worked in factories in Manchester, his parents worked for the NHS in Manchester and he went to Salford Uni before working at the University of Manchester.. but I appreciate your point. I had thought they might go for Maggie Oliver. I think this is again about building a ‘credible’ Shadow Cabinet, rather than […]
Hunger Strikers 27th January 2026
Packs it in when the going gets tough. On the food and water again.
Political Discussions And Ranting Thread 27th January 2026
Matt Goodwin an surprising choice for Reform in Gorton and Denton. I was expecting them to go local and pick someone working class and Nothern who had defected from Labour.
Mahathir Mohamad 27th January 2026
Went for iced chocolate, but not discharged yet. All things considered not bad, but both he and Hasmah are wheelchairbound.
Jack Nicholson 27th January 2026
Looks fine to me, just mobility declining with age, good for a few more years yet
Derby Dead Pool - The Lost And The Missed 27th January 2026
List of the Lost: Hifumi Kato, Shogi player. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/japan/japan-shogi-master-obituary/ https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2026/celebs_K.html#katohi0026
Liza Minnelli 27th January 2026
It's no Don't Drop Bombs, which has possibly the greatest music video ever produced.
Kill or Save: The Themed Games 27th January 2026
@BuffaloPhil, it looks like you only included 1 Oasis track in the list, did you mean to add a second? (It is possible I've missed it when I'm looking down the list)
Ideas and possibilities for 2027 27th January 2026
Dodgy stuff and likely better posted hereabouts via a link rather than the ranter-fire magnet of naming the poor woman but. A teacher, repeatedly told there was nothing wrong finally got a terminal diagnosis. Low-hanger dead pool gold 2027, or summat. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2jkp5ke1po
Boxing Clever? 27th January 2026
Binged on the Channel 4 series the Four Kings (Bruno, Benn, Eubank and Lewis) over the last few days. Towards the end one of Bruno's daughters indicates tests on her dad have revealed his brain is "going downhill", presumably early stages of dementia. National hero or not, he's likely of increasing interest hereabouts from now […]