Died in 2018 – Celebrity Death Club

Week 337. Bill Maynard, 89…. Dead!

Bill Maynard, perhaps most famous for his role as Greengrass in the long running TV police drama ‘Heartbeat’, has died at the age of 89. He starred as the character Greengrass from 1992 until 2000, reprising the role for several

Political Frailty 27th January 2026
Frederick Vreeland (Wiki), United States Ambassador to Morocco dead at 98
Kill or Save: UK No.3 Hits of the 50s 27th January 2026
27/1/26 45 Little Richard - Long Tall Sally 44 Connie Francis - Lipstick on Your Collar 41 Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop +4 31 Elvis Presley - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear 30 Neil Sedaka - Oh! Carol 30 Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me 27 The […]
Derby Dead Pool 2026 27th January 2026
I sent an email about it a while back but I'm not sure it's still being read. Anyway, the Ed Burns in my The Wire -team should be this screenwriter/producer born in 1946, rather than the actor born in 1968. The info card even has a picture of the correct Ed Burns but the rest […]
Kill or Save: Best of the Rest Top 20 Hits of the 90s 27th January 2026
27/1/26 42 Travis - Driftwood 38 Queen - No-One But You +1 38 The Cardigans - My Favourite Game +3 37 Weezer - Buddy Holly 34 The Wannadies - You And Me Song 32 Mike & The Mechanics - Over My Shoulder 29 The Presidents Of The United States Of America - Lump 29 […]
Football Manager Sacking Bingo 3 27th January 2026
I think this was inevitable especially as the Chairman was in attendance for Saturday's humiliation (only the second home game he has been to this season). Assuming Leicester don't get a points deduction I do not think they are in immediate danger of relegation. Thanks to Sheffield Wednesday and other teams being as bad if […]
Kill or Save: Best of the Rest Top 20 Hits of the 90s 27th January 2026
27/1/26 42 Travis - Driftwood 37 Weezer - Buddy Holly +2 37 Queen - No-One But You 35 The Cardigans - My Favourite Game 34 The Wannadies - You And Me Song 32 Mike & The Mechanics - Over My Shoulder 29 The Presidents Of The United States Of America - Lump +2 29 Alanis […]
Kill or Save: UK No.3 Hits of the 50s 27th January 2026
27/1/26 45 Little Richard - Long Tall Sally 44 Connie Francis - Lipstick on Your Collar 37 Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop 31 Elvis Presley - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear 30 Neil Sedaka - Oh! Carol 30 Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me 27 The Crickets […]
Death Anniversary Thread 27th January 2026
Francis Drake died on this day 430 years ago, aged 56. - Drake started his career as a mariner at a young age, working as a treasurer on a relative's ship. By the time he was 22 years old he turned to privateer work, raiding Portuguese slave ships- though he sold the Africans aboard rather […]
Baseball 27th January 2026
Zack Monroe who made one appearance for the New York Yankees in the 1958 World Series as part of a two-year Major League career that included 24 regular season games, has died. He was 94. https://www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb/yankees-world-series-champion-dies-11420958
Kill or Save: UK No.3 Hits of the 50s 27th January 2026
27th January 45 Little Richard - Long Tall Sally 44 Connie Francis - Lipstick on Your Collar 37 Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop +1 33 The Crickets - Oh, Boy! +1 31 Elvis Presley - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear +1 30 Neil Sedaka - Oh! Carol 30 Shirley Bassey […]