OT - Alexandra Bastedo dead at 67

[Dave Baker]

"Artic"

[Artic]

Dave Baker scribbled...

[Artic]

EVEN better again...

[Nightjar]

[Tim Watts]

On Tuesday 14 January 2014 16:32 Nightjar wrote in uk.d-i-y:

Nope, it has to be Soolin. This:

would be worth getting shot in the face by a plasma blaster thingy!

[Nightjar]

Just another generic blonde IMO, of which there are lots on TV. Servalan was unique, sexy and had character, even if it was not a particularly nice character.

Colin Bignell

[Tim Watts]

On Tuesday 14 January 2014 18:28 Nightjar wrote in uk.d-i-y:

Oooh we are fussy. Bet you wouldn't kick her out of bed ;->

[tim......]

It's going to get most people as modern medicine stops us dying of "other" things

tim

[Nightjar]

Heart disease, dementia/Alzheimer?s disease, and cerbrovascular disease are still the three main causes of death in the UK.

Colin Bignell

[Rick Hughes]

I watched a re-run of the first Gerry & Sylvia Anderson series to use real people .. "UFO" Only now did I realise just how wonderful Gabrielle Drake was as Lt. Kay Ellis .... Maybe it was the purple hair and bacofoil mini skirts ?

[Rick Hughes]

In comparison to Diana Rig ... you jest Sir.

[tim......]

This says different:

(I really have no idea)

And people don't generally die of dementia (unless it causes them to forget they are on the 2nd floor and they walk out of the window). They die with dementia, of something else

tim

[Nightjar]

From the Office of National Statistics:

'Heart disease was the biggest cause of death in 2012, killing over

64,000 people, followed by dementia and Alzheimer?s disease which caused more than 43,000 deaths, and cerebrovascular diseases which were responsible for more than 35,000 deaths. In 2012, 80% of men and 88% of women who died were aged 65 or over. The leading cause of death for men was heart disease (15.6%) and the leading cause for women was dementia and Alzheimer?s disease (11.5%).'

Colin Bignell

[Nightjar]

Since I've been on blood pressure reducing medication, the only thing I have been able to do in bed is sleep :-(

Colin Bignell

[Bob Eager]

+1

[Bob Eager]

Incidentally, she had an obituary in the 'i' yesterday (14th Jan). Fairly surprised as they only do one each day, and even 'important' people have to take their turn. Perhaps someone there lusted after her too...

[AnthonyL]

Doesn't anyone ever die of old age nowadays? Also a fan of AB in my teenage years, she replaced Susan Maughan.

[Nightjar]

On 16/01/2014 13:39, AnthonyL wrote: ...

Being old is not an inherently fatal condition; It merely increases the risk of death from a number of causes.

As the photos near the bottom of this link show, Susan Maughan has aged well:

Colin Bignell

[AnthonyL]

Thanks for that. Always knew she was too old for me.