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This time a year ago the curtain had dropped on the traditional panto at the Wyvern Theatre and a new season of shows was on its way.

Derek Fowlds, also known to TV viewers as private secretary Bernard Woolley in Yes, Minister and then Yes, Prime Minister, died aged 82 in hospital last January after battling pneumonia and sepsis The actor who found fame as the sidekick to Basil Brush left an estate worth more than £3million. Derek Fowlds, also known to TV viewers as private secretary Bernard Woolley in Yes, Minister and then Yes, Prime Minister, died aged 82 in hospital last January after battling pneumonia and sepsis. Fowlds, pictured with Basil, appeared as ‘Mr Derek’ on the BBC’s Basil Brush Show from 1969 to 1973...

John Lister with his wife, Ella, who died earlier in 2020 after contracting coronavirus - Credit: Copyright: Archant 2019 But the 101-year-old, who lives at Thorp House care home in Griston, near Watton, could never have foreseen the astonishing reaction to Throughout December he was John Lister, who lives at Thorp House in Griston, near Watton, has been inundated with gifts and cards - Credit: Marcia Hughes Mr Lister, who lived for many years in Deopham and ran the Half Moon pub with his wife, has even received personal letters from Captain Tom Moore and Sir Richard Branson.  But the Sec...

Neil Peart passed on January 7 from brain cancerCredit: Getty - Contributor As a member of prog-rock group Rush, the 67-year-old Canadian was considered to be one of the great drummers. As Rush’s main lyricist, Neil – who died of brain cancer on Jan 7 – helped the band sell over 40million albums. DEREK FOWLDS Derek Fowlds died on January 17 from pneumoniaCredit: BBC Best known for his role as naive Bernard Woolley in Yes Minister. As “Mr Derek” he was Basil Brush’s sidekick in the 70s and grumpy Oscar Blaketon in ITV’s Heartbeat for 18 years. He died aged 82 on Jan 17 with pneum...

15 shares 1962: This is me with a little hedgehog called Spike McPike in my first ever TV appearance, for a show called The Three Scampis. He disappeared off the scene quite quickly, but I do remember him being a little bit prickly. Unlike me, he didn’t have two big ears and a catchphrase and I’ve no idea what his props are here. He’s either got one of those things you eat Chinese food with or he’s trying to poke me up the bottom. Either way, Spike McPike died a death and was never heard of again 1968: I got a spot on The David Nixon Show and it was where my catchphrase, ‘Boom, boom...