2016 takes another gem from us.

[dizzojay]

Today the sad news broke that Andrew Sachs passed away aged 86 after a long battle with dementia.

Andrew Sachs was the genius behind Manuel, the hapless bumbling spanish waiter in Fawlty Towers, one of the iconic comedy characters of British culture.

Manuel may have been created by John Cleese and Connie Booth when they wrote Fawlty Towers, but it was Andrew Sachs who brought him to life and wedged him firmly into the hearts of every British person for whom the phrases 'Que?' and 'I know nah-thing!' have entered the national lexicon.

Thank you for the laughs Andrew ...

Adios Manuel x

Comments

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Si si!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Que?

[fairyniamh]

2016 is a bitch and not in a good way. I had really hoped that the start of the year would not be the tale for the year to come... but it has been.

:( Just a few more weeks and hopefully 2017 will be kinder to us.

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

We can only hope!

[julchen11.livejournal.com]

What a year...

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Absolutely :(

[ennisjackdean.livejournal.com]

Tribute by John Cleese is lovely. :((

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

It was, I saw it yesterday. brought a tear to my eye!

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

Well, fuck it! Who's going to take the blame for this year?!? Which one of us sold something like a soul and the bills come due?!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Donald Trump.
It's got to be!!!

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

*ACK*

[jj1564.livejournal.com]

Aw, he was such a great comic actor and a lovely guy. This is a brilliant tribute to the hapless Manuel! I also loved his "I speaka de Engleesh I learnt it from a book!"

2016 can do one!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Manual was such an adorable bumbling idiot. He is an icon and a legend and it's all thanks to Andrew Sachs' talent.

2016 can indeed 'do one'.