Saturday 18 June 2011

The mysterious death of Barry Evans



Today would have been the 68th birthday of the eternally cute Barry Evans, star of cheesy sitcoms Mind Your Language and Doctor in the House and various risqué movies of the 1970s involving dolly-birds such as Judy Geeson and Adrienne Posta in tight clothing and the hapless males who fail to bed them.

I always had a major crush on Mr Evans, despite his less-than-classic acting career, and on investigation as to what became of him was shocked to find out the mysterious circumstances of his untimely death in 1997...

Described by the press during his lifetime as "a loner", it appears that the beauteous actor had a hidden gay life that he was reluctant to reveal, relying as he did on his "heartthrob appeal" to land screen roles. The tabloids of the time tended to make mincemeat of gay stars, and it is fairly easy to assume he tried everything to avoid this.

As is the wont of all thesps however, his real desire was to be treated seriously and to land some proper acting roles befitting of a more mature actor. However the combination of his youthful charming looks and his typecasting in "light comedy" roles worked against him. He was never given a serious lead role in his career.

Towards the end of his days, he was broke and worked as a cab driver. At the age of 53, he was found dead in his shabby house, a bottle of whisky next to him, and a spilled pot of out-of-date aspirins on the table. Police discovered the actor's body after going to his house to tell him they had recovered his stolen car.

An eighteen-year-old supposed "friend" of Mr Evans was arrested for the theft of the car and in connection with his death. He told police he had visited him on the day he died to say he would not be calling round again, and the actor became upset and drank half a bottle of whisky. The youth was charged with murder/attempted murder and theft but all charges were eventually dropped due to "lack of evidence".

The coroner's report subsequently concluded that Barry Evans had died due to an alcohol overdose, but there remain unexplained facts about the case.

Apparently Mr Evans had some head injuries. There was no trace of aspirin in his body. More mysteriously, his phone lines had been cut. In addition to the car, credit cards were stolen. Later another young man was charged with breaking into the late actor's house and stealing antiques and other valuables that he had collected over the years.

The press reported that Barry Evans committed suicide as a consequence of his declining fame, and that he had been drinking a bottle of whisky every two days in the run-up to his death (a bit strange for a cab driver, surely?).

So the mystery remains. What was the relationship between Mr Evans and these youths? What about the phone lines? A the time Michael Culver, a friend of his, said he found it very suspicious that Evans should phone a friend at five in the morning, ask to be called back, and then cut his own telephone lines.



I suppose we will never know, but we still have that beautiful smile to remember Barry Evans by...


RIP

Barry Evans on IMDB

106 comments:

  1. I used to have a crush on him in Mind Your Language too.

    Never knew he was one of us or that he'd died.

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  2. Bizarre story all round... Jx

    PS I also found out that Robin Nedwell (the other star of Doctor in the House) is also dead. He died of a heart attack after falling off a ladder, aged just 52. The curse of sitcoms.

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    1. He actually died whilst visiting his GP for a routine check up. He arrested and was unable to be revived.

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  3. Never heard of him - but a very interesting story, and one that will hopefully be solved one day.

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  4. You were obviously spared the excruciating Mind Your Language in Iceland... Jx

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  5. I am a great fan of Barry Evans..right now i am watching ''mind your language'' and just thinking what short life such a smiling face could manage.
    may God rest his souls in peace.

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  6. I am a fan of Barry Evans. I like the role of Mr Brown he played in "Mind Your Language". He was a talented actor.

    May God rest his souls in peace.

    U.M Gamage
    26 April 2012

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  7. i am big fan of Barry Evans . i want go back to past 1977 to meet Barry Evans and mind your language entire cast and crew. i can not forget Barry smile . ever since i heard that he is not any more in this world feeling very sad. neither i have power nor money to bring him back to this world or to go England to visit his grave at least once but i am helpless only can desire with tears.

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    1. Hi fazal, Unfortunately he was cremated in London so I don´t know where he can be visited. It was such a big lost, such a nice person and so talented actor...What an unfair life! abandoned as a baby, a loner all his life and he died alone so young...Funny destiny!
      Happy birthday Barry...you will be in our minds..you are not alone anymore...you will not be alone never..

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    2. hi fazal and penelope, he was brilliant actor,only god knows how he died and under which circumstances.mind your language was one of the best programe world over

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    3. I literally just crying. I really miss him . I want to meet him ,

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  8. My ten-year-old kid and I have watched all the episodes of Mind Your Language. Being a language teacher, I feel a sense of nostalgia every time I watch the episodes

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  9. one moment of my life I laughed like anything by watching mind ur language,
    its all because of u,salute to u Barry,I never forget the looks what u have,
    may your soul rest in peace.

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  10. Love and Prayers from Pakistan ! Really miss him ! Such an innocent soul he was ..

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  11. Sad to hear that his dead, but if his alive he would be 70 years old, if theirs a time machine I would go back to 1996 and find him and be his friend and chat with him and he won't be a loner and who knows maybe could save his life too, but this world had lost a good actor like him. I still remember I watched Mind Your Language few years ago in 2007 i was only 13 years and i had a crush on him but his dead so RIP may your soul rest in piece

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  12. He deserved to have been treated better in life, than looked over for aging and left to become a taxi driver. Is this how Britain treats its TV actors?

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  13. after watching Mind Your Language, i went to search about this hillarious actor and get more of his acting movies. this is where i came across the shocking news that this brilliant actor is no more. i wanted to have more of his works because Mind Your Language made me extremely humurous. sad

    RIP Mr. Brown

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    1. You can watch him on YouTube, in the other programmes mentioned in the video.

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  14. I'm sure it would satisfy him now if he knew my children are watching Mind your Language now and I can hear them laughing in the other room.

    Certainly, there was an opportunity lost in not giving him the chance to play in more shows.

    Thanks Barry for the memories and the laughter in my household.

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  15. see u next life,barry...u are the best...

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  16. He was such a jolly actor but I wish I knew how he was really like behind the tele.
    If I could go back in time, I'd try to save him from his miserable fate. I'm putting it in my bucket list to meet the still living cast of Mind Your Language and we could bring back the youthful times of Barry.

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  17. I watched Barry in the sitcom Doctor`s series, as a kid growing up in the late 60`s . I think he was a great talanted comedy actor so sad that he passed on so young. Absolutely love watchin Mind your language o Youtube.

    Barry Evans - A GREAT TALENT!!! SADLY MISSED!!!

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  18. Reading the facts up to his death i feel he was murdered, I think the case should be re-opened i don't think it was a coincidence his car was stolen his credit cards missing also his phone lines was cut it would have been far easier for him just to unplug the phone line then to cut them and also what about the unexplained head injuries? i think he was a very much a underrated actor who was walked over by people in the business... Mind your language.. is still shown in different parts of the world i wonder did he ever get repeat royalties fees while he was alive?

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  19. I have just been watching Mind your Language on utube and thinking ,what a really good looking and really good actor but I also felt that he was deeply vulnerable that`s when I decided to google him and i feel really sad for him I so wish that they could come to a conclusion as to how he met his demise I think he was loved enough by the public to warrant a full and conclusive investigation and finally closure.

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  20. @ Mark Caine ,I absolutely agree with all you have said and also have been thinking along the same lines,I also am wondering why and what about his family.The whole thing is far too suspicious.

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  21. mind your language can never be same again, such comedy doesnt exist in this world. We need to get investigation company checking the birth, life, mystery of his death in detail, and of Dino Shafeek. We would all love to watch detail documentary. I can feel sadness watching these episodes, more sad is Barry Evans death. Its tragic. Sadly we cant even get " behind the scenes" or any retakes of show. Where did the cast live during their taping? God bless you all stars i feel like tears...as you guys are best and sadly will never come again. God bless you.

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    1. They wont make comedy like these any more because they are no longer considered politically correct, its seems we are living in a world where you can only laugh at comedy that has been passed and approved.
      They may as well make it against the law to laugh. Soon we will have underground comedy where people can laugh freely with other people who like to laugh.

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  22. Whatever and however the rest of us feel about the demise of Barry Evans, all I can hope for is that someday the people who were fortunate enough to have been Barry's passengers can come up in unison and share their experiences with the rest of the world.
    There is this certain sense of hostility and disgust that suddenly rises up the moment I hear words like LONER and INTROVERT come up because for one, I am a loner myself and being in such a state most definitely does not mean that I despise company. It just means that given a chance, I would be 100 times more likely to survive alone as compared to those who do not prefer solitude. The word LONER itself is an excuse for the rest of the world to not even bother to greet and eventually befriend the person branded with such a condition because "loners" are more frigid and unforgiving than the rest.
    Which brings me to the most important part of my opinion- what happened to the co-stars? Surely there must have been ONE co-star who was close to Barry- who had the dignity and the humility to eventually start to worry about Barry. The callousness with which fate eventually barged into Barry's life is nothing short of how people in general may have treated Barry because of his quietness and his preference for a calm and meaningful conversation with anyone patient enough to listen.
    But then again, maybe most of the people who were close to Barry always found him in a state where conversations always turned ugly and alcohol replaced the routine tea and scones. But despite all the inadequacies of being a severely drunk and hungover human lost in the deluge of sudden insignificance, there was always that pristine moment of clarity- the moment that nobody ever bothered to learn to have patience for; the kind of patience that lives and breeds among members of the family and the ever thinning and ever dwindling number of a real friend.
    So if there are people who really happened to be one of the few fortunate passengers who Barry chauffeured, this blog is your stage- come right up and tell us about the day Barry Evans drove you home.

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  23. Watching Mind your language at home with my bf. Hopefully what happened to him is found out and he gets the justice he deserves. I miss him greatly x

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  24. I have been watching mind your Language and Die screaming marianne since the early hours of the morning since i bought the DVD i realised its not just chessy sitcoms he did, but sensible things to. Sometimes i'll be walking down the street and think about Barry being happy and being around, but its not going to happen. I really think the case should be reopened and for people who care about Barry to get closure because i know i never will without it. Like other people have said it would be great to go back and rescue him before the tragedy ever happened. I used to travel with mum and dad quiet near by and if any rest is put in my mind is knowing he is well loved by people here and that maybe he didn't know it, but there are kind people when u are lonely and people don't seem to care. I realise that now from my own experience of life and whatever life throws makes me very happy x Rest in peace Barry your always be a big member of a family's you didn't even know you have x Love and kisses x

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  25. So sad this cute actor passed away at an early age.No one could replace or forget his awesome performance and smile in mind your language.

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  26. yes i am wishing to go in a time machine to save barry from that dreadfull day l keep thinking it was murder l am also living alone and feel l would have been a good friend of his, l acturelly have a similer sence of humour to him and a similer manarisms to him,

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  27. I think the whole story surronding barrys death should be re investigated he always looked to happy to think suicide thoughts but then again did he harbour a grudge against his mother for leaving him on a doorstep when he was 2 wks old. Very strange but we do have film reminder so that we never forget him.

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    1. I agree with everything you say regarding them opening a fresh investigation into Barry's death.
      I found something very strange i searched the internet high and low trying to find any interviews he may have given and discovered to my amazement that i cant find anything specially when you take into account how successful Doctor In The House and the spin off series Doctor At Large was, not forgetting the incredible success of Mind Your Language which was pulling in 18 million viewers at the time of its cancellation because the LWT director Grade considered the stereo typing offensive however this comedy was sold all around the world for millions yet Barry died alone penny-less under very suspicious circumstances, still i cant find any interviews he may have given if you learn of and such interviews please let me know.

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    2. The reason you can't find any is because he refused to give them.

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  28. I realize I am quite behind the times, but I have been watching the old Doctor series with fond memories here in Canada, and have only now learned that Barry is no longer amongst us. Entertaining then, fond memories now. A legacy, Barry. Thank you, wherever you are....

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  29. Seemed like they got to be a close bunch in MYL, I wonder if Barry ever befriended anyone there. Time eventually took them separate ways, but did anyone keep in touch? I wonder if he was ever embarrassed to see his old costars, being a cab driver. I wonder if it was embarrassing when customers recognized him as a former actor. I wonder about how many jerks and snobs he had to put up with on the job. Did he have any friends to talk to, or was he very lonely? I think about these things when I see him, and it all makes me very sad. RIP Barry.

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  30. where in claybrooke magna did he live. is the bungalow still standing?

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  31. It's so sad to know that Mr.Barry is no more every time when I watch him I cry..He is such a cute guy and his smile..may His soul rest in eternal peace...till we meet again..

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    1. And that's what am doing right now , just crying and i miss him alot

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  32. I will never forget you Mr.Barry and your cute smile..every time I watch mind your language I cry alot knowing that you are not more...Why did he died that way?..may his soul rest in eternal peace

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  33. I just started watching this TV series and got crush on Barry but when I googled about him, I am still in shock. It seriously is not good. I feel like going back in time and taking him all out of his sufferings and help him improve :( R.I.P

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  34. Apologies if this post comes up twice - me and technology - not good! He seemed to have a Marilyn Monroe kind of vulnerability about his life in that both started life living in an orphanage and ended up passing on in suspect circumstances. In between they became famous and many people seem to be interested and fans of them even now - myself included. I just happened to tune in one day a few months ago and saw him in the comedy 'Doctor at Large'. There is definitely something about the guy that makes you notice him .....

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  35. His life had a Marilyn Monroe vulnerability about it in that both lived in an orphanage at some point in their life and both passed on in suspect circumstances - attributed to suicide in both cases too! He definitely had something about him that made you notice him - again just like Monroe.

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  36. this is my dad's id . I am a 17 yr old girl and I accidently discovered mind your language series and fell in love with BARRY EVANS AT FIRST SIGHT . i was heart broken when i learnt about him . RIP BARRY EVANS............. now i am dying to see series 4 of mind your language. i searched entire internet and its not available . it would be very kind if any one of you would get it to me somehow . in the end , LOVE YOU BARRY....................................

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    1. i do believe you can see most of the series in full on YouTube

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    2. Hello i have series 4 of mind ur lanague has im 35 & have recently fallen in love with barry evans so sad hes gone

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    3. I have fallen in love with Mr.Brown and then barry evans. I have been looking for MYL series 4 for a long time. Coulde you contact me vie juanli.ma@hotmail.com? thank you very very very much!

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  37. I'm a fan of Barry Evans and Mind your language sitcom...i watch it all the time...nothing like the jokes that they make...love his expressions when he is frustrated..RIP Barry Evans...people will always love you..

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  38. I will surely miss you barry. When i have a son one day i will name him as Barry.

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    1. I loved him 'mind your language' the looks, the smile.

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  39. I remember watching Mind Your Language back in the 70's when I was around 6 years old with my parents. I just googled him to find out what he was up to and was shocked to discover he died nearly 20 years ago! RIP Mr Evans you'll never be forgotten.

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  40. Sad to say that he and Ramon Navarro met their deaths at the hands young psychopaths. Pity.

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  41. The police didn't knock themselves out trying to solve the case.

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    1. I have only just found out the details this week about the lonely and tragically sad end to Barry's life. Its upset me because I am a lonely 60 yr old gay man and there were and still are similarities between us, and its obvious that someone got away with causing the end to such a lovely man. I am putting a picture of him on the wall to remember him by and I trust that he's found a quiet place to rest now. It is my hope to meet up with him eventually and the pair of us have a good old natter...something I would have loved to have done while he was still with us...Bye Barry mate....see ya one day

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    2. Sad to read your reply. Gay men need to support each other more - as a young gay man I also feel and see loneliness but instead we focus on putting each other down and ostracising our older brothers. It's a nice tribute to know someone has his picture up on the wall.

      And I agree with the previous post, it's callous how easily they wrote off this case.

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  42. RIP Mr Evans, you wil never be forgotten.. I am very sad to read that...

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  43. For anyone who is interested, Francoise Pascal (aka Danielle of MLY) has a facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FrancoisePascalActress/ She replies to comments here and there, and has said a bit about Barry. For instance, there's a timeline photo of a plaque for Barry captioned:

    "I thought I share this with you! This plaque for Barry Evans (Mr Brown) which George (Giovanni) and I unveiled in 2010 I think! Memory lapsing! Lol! We had a good memorial for him! Xxxx"

    I'm so glad to hear his memory is still alive! Furthermore, someone posted a comment there saying:
    "If it is true that he died lonely, as per wikipedia, it would be a tragedy"

    Ms. Pascal replied:
    "Yes he died alone not lonely! There is a difference! He had many friends! Xxx"

    I do hope she was right! Just thought I'd share as this here; hopefully it'll lift some spirits. This also seems to be only corner on the internet to talk about Mr. Evans; I don't always reply, but I receive notifications when a new comment is posted and I read every single one. Best wishes.

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  44. :O OMG.....!!!! i juz finished watching Mind your Language and i searched him on the internet....
    hez dead!! :'( em crying my eyes out!!!

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  45. Sooo sad he's dead!!! Wow whats a actor and I abousultely loved mind that language !

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  46. Today is a sad day for me.
    Suddenly, thoughts of my favorite sitcom, MYL came to my mind. o, I went on the net and watched an episode, the one where Ali would be suspecting that his wife is having an affair. After, a good laugh, I decided to goggle to find what is Barry Evans is doing these days.
    It was a shock to find out that he has passed on. Tears formed in my eyes to know that the later part of his life was not too kind to him. He was a favorite to many. Barry, rest in peace. My prayers are always with you.

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  47. What a sad ending to a life that had a sad start.xxx

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  48. He had no-one.
    He was abandoned by his parents as a kid & grew up in a home.
    No parents, no brothers or sisters, no uncles, aunts, cousins. No-one.
    So so sad. What a gorgeous-looking fella. Love him in Mulberry Bush.

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  49. Barry Evans was my first crush. I fell for him in Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush, I was a teenager at the time. Never knew he was gay, but wished in my mind that he was so I could 'dream' about him and me together. Times were different then of course, people kept their sexuality a secret if it wasn't heterosexual. Thank God times have changed, but how sad to die so young and in such a lonely way. God bless you Barry, and thank you for those teen year memories.

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    1. I only started watching him in the 90s (MYL repeats) as a kid, but can definitely see why a teenager at the time would have such dreams! Never knew about his death until recently, though. Not sure if it was mentioned on the TV news.

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  50. In 1996 I had an advert in a local(Leicestershire) paper, for my old but mint, Sony TV, and Barry was the one who came to my house and bought it.
    He still looked very good, very young looking etc, many ask why I didn't get a picture, but it was long before mobile and 'selfies' were common - the memory of the event is sharp, one I will always recall with both amazement and sadness, as it was not that long after I heard of his passing.
    A charming man, underrated actor with a unique charisma.

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  51. RIP, Mr Evans. You deserve all sorts of accolades for your talent and human traits. Such a tragic end of an eternally cute human being 😞

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  52. RIP Barry!
    You will be missed!

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  53. I have just watched the film Mind your language and Barry Evans is really excelent. So I decided looking some information about him. I'm very sad when I know he has pass on. I feel upset and don't want to watch the film any more. I can stand when I see his smile, the way he say, the way he react to his students. Omg, what a life. Why a terrible life. Now I cannot sleep when I think about him.

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  54. 20 years later murder unsolved. No one has done any documentary on great forgotten actor?? It is so sad and heartbreaking to see his videos. We need Police to reopen the case. Barry Evans , Dino Shafeek we miss you dearly and the Spanish star. This comedy can never ever be same or repeated never. I am sad everytime. People mourned gay George Michael but Barry Evans is ignored. I will visit Leceister and his church. God bless and may we get answers.singh

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    1. Sadly he had no next of kin nor friends to keep the media attention, so it was easy to close the case.

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  55. I loved his comedy, his smile and a gentle face. It takes me back to the time when I was only 11 when I start watching this series in 1982. I associate him with a lot of people I know including me as looking younger than your age can be an immense problem. Also I think good people leave this world earlier but they give a lot of good but haunted memories, a huge slice of nostalgia as well as a lot of pain. A sweet bitter combination where you begin to value others of similar qualities and hope they stay longer than .....

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  56. I have fond memories of Doctor in the House and MYL. I think of Barry often and wish his life had been happier.

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  57. Its tragic ,, nothing happens by saying we are sad upon barry tragic death,, we should do something and that something can be very smal
    But can prove hlarious if we work hard eg if we can manage first to make a page on facebook by which we can give a messege to the world and to the owner of barry death case to reopen his case and find what really was the matter behind his death!! Its stupid to say that he has committed suicide which abviously does not make any sense,,

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  58. Mind your Language will be forever love & watch by all nationalities.Barry Evans you will be miss

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  59. I try..keep trying to forget about him. But it is impossible. How.. His gentle face..voice..his talent. Barry Evans..why u leave us so soon..you never be replace barry. I miss u so much.. I search every single article about u. U such a strong heart my man. U keep find extra money to make your life better. About marriage, u had make a good decision about it my man. Dead, no one can stop it. I miss you barry. Miss u .. Hmm..

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  60. I'm so saddened by the fact that this ever happy looking actor, died a death that many of us would consider a mystery which should be unravelled someday. He was a great actor always full of smiles behind his serious face during the comedy classes. We will ever remember you, rest on.

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  61. I saw a clip of MYL episode on facebook and found it very funny so i went to the youtube and watched all episodes of it nearly 4 times in a row. I can't express my pain when i came to know about the life of Barry Evans. I wish I could go back to the Old time to meet that great actor and let him know that his fans loves him so much..! His smile, his youthful innocent face I cannot forget for a single moment. RIP Barry evans you will be missed forever

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  62. I'm convinced that Barry Evans was murdered, and believe the Leicestershire Police should reopen the case. There are too many flaws in the 1997 conclusion of suicide. It was very convenient for the police to ignore cases involving the sudden deaths of allegedly homosexual men, on the grounds of 'oh he probably deserved it'. Barry's killer still walks free. Justice must prevail.

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  63. Hi, I am from Malaysia. Seen MYL when I was small and now 46, it is still airwd on cable tv. Season 2 , 4th episode. RIP Barry....

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  64. The case was easily closed because he had no family and few friends to keep the media interested.

    Also if he was gay, another reason in the 1990s to ignore his death.

    This case needs to be reopened urgently.

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  65. Rest and peace mr.brown
    I m sorry to hear that mr.brown


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  66. I bought Barry Evan's on a DVD called Here we go round the mulberry Bush comedy film 1968.Bsrry was good in that as a playboy with shirts with lots of girls.So sad a good actor like Barry to pass away at a early age.Doctor in the House TV comedy was good in the 70s too & mind your language.Barry Evan's R.I.P.

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  67. His last known address:
    https://www.google.ca/maps/place/3+Bell+St,+Claybrooke+Magna,+Lutterworth+LE17+5AL,+UK/@52.4931036,-1.2725954,14z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x4877437caa3520a5:0x9df9a6804715eb1a!2s3+Bell+St,+Claybrooke+Magna,+Lutterworth+LE17+5AL,+UK!3b1!8m2!3d52.4931548!4d-1.2727168!3m4!1s0x4877437caa3520a5:0x9df9a6804715eb1a!8m2!3d52.4931548!4d-1.2727168

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  68. I liked his voice It had a kind of reassuring tone to it. Little wonder he played doctors or a language teacher. He was a fine comedic actor who went far too soon R.I.P.

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  69. Man Just finished watching mind your language and i wanted to check up on all his works, so devastated to find about his late life story and how he died.

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  70. I watched MYL when I was young. Now I am watching its rerun on tv and decided to google what the actors looked like right now. I am really shocked to find out he is dead and he died a mysterious death. How time flies and what a sad ending to his life.

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  71. I've been watching Mind your Language for months and then i just got know right now that he is already dead in a miserable way. Im really really sad about what happen to him. May he rest in peace huhu

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  72. I will always remember the wonderful barry evans. His tragic end was not what he deserved! I think the 3 youths had something to do with this. Dna is far advanced and barry case should be looked into. Rip.

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  73. I had such a crush on him. I loved Doctor in the House and saw it when they showed it in the U.S. many years ago. I always thought that he looked a lot like the country singer Jim Stafford, but cuter. It's a shame that he couldn't get the acting roles he wanted; but not everyone can do comedy, as he could. I'm sorry his life ended that way -- he deserved a lot better than that.

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