And, so, farewell then, Joss Ackland (who died on the weekend) - a man with the most mellifluous voice; his career ranged from his earliest beginnings in the Old Vic's theatre company alongside the likes of Maggie Smith, Judi Dench and Tom Courtenay to Z-Cars to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, to starring roles in White Mischief and The Mighty Ducks, taking in lead roles in the original stage versions of Evita and A Little Night Music in-between. He appeared in everything from Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey to the Royal Shakespeare Company's King Lear - and this!
RIP, Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland CBE (29th February 1928 – 19th November 2023)
By way of a finale, one for Mitzi and Ms Scarlet, who were having a recent conversation about the place, this:
It's a lovely and charismatic place, indeed - all made better by that voice...
