Wendy Richard - dying of cancer...

[Skylace]

Thanks for posting that Face. I always thought it was great that Natalie and Wendy got on so well.

Natalie is also looking just fine. She has put on some weight again but she still looks lovely. However, Letitia Dean looks like she has had her boobs done or at least gained a lot of weight in her chest.

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Wendy Richard's final TV role

Wendy Richard fans will be able to see the actress in her last TV role when she appears in an episode of Miss Marple later this year. The former EastEnders actress, who died of cancer in February aged 65, plays family cook Mrs Crump in an adaptation of Agatha Christie's A Pocket Full Of Rye on ITV1. She filmed the part almost a year before she died.

An ITV1 spokeswoman said Richard's family, including her widower John Burns, had been made aware of the programme, which is set to be part of the channel's autumn schedule. The episode also marks Julia McKenzie's debut as the spinster detective, and sees the final performance of In Sickness And In Health actor Ken Campbell as butler Mr Crump.

Richard was loved by millions as Pauline Fowler in EastEnders and Miss Brahms in Are You Being Served? Earlier this month, dozens of her former soap co-stars attended the unveiling of a memorial plaque at a London pub that the actress's parents used to run.

[SpursFan1902]

That will be interesting to see. One last performance...cool. Amazing how different she looks. I am always surprized how much of a difference hair, makeup, and clothes make....guess I should remember to wear some makeup once in awhile!!

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Grace Brothers reopens
In honour of star Wendy Richard

Are You Being Served? store Grace Brothers is to be recreated in tribute to the sitcom’s star Wendy Richard. Part of London department store Selfridges is to be converted into the comedy set for a charity sale of designer items from the late actress’s wardrobe next month.

Actors Trevor Bannister and Frank Thornton will reprise their roles as Mr Lucas and Captain Peacock for the event on December 8. Richard’s role of Miss Brahms will be taken by fellow EastEnders actress Natalie Cassidy, while Laila Morse – aka Albert Square’s Mo Harris – will recreate Mollie Sugden’s character of Mrs Slocombe.

Richard’s widower, John Burns, organised the sale of more than 1,000 items – including Chanel suits, Prada handbags and Gucci sunglasses – in a bid to raise more than £50,000 for her favourite charity, the Lady Taverners.

[SpursFan1902]

That's pretty cool. What or who are the Lady Taverners?

[faceless]

I'm guessing it's posh women who like a drink!

[eefanincan]