Jeremy Beadle

[Mrs Poyks]

Its' just been announced that Jeremy Beadle has died from pneumonia.

The following is taken from the Daily Mail Online:

"The former Beadle's About and You've Been Framed presenter had battled leukaemia and cancer in recent years, and died of pneumonia after being admitted to a North London hospital last week.

"His wife Sue and close friends were at his bedside.

In a statement, Beadle's agent, Nick Canham of MPC entertainment, said: "Our heartfelt condolences go to his wife Sue, his two daughters, Cassie and Bonnie and his stepchildren Leo and Claire. He will be greatly missed." As a stalwart of ITV for many years, Beadle regularly pulled in television audiences in excess of 15 million for Beadle's About and You've Been Framed. His Saturday night shows were the first to win the ratings battle with BBC.

Beadle, who was 59, was a significant fundraiser for Children with Leukaemia throughout his life and is estimated to have raised more than £100 million for charities of all description.

He was awarded an MBE in 2001 for his charity work.

Beadle was diagnosed with cancer in 2005, but never allowed the condition to affect him.

Last autumn, he released three new books, and prior to his illness he was working on a series of television formats.

Born in Hackney, he attended Orpington County Secondary Boys' School and then had an adventurous youth travelling and working throughout Europe. He worked as a taxi driver, tour guide, music festival promoter, co-edited Time Out London and edited Time Out in the North West. "


This is so tragic. Jeremy Beadle was a legend and I remember him from Game from a lugh which I regularly watched as a teenager.

My thoughts are with his family at this very sad time.

Jeremy Beadle R.I.P.

[Stu]

Very sad.
R.I.P.

[mrgrotey]

Aww man didnt know about this one, hasnt been on news near me at all. Very sad indeed, he ruled saturday night tv back when there was such a thing.

[Scifishocks]

Whoa!
I kid you not... I had a dream in which Beadle was involved (briefly) last night but thought nothing of it.
And I have been off work and not seen the news today. Honestly!
How weird is that?

I'm really sorry to hear this.
I met Beadle, personally, myself when I was a young fella (in the early 80's sometime) when he was taken along by my father and others on a trip to take underpriveliged kiddies to France (my Dad was very active in kiddies charities himself and he took me and my brother along as 'helpers' ). The place we went (Le Touquet) was miserable that day, it was raining and the food that was laid on was AWFUL. We visited a zoo and the animals all seemed depressed as well.
But Beadlebum (his nickname at the time) dotted around everyone trying to keep the spirits up. And he did a cabaret, later for the grown-ups, that would have made Chubby Brown blush! It was very observational and funny, though, and reminded us of what we had achieved.
Beadle, basically, struck me as a very nice bloke.... and VERY witty and clever.
I also remember the syndicated call-in show he had on the radio back then, of an evening, which I loved. I would listen to that as much as I could, under the covers! If you'd heard that, you'd know that he was far over and above the TV stuff he did.
I never bought into the Beadle-baiting that went on, as these things tend to do for well known people. Because I knew how much better he was than what he sometimes did.
And hats off to him.... because his living allowed him to work for charity like he did.
He was also, I understand, as an avid reader and researcher, a much respected commentator in the field of criminology, an MBE for charity work and many other things.
He was an inveterate trivialist.... and his radio and TV shows bore this out. Which made them endlessly fascinating.
A sad loss, indeed. A clever man, a rebel.... and a gent.
R.I.P. Beadlebum.

[Bagnew]

RIP Jeremy.

[RustiSwordz]

Yes i only realised the full extent of the man when he passed away, respect to the man.

RIP dude.

[richardburton]

Aye, much respect to the man - he was ridiculed unfairly at times.