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Ian Lavender RIP

Such sad news that the last surviving member of the Dad's Army cast, is no longer with us. One of the great shows and it stands the test of time, I can watch it again and again. He was a Brummie too and went to Bournville Technical School, before moving onto The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School with the assistance of a grant from the City of Birmingham. HEITS!

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John L said:
Such sad news that the last surviving member of the Dad's Army cast, is no longer with us. One of the great shows and it stands the test of time, I can watch it again and again. He was a Brummie too and went to Bournville Technical School, before moving onto The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School with the assistance of a grant from the City of Birmingham. HEITS!

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john i was there the day carl..ian and jasper was at centenary square...plenty of laffs that day

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A Sparks said:
Ian Lavender has passed away aged 77.
I was very surprised to read this, I guess because we tend to still think of him as the 'boy' in Dad's Army.
RIP Ian

www.bbc.co.uk

Ian Lavender: Dad's Army star dies aged 77

Birmingham-born Lavender became a household name thanks to his role as Private Pike in the BBC sitcom.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Don't give him your name pike.... best gag I ever heard in my life ... R.I.P. mate.... Last of the army....
 
Sorry to hear sad news yesterday about Ian Lavender. I was at Bournville Boy's Technical Grammar school between 1952 -1958 so Ian would have would have attended 2-3 years later than me. I remember the school had a very good drama society and put on some excellent production. Ian later had stage roles as Romeo and Pontious Pilate . He liked drama, Aston Villa and girls. There was a seperate girl's school on the same site off Griffins Brook Lane in Bournville - happy days
 
Sten Thomas said:
How sad about Ian. Anyone know exactly where in Birmingham he came from?
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From the Bromsgrove newspaper ...

Mr Lavender, who grew up in Longbridge and went to Bournville Technical College, featured in the show which spanned nine series between 1968 and 1977.​

 
I was at Villa Park last night and they did a nice tribute to Ian last night (part of which was also shown before the game on ITV). The Dad's Army music was played and some photographs of "Pike" were shown on the scoreboard.
 
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