Richard Briers – a life in photos

RIP Richard Briers. You lived The Good Life moved in Ever Decreasing Circles. You were the voice of Fiver in Watership Down. You made it look easy, like you weren’t acting. Emphysema killed him. As he said:“I was diagnosed five years ago and didn’t think it would go quite as badly as it has. It’s a bugger, but there it is. I used to love smoking.”

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The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh meet the cast of The Good Life at the BBC TV studios in Shepherd's Bush. They attended a recording of the show in aid of the Joint UK Appeal for the Commonwealth Games. The cast are (l-r) Paul Eddington, Penelope Keith, Felicity Kendal and Richard Briers.