Ned Sherrin and Ronnie Hazlehurst dead

Posted by: JamieWednesday on 02 October 2007

Like buses...

Shame, Ned always seemed a fantastic bloke and Ronnie wrote the theme tune to every single comedy programme broadbast by the BBC. Ever. Or so it seemed. (The theme tune to Some Mothers Do 'ave 'em was apparently morse code played on a piccolo spelling out the programme title... - go on whistle it in your head now. See?!)

Posted on: 02 October 2007 by Guido Fawkes

Very sad indeed - two great characters who were superb entertainers.

Ronnie H was quite superb - everybody knows his tunes and likes them, even if they don'y know he wrote them. I didn't know that about SMDae, but it's clear when now you've said - sheer genius.

Similarly, Ned was behind the scenes at many a great comedy/satire show.

They'll both be missed.

Posted on: 02 October 2007 by u5227470736789439

Nothing to say beyond that I shall miss Ned Sherrin on the Radio very much, and that the world will be a musically poorer place without Ronnie Hazelhurst...

George