why didn't you tell me that ronald magill had died?

he was the bloke who played amos brearly, the pub landlord in 'emmerdale farm' - the one with the muttonchop
whiskers who said: "nay mr wilks" a lot and became something of a megastar of this uk tv series.

the pub was called the woolpack.
he was in emmerdale farm from its first programme in october 1972 and played amos for 19 years.

he left the regular cast in 1991, returning for brief appearances in 1994 and for his on-screen wedding to annie sugden in 1995.

he died aged 87.
sadly missed.

i never watch emmerdale now (modernised, you see - they dropped 'farm' from the title).

come to think of it, i don't watch coronation street any more either (or is that called 'coronation' now?).