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James Buckley was 37 - credited as Nevi in Orphan 55

James Buckley is an English stand-up comedian, actor, musician and YouTuber.

He is best known for playing Jay Cartwright in the BAFTA-winning E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners.

Buckley was born in Croydon, England. His first role was in 2001 as Johnny Vaughan's twelve-year-old godson in the BBC sitcom 'Orrible.

His stage credits include the West End musical Les Misérables as Gavroche and Whistle Down the Wind as Clarence.

As well as The Inbetweeners and Rock & Chips, Buckley's other credits include an episode of Skins and episodes of The Bill, Holby City and Teachers.

Gillian Taylforth was 69 - credited as Kathy Beale in Dimensions In Time(Misc)

Gillian Taylforth is best known as Kathy Beale in Eastenders and Nikki Wright in The Bill.

Vernon Dobtcheff was 90 - 5 credits, including Scientist in The War Games

Vernon Dobtcheff (born 14 August 1934) is a French and British actor.

Dobtcheff was born in Nîmes, France, to a family of Russian descent. He attended Ascham Preparatory School in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, in the 1940s, where he won the Acting Cup. One of his many television roles was as the Chief Scientist in the Doctor Who series The War Games in 1969.

Patsy Smart (died 1996 aged 77) would have been 106 - credited as Ghoul in The Talons of Weng-Chiang

Patsy Smart was an English actress who is best remembered for her performance as Miss Roberts in the 1970s ITV television drama Upstairs, Downstairs.

She also appeared in: Danger Man, Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, The Prisoner, The Avengers, The Sweeney,Blake's 7, The Chinese Detective, Minder, Rentaghost, Terry and June, Farrington of the F.O., Casualty, Hallelujah!, and The Bill.

In her later roles, she was expert at playing dotty old ladies (her Mrs Sibley and Miss Dingle characters in Terry and June being examples) to perfection. Another example was as the wife of the gardener in the Miss Marple episode "The Moving Finger" which starred Joan Hickson.

Patsy Smart died aged 77 in Northwood, Middlesex in England of barbiturate poisoning.

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