Brian Wilde 1921-2008

Comic actor Brian Wilde has died suddely at the age of 86 in a week that has seen British celebrities dropping like flies.

Blessed with two memorable roles in Britain's best-loved situation comedies - Porridge and Last of the Summer Win - his many fans will remember him both as the put-upon prison officer Mr Barrowclough and the old soldier-cum-dreamer Foggy Dewhirst.

A son of the county of Lancashire, he will be sorely missed in his home county, despite his best-known role being that of a Yorkshireman.

Also dead: Oscar-winning actor Paul Schofield 1922-2008

Latest game standings

Following the carnage of the last 24 hours - proving that deaths always come in threes if the stabilty of the universe is to be maintained - now is a good time as any to update the leaderboard.

20: John

10: Ninjabadger
10: Pieboy32
10: Robert Hart

0: Everybody else

Arthur C Clarke 1917-2008

Legendary science fiction author Sir Arthur C Clarke finally departs the planet, after years of unfounded rumours of his demise.

Author of the classic "2001: A Space Odyssey", Clarke was one of the great thinkers who brought much of what was science fiction into what is now science fact.

Clarke was the first to suggest geo-stationary satellites - which are now in everyday use for communications and television, while research continues on his idea of a "space elevator" which would make costly rocket launches obsolete.

Scores game points for Robert Hart (who chooses Nelson Mandela as a replacement), Ninjabader and Pieboy32.

Anthony Mingella 1954-2008

Academy Award-winning film director, taken from us at the age of 54.

Minghella picked up his Oscar for his film The English Patient, and was also known for the iconic chick-flick Truly, Madly, Deeply as well as The Talented Mr Ripley and Cold Mountain.

A hugely talented individual, his death is a great loss to the entertainment industry.

Captain Birdseye 1922-2008

Flags fly at half-mast wherever salty sea dogs may be found as Captain Birdseye - aka actor John Hewer dies at the age of 86.

An icon of British popular culture, there was an outcry when Hewer was replaced by a younger, and frankly inferior, model several years ago.

Let me see: Five fishfingers. Two minutes in the microwave. Slap between two slices of fresh bread with loads of ketchup. Om nom nom nom.

Yaaaaarrrrrr!

Death's Door Celebrity Update

Invoking Rule 7 on Death's Door Celebrities - PATRICK SWAYZE is currently excluded from game death lists until he either carks it, or starts feeling a lot better.

So there.

Dead Pool Scoreboard: IT IS HERE

I've finally got my arse into gear and have uploaded the game scoreboard onto the net in handy Excel format.

IT IS HERE

That is all.

Paul Raymond 1925-2008

Porn baron, night club owner, property billionaire, spiv.

Paul Raymond was the daddy of British smut and jazz, opening the infamous Raymond's Revue Bar in 1957, and operating such legendary top-shelf titles as Razzle and Men Only.

Rumoured to be worth over a billion thanks to astute property dealings in central London, Raymond goes to his grave remembered as the "King of Porn". The lights at Loaded, Nuts and Zoo should be dimmed on this news, for they'd be nowhere without Raymond's influence in the field of naked tarts.

The public expects one, final Razzle pile-up at his funeral. It's what he would have wanted.

A bit like this, really. Look at the handles on that.