RIP Thread for Notable People

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Actress Stephanie Cole, known for roles in Tenko, Open All Hours and Coronation Street, has died aged 84.

I also remember her sparring with Graham Crowden in retirement home sitcom Waiting For God and trying to keep some sort of order amidst the crew's madcap shenanigans on BBC Radio 4 small time airline sitcom Cabin Pressure.

Stephanie Cole: Coronation Street and Doc Martin actress dies aged 84

She was best known for playing the character Dr Beatrice Mason in the 1980s BBC wartime TV drama

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TV presenter Esther Rantzen has died aged 86.

Dame Esther Rantzen, who has died at the age of 86, was best known for presenting the BBC TV programme That's Life!
Over two decades, what started as a consumer programme with quirky asides became renowned for its high-profile campaigns, notably against child abuse

Dame Esther Rantzen: That's Life! presenter, Childline founder and assisted dying campaigner

The star presented That's Life! for two decades and set up two national helplines, including Childline.

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