Trigger (Only Fools and Horses) passes away RIP

whiskeyman · 16-01-2014 02:19PM

The Batman & Robin scene is fantastic, where they all turn up at the funeral in fancy dress, not knowing the fancy dress party was cancelled!
Trigger embarressed because he also turned up in fancy dress... as an undertaker!
I still laugh thinking about it that scene!
One of the best deadpan comic characters, and the writers and producers found the perfect man for it!

delw · 16-01-2014 02:21PM

RIP
Brilliant character in only fools,his little stupid stories( loved the one naming his teeth

) will last a long time,he was also very good in the vicar of dibley.

Kerrydude1981 · 16-01-2014 02:22PM

RIP Roger,great actor

stpaddy99 · 16-01-2014 02:26PM

Very sad to hear that roger lloyd pack passed away yesterday from a cancer struggle

a brilliant character actor, starred in 118 different shows or movies

from fiddler on the roof to dixon of dock green, the professionals, 1984 the movie, the life of shapkespeare, inspector morse, the bill, mr bean, zorro, Biker grove, american friends the movie, Boon, Interview with the vampire (with tony hopkins tom cruise etc)
2.4 children, heartbeat, oliver twist, dalziel and pascoe, Poirot, Catherine Tate, Vicar of Dibley, tinker tailor soldier spy, doctor who, made in dagenham, the borgias, hustle, inspector george gentle, Harry Potter, vanity fair etc etc

all major productions, major tv shows , major movies etc

but above all else he will be remember as the mighty trigger from only fools and horses...I particularly enjoyed the sketch where he gets photographed with the mayor and says hes used the same brush to sweep the streets for 25 years...........a mystified del says..."the same brush for 25 years? it must have taken some hammer? ........yeah well says trigger I have changed the handle and brush quite a few times

rip in trigger / roger lloyd pack you spread a whole load of sunshine pal....your work will live on and I look forward to discovering more of it:D

Beefy78 · 16-01-2014 02:30PM

Trigger: We have an old saying that's been handed down by generations of road sweepers: "Look after your broom..."

Rodney: ...and your broom will look after you.

Trigger: Nah Dave. It's just: "Look after your broom..."

RIP

Brendan Flowers · 16-01-2014 02:31PM

RIP

Loved Trigger's description of his dream girl...

Trigger: Oh she's nothing to look at, very plain, little scar on her chin where she had a wart removed.

Or when they went on the Jolly Boys Outing...

Trigger: I got a room in a motel. They don't know I ain't got a car

spankysue · 16-01-2014 02:33PM

Sad news, Trigger was a great character. I always laugh when I think of the episode where he went to the Trotters for a lift to the pub, even though he had to walk past the pub to get to their flat.

RikkFlair · 16-01-2014 02:35PM

Forgot that he was in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, one of his last roles, was on TG4 over Christmas.

awec · 16-01-2014 02:35PM

They still haven't come up with a comedy series that competes with Only Fools for hilarity.

Best ever, without a doubt. Don't think we'll see TV like it again.

D-FENS · 16-01-2014 02:38PM

Deleted User wrote: »

how ya dave

He was from Peckham, not Crumlin

The_Kew_Tour · 16-01-2014 02:39PM

RIP

What a great Actor he was.

biko · 16-01-2014 02:40PM

Who is this Trigger fella?

Do you mean Owen Newitt in The Vicar Of Dibley?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQCtzx0NE24

Pumpkinseeds · 16-01-2014 02:40PM

I loved his character in The Vicar of Dibley, some of the the lines he got away with were shocking:D

McChubbin · 16-01-2014 02:41PM

Grew up watching the repeats of Only Fools & Horses. Loved the deadpan humor from Trigger. He was also hilerious as Owen the farmer in THe Vicar of Dibley. Sad news to wake up to.

Santa Cruz · 16-01-2014 02:42PM

Del and Trigger in a yuppie bar

Del: Those posh birds love talking about money

Trigger : I saw one of them old fivers last week

Classic

awec · 16-01-2014 02:42PM

biko wrote: »

Who is this Trigger fella?

Do you mean Owen Newitt in The Vicar Of Dibley?

Ah lad, if you've only seen him in Vicar of Dibley you are missing out.

He is funny in VoD, but as Trigger it was a completely different level.

Thundercats Ho · 16-01-2014 02:46PM

Rodney: As I was saying. On a cold, rainy night in Peckham, someone has arranged for you four to be here in in this room - together. No one knows who. And the most frightening aspect of the whole mystery - no one knows why! Now, think hard. Who would do something like that?

Trigger: Jeremy Beadle?

Red_Dwarf · 16-01-2014 02:50PM

Roger Lloyd-Pack, who played Trigger in Only Fools And Horses, has died aged 69, his agent said.
Lloyd-Pack was born into an acting family in north London and his father Charles was a regular in Hammer horror films. Although best-known for playing the dim road-sweeper in Only Fools And Horses, Lloyd-Pack appeared in dozens of films and TV shows including a regular role as farmer Owen Newitt in The Vicar Of Dibley.
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan was among those paying tribute online. He said: “Very sad news about Roger Lloyd Pack. Trigger was an ancestor to Father Dougal and I’m glad I once had a chance to tell him so.”
Lloyd-Pack was also a successful stage actor, appearing regularly at Shakespeare’s Globe in central London, but knew he would always be best known as
Trigger. In a 2012 interview with the Guardian, he said: “People will never stop shouting ‘Trigger!’ at me in the street. The other day I jumped some lights on my bike because someone was hollering at me. A police van pulled me over, and when I stopped they also shouted: ‘Trigger!’. It can be very annoying.”
He was also politically active and a prominent campaigner for left-wing causes in the capital.
Lloyd-Pack’s daughter Emily shot to fame in the 1987 film Wish You Were Here before stepping back from the celebrity limelight after struggling with health issues.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/only-fools-and-horses-actor-roger-lloyd-pack-dies-aged-69-1.1657411

trad · 16-01-2014 02:53PM

Bye Dave

My name is URL · 16-01-2014 02:53PM

"If it's a girl they're gonna name it Sigourney, after the actress. And if it's a boy they're gonna name him Rodney, after Dave"

Kristopherus · 16-01-2014 02:55PM

RIP, Trig.

waraf · 16-01-2014 02:56PM

Trigger has just been presented with an award for saving the council money.

Trigger And that's what I've done. Maintained it for 20 years. This old brooms had 17 new heads and 14 new handles in its time.

Sid How the hell can it be the same bloody broom then?

Trigger Theres the picture. What more proof do you need?

WilyCoyote · 16-01-2014 02:56PM

And Trig Owen understands the difference between men and women:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlNpkNqO9D4

biko · 16-01-2014 02:57PM

awec wrote: »

Ah lad, if you've only seen him in Vicar of Dibley you are missing out.

He is funny in VoD, but as Trigger it was a completely different level.

I will have to check that show out again. Just never got into it.
I really liked him in Dibley though.

WilyCoyote · 16-01-2014 03:02PM

biko wrote: »

I will have to check that show out again. Just never got into it.
I really liked him in Dibley though.

Congrats biko, you are about to undergo the funniest time of your life!

RobbingBandit · 16-01-2014 03:03PM

He was great in Harry Potter, Barty Crouch, totally different type of character you would normally associate him with, RIP.

JoeA3 · 16-01-2014 03:07PM

So sad. Absolutely loved his character, he had all the best scenes and lines in OFAH. He was just like Leslie Nielsen, with that deadpan straight faced humour. Brilliant.

ABajaninCork · 16-01-2014 03:12PM

A wonderful comedy actor who will be sadly missed.

RIP

ZiabR · 16-01-2014 03:21PM

RIP, sad news.

Brendan Flowers · 16-01-2014 03:24PM

Rodney: Alright, let's ask Trig. And you lot stay quiet, no prompting! Trigger, did you have big classes at your old school?

Trigger: No, not very big.

Rodney(At Del): See!

Trigger: High ceilings though.

Boycie: And a few low ones. Remember your accident?

Trigger: Oh yeah.

Raquel: Why? What happened?

Denzil: Trig was walking through one of the corridors and he smacked right into a Mind Your Head sign.

Boycie: Gave him a right clout. His family sued the education authorities for brain-damage.

Del: The judge awarded him seven pound fifty compensations.

Albert(Confused): How d'you walk into a 'Mind Your Head' sign? Didn't you see it?

Trigger: Of course I saw it, but in those days I couldn't read.

Trigger (Only Fools and Horses) passes away RIP

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