Surely you can't be serious!

Leslie Nielsen, veteran actor and latterly comic star has died aged 84 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida according to the BBC.

Born in the Canadian city of Regina in 1926, Leslie Nielsen enjoyed an acting career which spanned six decades. He started as a television actor in New York in 1950, performing in about 150 live dramas. Moving to Hollywood in the mid-1950s, he initially carved out a film career as a leading man, capitalising on his craggy good looks and 6ft 2in (187cm) height.

In 1980, however, his deadpan delivery in comedy disaster movie Airplane! marked him out as a gifted clown. It was in this role that he became known for the line: "Don't call me Shirley." The success of Airplane! led to another TV role in spoof crime show Police Squad, where he first played accident-prone detective Frank Drebin.

He went on to make three films as the character in the Naked Gun series, starring opposite Priscilla Presley.

Surely you can't be serious!

Leslie Nielsen, veteran actor and latterly comic star has died aged 84 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida according to the BBC.

Born in the Canadian city of Regina in 1926, Leslie Nielsen enjoyed an acting career which spanned six decades. He started as a television actor in New York in 1950, performing in about 150 live dramas. Moving to Hollywood in the mid-1950s, he initially carved out a film career as a leading man, capitalising on his craggy good looks and 6ft 2in (187cm) height.

In 1980, however, his deadpan delivery in comedy disaster movie Airplane! marked him out as a gifted clown. It was in this role that he became known for the line: "Don't call me Shirley." The success of Airplane! led to another TV role in spoof crime show Police Squad, where he first played accident-prone detective Frank Drebin.

He went on to make three films as the character in the Naked Gun series, starring opposite Priscilla Presley.

Ashes to Ashes (ii)

Well, it seems that I may have spoken too harshly and too quickly about England's cricketers in the cutrrent Ashes test series.

Having fluffed the first innings, they went on to break any number of records in the second.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/9236435.stm

Ashes to Ashes (ii)

Well, it seems that I may have spoken too harshly and too quickly about England's cricketers in the cutrrent Ashes test series.

Having fluffed the first innings, they went on to break any number of records in the second.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/9236435.stm