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Geoffrey Perkins Is Dead At 55

Posted by kdawson on from the arthur-dent-removes-his-hat dept.

Dynamoo writes "Legendary comedy writer and producer Geoffrey Perkins has died in a road accident in London. Perkins was until recently the head of comedy for BBC TV. Earlier in his career he produced the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series, and was a writer, director, and producer of many comedy shows including Spitting Image, The Fast Show, and several others. He also invented the game of Mornington Crescent. The world will be a less joyful place without him."

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  1. Re:The numbers were in his favour... by Vectronic · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Why is that? the people at Top/Fifth Gear know how to drive... especially on "streets" where its all in slow-mo compared to what they are used to/have done...

    Hammond had a crash in a jet-car...injured, sure... lived, walks, basically fine... cause he had "gear"... some guy who drives to and from work, maybe the odd venture out on the weekends... is far more likely to fuck-up, and when the shit hits the fan they panic, unlike a professional driver who can stay relatively aware of whats happening, and prepair...etc...