John Noakes

cjp0349 · 29-05-17, 10:17 AM

Just heard on the news that everybody's favourite Blue Peter action man John Noakes has sadly passed away in Majorca. He had been suffering from Alzheimers for several years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wzJbR-PuCM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4YFCJETmwI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzasI7ZWUe0

Top bloke

sinbin5t · 29-05-17, 10:28 AM

Blimey, last year was bad for celeb's going and this year is going the same way.

Nice clips Carl

Colin Aitchison · 29-05-17, 11:43 AM

Blue Peter, John Noakes, after school TV viewing, they could do anything with sticky tape,
Lulu the elephant is still funny today. RIP.

4WDrifter · 29-05-17, 01:11 PM

Yes indeed RIP
Still laugh out loud at him climbing Nelson's Column ( second clip )
Not a safety harness or day glow jacket in sight. It just never occurred to the production crew that he might fall. I'd say he probably never had an accident.

lefthooker · 29-05-17, 03:16 PM

Really sad to hear of his passing.

He was an amazing character, there was seemingly no challenge he wouldn't tackle, who remembers that horrible crash he had on the Cresta Run?

No footage of that particular incident available sadly, but a nice clip from his heyday with another great British hero, David Purley:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FQ_wBHfEzg

Phil Jameson · 29-05-17, 08:26 PM

For most people my age he was a household name.R.I.P.
Sadly a lot of his generation have passed away.

Duffy3074 · 30-05-17, 05:27 AM

He was a staple of my youth, he was, in a great way, very 'Yorkshire' sad to see him gone!

Davids · 30-05-17, 08:18 AM

All of the names slowing going from my youth, so sad, but we al get old I suppose.
"Get down Shep" will always remain though and mean so much to us and nothing to the younger generation

sinbin5t · 30-05-17, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by lefthooker

Really sad to hear of his passing.

He was an amazing character, there was seemingly no challenge he wouldn't tackle, who remembers that horrible crash he had on the Cresta Run?

No footage of that particular incident available sadly, but a nice clip from his heyday with another great British hero, David Purley:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FQ_wBHfEzg

That was very interesting !

29-05-17, 10:28 AM	#2
sinbin5t 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Where a spike points skywards Posts: 12,960	Blimey, last year was bad for celeb's going and this year is going the same way. Nice clips Carl

29-05-17, 11:43 AM	#3
Colin Aitchison Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Back home in Tillicoultry Posts: 1,315	Blue Peter, John Noakes, after school TV viewing, they could do anything with sticky tape, Lulu the elephant is still funny today. RIP.

29-05-17, 01:11 PM	#4
4WDrifter Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 209	Yes indeed RIP Still laugh out loud at him climbing Nelson's Column ( second clip ) Not a safety harness or day glow jacket in sight. It just never occurred to the production crew that he might fall. I'd say he probably never had an accident.

29-05-17, 03:16 PM	#5
lefthooker Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,655	Really sad to hear of his passing. He was an amazing character, there was seemingly no challenge he wouldn't tackle, who remembers that horrible crash he had on the Cresta Run? No footage of that particular incident available sadly, but a nice clip from his heyday with another great British hero, David Purley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FQ_wBHfEzg

29-05-17, 08:26 PM	#6
Phil Jameson 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wigan Posts: 2,432	For most people my age he was a household name.R.I.P. Sadly a lot of his generation have passed away.

30-05-17, 05:27 AM	#7
Duffy3074 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Dalgety Bay, Fife Posts: 2,142	He was a staple of my youth, he was, in a great way, very 'Yorkshire' sad to see him gone!

30-05-17, 08:18 AM	#8
Davids 4 ring whore! Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 3,126	All of the names slowing going from my youth, so sad, but we al get old I suppose. "Get down Shep" will always remain though and mean so much to us and nothing to the younger generation