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celebrating Jon Pertwee on the anniversary of his passing in 1996! the iconic actor played Silverado in A Torch for Silverado and was well known as Worzel Gummidge and the 3rd Dr Who
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May 20, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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remembering Jon Pertwee on his birthday, 7th July 1919. Jon played Luis Silverado in A Torch for Silverado.#OffbeatDetectives #ClassicTV #ClassicUKTV #BringBackVirtualMurder #ReleaseVirtualMurder #RepeatVirtualMurder #VirtualMurder #JonPertwee
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July 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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celebrating Sam Kelly on the anniversary of his passing on 14th June 2014. The Porridge star played Paul Pinkerton in A Dream of Dracula
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June 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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celebrating Charles Pemberton, who played the policeman in A Bone To Pick. Charles also appeared programmes such as Dr Who and Sapphire & Steel #VirtualMurder
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May 13, 2026 at 5:54 AM
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24th July 1992 saw the broadcast of the first episode of Virtual Murder on BBC1
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July 24, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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celebrating Virtual Murder's executive producer Barry Hanson, on the anniversary of his birthday!
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August 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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celebrating Debbie Arnold on her birthday 14th June. Debbie has starred in all the main Soap Operas in the UK and many other shows. She played Mrs Bingham in A Bone To Pick
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June 14, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Celebrating Carey On legend Bernard Bresslaw who played Lithgow in Meltdown to Murder. Bernard died on this day in 1993
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June 14, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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happy birthday to Louise Beattie! well known for roles in Emmerdale and Naked Video, she starred as Amanda in A Bone To Pick
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September 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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celebrating Charles Pemberton, who played the policeman in A Bone To Pick, born on this day in 1939. Charles also appeared in other programmes such as Dr Who and Sapphire & Steel
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September 19, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Happy Birthday Enn Reitel! Enn portrayed the villainous Jed Frewin in Meltdown to Murder and was one of the first to agree to be interviewed for the celebration book! #RepeatVirtualMurder #ReleaseVirtualMurder #ClassicTV #VirtualMurder #HelenLederer
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June 21, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Happy Birthday to Colin McFarlane who played Prof. Daniels in Last Train to Hell & Back.
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September 15, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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A little late with this. Anita Carey (Doctors) played Chief Inspector Grant in Last Train to Hell & Back. She passed away on 19th July 2023
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July 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Happy Birthday to Cindy O Callaghan! Well known for her starring role in Disney's Bedknobs & Broomsticks, Cindy played Patsy, sharing a dance with Jon Pertwee, in A Torch for Silverado #CindyOCallaghan #ReleaseVirtualMurder #BringBackVirtualMurder #VirtualMurder #PutVirtualMurderOnIplayer
October 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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celebrating Julian Clary on his birthday. Julian appeared as the undertaker in A Dream of Dracula and was well known at the time as an outrageous comic. He recently appeared in BBC's new incarnation of Blankety Blank
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May 25, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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Tim Preece is well known for appearances in Dr Who and The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin. In Virtual Murder, he portrays Prof. Wilbur Gutteridge in Dreams Imagic #offbeatdetectives #BringBackVirtualMurder #RepeatVirtualMurder #ReleaseVirtualMurder #VirtualMurder #NicholasClay #TimPreece
August 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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another late one! let's celebrate Juney from A Torch for Silverado, aka Jennifer Bolton aka Jenny Jay! Jennifer's birthday was on 18th November and she now presents her own radio show on Brumside radio brumsideradio.com/on-air/

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November 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Happy Birthday to our leading lady, Kim Thomson! Kim is well known for numerous TV series and movies including Emmerdale, The Tall Guy and many more, but to us at Virtual Murder, she is the fabulous socialite Samantha Valentine! #ReleaseVirtualMurder #PutVirtualMurderOnIplayer #VirtualMurder
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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remembering Hywel Bennett on the anniversary of his death on this day in 2017. Well known for his leading role in the sitcom Shelley, he played Harold Bingham in A Bone to Pick.
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July 25, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Happy Birthday Natasha Pyne! Natasha is well known for appearances in Van Der Valk, One of our Dinosaurs is missing and Father, Dear Father. In Virtual Murder she played therapist Helen Bach in "Last Train to Hell & Back". #ReleaseVirtualMurder #RepeatVirtualMurder #VirtualMurder
July 9, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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Celebrating Steven O'Donnell who played Reggie Milson in Dreams Imagic. Steven appeared in Bottom, Badults, Doctors and many more programmes.
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May 19, 2026 at 5:56 AM
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Virtual Murder's very own Sergeant Gummer, aka actor Jude Akuwudike, stars as Joshua in The Little Mermaid, Sunday 21st December at 4.50pm on Channel 4 (UK)#VirtualMurder #PutVirtualMurderOnIplayer #JudeAkuwudike #TheLittleMermaid
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December 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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celebrating Sam Kelly on his birthday. Sam was well known for his roles in sitcoms Porridge and On The Up among many others. In Virtual Murder he played Paul Pinkerton in A Dream of Dracula
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December 19, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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celebrating Marcia Warren on her birthday, 26th November. Well known for The Crown and Vicious, Marcia played Annie Smith in A Bone To Pick
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November 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Julia Foster was well known for starring in the musical Half A Sixpence alongside Tommy Steele. in Virtual Murder: Meltdown To Murder, she portrayed Carol Bolitho #VirtualMurder #ReleaseVirtualMurder #RepeatVirtualMurder #BringBackVirtualMurder #offbeatdetectives #juliaFoster
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August 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM