RIP Brian Hibbard

[wispa lover]

The founder of the acapella group The Flying Pickets died yesterday from prostate cancer at the age of 65.
His group had a xmas no 1 hit back in 1984 with their version of Yazoo's Only You. He even made some appearances in Emmerdale, Eastenders and Corrie.
RIP Brian.

[darren]

Re: RIP Brian Hibbard

very sad news.
r i p brian.

[CitizenKeyne]

Re: RIP Brian Hibbard

Agreed very individual looking for his time and to be fair a pretty good voice .... RIP Brian

[davidthomas27]

Re: RIP Brian Hibbard

My sister was in panto with him in 'Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood' at the Hackney Empire in around the late 80s.

[RetroAEROSMITH]

Re: RIP Brian Hibbard

Yes an excellent actor, also appeared in the Swansea set film Twin Town with rhys ifans...very bad language so be warned.

I always look forward to christmas on the music channels as they always play "only you" and it has the best nostalgic video set in a pub with a fruit machine with a jackpot of £2 and those big coloured discs as "hold" buttons.

[NaughtyVicar]

Re: RIP Brian Hibbard

Twin Town is a classic! RIP Brian

[RetroAEROSMITH]

Re: RIP Brian Hibbard

yes it is, the ending on Mumbles Pier is a highlight. I personally hope that they dont make a sequal...as a few of the well loved characters including Hibbard are dead...fatty lewis being one and dorien thomas "the bent copper"