ON TWITTER

# GEOFFREYPALMER

The star of sitcoms Fairly Secret Army, Butterflies and As Time Goes By has died.

@ brihamuk asked: “How can we forget Geoffrey Palmer as Dr. Price in Fawlty Towers’ The Kipper, and the Corpse? ‘ These sausages are off’ ” circadiagod88 added: “Among hundreds of fantastic performances, I will always remember his General Haig in the magnificent final episode of "Blackadder Goes Forth. ‘ Made a note in my diary. Simply says: Bugger.’ RIP Geoffrey.”

@ Dianamackay tweete:

“RIP Geoffrey Palmer. Will always remember meeting him in 2012 at the opening of Rennie Groves Bookshop. Such a lovely and talented man.”

@ yankface1 said: “Cock- up on the staying alive front! He was brilliant in Reggie Perrin and Fairly Secret Army. RIP Geoffrey.”

@ diggingquote offered: “

‘ I'm not grumpy,’ Geoffrey Palmer once said. ‘ I just look this way.’ ”

@ shaneoid77 noted:

“British TV royalty. He was everywhere when I was growing up and I loved watching him. Thanks for all the memories, Geoffrey.”

@ stokerjenny wrote: “RIP. Really sad news. Loved him as Lionel in As Time Goes By with Dame Judi Dench. They were so good together. Will sadly miss his deadpan expression and dry subtle humour.”

# USELECTION

As we went to press the Trump/ Biden battle rumbled on.

@ davidbradley101 wrote: “America is only 140 years old, which relatively speaking means they’re still a toddler, no wonder the dummy is being tossed out the pram.”

@ theblackksky tweeted: “It took a pandemic for US to throw out the garbage.”

@ cathierofarrel wrote: “Yes, I want to see Trump kicked out of the White House but I also want to see Kamala Harris as Vice President – what a woman to look up to! ( And I'm not even American).”

@ davidwilliamsdk said:

“If Biden comes president I think he will surprise people in a good way."

@ berisha_ d_ fatos wrote: “I would like to congratulate # Borisjohnson. From January 20, 2021, he will take back the pole position for the most embarrassing political leader in the world!” @ Saddonaldtrump wrote: “I'm sad, I'm angry, but my warm cosies are on and I've got a cup of joe.”