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Liam Payne, Sven-Goran Eriksson and Maggie Smith among those mourned in 2024

Here are some of the well-known people who died in 2024.

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2024

‘Don’t tell him, Pike!’ How Ian Lavender gave Dad’s Army its most adored moment

With his asthma troubles and his very warm scarf, the mummy’s boy soldier was Lavender’s greatest creation. But he also gave EastEnders one of its earliest gay characters, in a strong storyline about homophobia

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2024

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Last surviving member of the BBC’s Dad’s Army cast who played the bumbling Private Pike

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2024

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Ian Lavender: Dad's Army favourite who starred as Private Pike dies at the age of 77

Later in his acting career Lavender had a recurring role in Eastenders, appearing in 240 episodes of the soap

Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2024

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