This is another one that's going to make British people of a certain age feel very old. Geoffrey from "Rainbow" is dead. For those uninitiated, "Rainbow" is a classic British children's show that ran from 1974 to 1992, entertaining and educating two successive generations of Brits, who went from watching it with their parents to becoming parents and watching it with their own children. Geoffrey's daily life, living with puppets Zippy and George along with the lovable bear Bungle, captured the hearts of millions.
Hayes always had mixed feelings about the show after leaving it. He was happy that he'd been able to entertain so many children - and, of course, for the steady television work for so many years - but he was completely typecast and found that getting acting work after leaving the show was impossible. He eventually gave up and retired, passing away this year at the age of 76.