Richard Beckinsale mural, Beeston, Nottingham, 2025
A superb mural commemorating the late Richard Beckinsale (1947-1979), can be seen in Station Road, Beeston, Nottingham. It is one of three portraits painted onto the sides of buildings in Station Road by street artist 'Zabou'. The art works were created with the blessing of the local council in 2018.
Nottingham born actor Richard Beckinsale was a well-known and much loved TV favourite, who's sudden and unexpected death at the age of 31-years shocked the nation. For those who don't remember Beckinsale, his most famous roles were as Lennie Godber in the prison sitcom Porridge (1974 to 1977). And as the naive medical student Alan Moore in the ITV sitcom Rising Damp (also 1974 to 1977).
Beckinsale also starred in the TV sitcom - 'The Lovers' (1970–1971), with actress Paul Wilcox. The 1973 film version of this series sticks in my mind, with much of the on-street filming done in Manchester during the SELNEC era.
The other two characters who feature in the mural are: -
Beeston born Sir Paul Brierley Smith. CH CBE RDI (Born 1946), a renown fashion designer, and is still very much with us.
The third portrait is of the late singer - songwriter Edwin Starr (1942 - 2003). I find Edwin Starr's inclusion a little odd as he was an American born singer - songwriter, who's connection with Nottingham was that he lived in Bramcote in his final years before he died in 2003 aged 61. There are so many famous people who came from the City and its surrounds, and who to my mind would have been a more relative to this mural than Starr.
Richard Beckinsale mural, Beeston, Nottingham, 2025
A superb mural commemorating the late Richard Beckinsale (1947-1979), can be seen in Station Road, Beeston, Nottingham. It is one of three portraits painted onto the sides of buildings in Station Road by street artist 'Zabou'. The art works were created with the blessing of the local council in 2018.
Nottingham born actor Richard Beckinsale was a well-known and much loved TV favourite, who's sudden and unexpected death at the age of 31-years shocked the nation. For those who don't remember Beckinsale, his most famous roles were as Lennie Godber in the prison sitcom Porridge (1974 to 1977). And as the naive medical student Alan Moore in the ITV sitcom Rising Damp (also 1974 to 1977).
Beckinsale also starred in the TV sitcom - 'The Lovers' (1970–1971), with actress Paul Wilcox. The 1973 film version of this series sticks in my mind, with much of the on-street filming done in Manchester during the SELNEC era.
The other two characters who feature in the mural are: -
Beeston born Sir Paul Brierley Smith. CH CBE RDI (Born 1946), a renown fashion designer, and is still very much with us.
The third portrait is of the late singer - songwriter Edwin Starr (1942 - 2003). I find Edwin Starr's inclusion a little odd as he was an American born singer - songwriter, who's connection with Nottingham was that he lived in Bramcote in his final years before he died in 2003 aged 61. There are so many famous people who came from the City and its surrounds, and who to my mind would have been a more relative to this mural than Starr.