He will be missed but will always be remembered.

Just wanted to bring this to the attention of the forum -

http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article342104.ece

• for its (in my opinion) appalling omission.

I vote to send Mr. Gaughan to Mogdred's Playpen.

Upon reading this post, I was compelled enough to e-mail The Independent themselves regarding the relevant omittance:

From: James Aukett

Sent: 23 September 2007 15:01:35

To: obituaries @ independent.co.uk

Cc: g.gaughan @ independent.co.uk

*To whom it may concern,

A friend of mine recently showed me the obituary for actor John Woodnutt, which was published on January 31st, 2006:

http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article342104.ece

We were both displeased to notice that in the obituary, no mention was made of his roles as Merlin and Mogdred in the children's TV programme Knightmare, which he appeared in from 1987 to 1990.

Although one understands that the obituary was published over 18 months ago, it would be much appreciated if the online obituary could be amended to included Mr Woodnutt's role in this programme.

Many thanks for your time in reading this e-mail.

Yours sincerely,

James Aukett*

http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article342104.ece

• for its (in my opinion) appalling omission.

I vote to send Mr. Gaughan to Mogdred's Playpen.

Thanks to Kirean for the Doctor Who episode titles. As a fan [particularly of the late 80's] I must also look these up too.

I must also keep my eyes peeled for John's appearance in Terry & June. I have the first 6 series on DVD so I better start watching again.

You learn something everyday! Not always good news, but always something new!

Well, it had to be done.

Mr Woodnutt's appearance on Knightmare were, to say the least, magic.

I think everything else I'd like to say has already been said.

Didn't Mary Miller die in 1998?

It seems that was a mistake made by the IMDB. That death date is no longer present, and there's an entry for something she did in 2005.

To clear everything up once and for all, the error was that it was Mary MillAr, with an A, who died in 1998. She played Rose in Keeping Up Appearances.

He brought such a wry warmth to his role as Merlin and a sinister menace to his role as Mogdred, and was never bettered for either part in Knightmare's run.

RIP John

Keeds

Knightmare will never forget you!

Nor will the thousands and indeed millions who enjoyed your career.

It was you who started my interest in Arthurian legend, and for that I am thankful

Rert In Peace

Spellcasating V - I - M

'Actor John Woodnutt, who appeared in four episodes of Doctor Who, recently passed away, according to a note on the Restoration Team Forum. Woodnutt, born in 1924, played Hibbert in "Spearhead from Space," the Draconian Emperor in "Frontier in Space," the Duke of Forgill and Zygon leader Broton in "Terror of the Zygons" and as Seron in "The Keeper of Traken," had an enormous career in British television and film for decades, including appearing in episodes of "Jeeves and Wooster," "The Bill," "The Tomorrow People," "Sherlock Holmes," "Adam Adamant Lives!," "The Avengers" and "Z Cars," and his last film role was in the movie "Dragonheart: A New Beginning".'

It may not mention Knightmare, but his acting CV is certainly impressive. It seems he is very fondly remembered by many more people outside of the Knightmare community. A nice legacy.

For those wanting to know more about his acting career, his IMDB entry can be found here: [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940407/](<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940407/>) 

His wikipedia entry is at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woodnutt

Thank you, Mr. Woodnutt. To paraphrase Brother Mace from Series 5: although Merlin is no longer with us, his magic remains.

Knightmare was the only thing I saw him in, but his performances as Merlin always made me laugh.

And Mogred scared me witless as a kid.......

RIP.

We shall hold a forty-one-fireball salute.