RIP George Baker

mcdowell42 · Post by **mcdowell42** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:29 pm

Died friday best known as Inspector Wexford from inspector wexford mysteries

cusamano · Post by **cusamano** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:48 am

olgitgooner · Post by **olgitgooner** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:43 pm

RIP George.

By way of co-incidence, this piece appeared about the same time as Georges death.....

http://newslite.tv/2010/07/22/george-ba ... key-t.html

A horse called George Baker competed in a race at Leicester yesterday, ridden by a jockey called George Baker.

But the name-based oddness it doesn't end there, George Baker (the horse) was also trained by a man called George Baker... and is owned by another Mr George Baker.

And amazingly, all four George Bakers are different people. George Baker (the horse) was initially named by owner Harry Findlay as a joke because he wanted to send it to George Baker (the trainer).

But even he couldn't have expected that when he sold the three-year-old gelding, it would be snapped up by George Baker & Partners.

Unfortunately the 20/1 horse didn't win the raceâ€¦ much to the annoyance of the countless George Bakers who had presumably placed a bet on it.

Also, my dad's name is George Baker.

He's been dead for many years. But if there is a heaven then I reckon it should include a bookies shop. Next door to a pub.

OneBardGooner · Post by **OneBardGooner** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 10:14 am

R.I.P

Didn't he used to play a local Laaaahdaan gangster type in a comedy(ish) - Fenstreet or the follow up to it...tv prog late 60's early 70's???