Shadrach Dingle
Jul. 28th, 2010 07:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fiat_knoxA character in the British TV soap Emmerdale, Shadrach Dingle was a character in every sense. An uncontrolled drunk, a stranger to soap and water, his character went from hedonist to degenerate, with the occasional rare sidestep into wisdom and heroism.
The actor, Andy Devine, was apparently devastated when the production company ITV decided to write him out. Andy had problems keeping up with a busy schedule.
So a few days back, they killed off Shadders. Apparently, he was in a boat on the river on Shadrach's birthday, drunk despite his illness which precluded him ever drinking alcohol again. Some tins of beer fell overboard; doubling over in agony from attempting to reach for them, he fell in and drowned.
So this fictional character Shadrach is fictionally dead.
Why do I feel so sad? He was a fictional character in a TV soap.
But the character was played so well.
And at least I know that Shadrach Dingle died trying to save his one true love, so that's all right, then.
The actor, Andy Devine, was apparently devastated when the production company ITV decided to write him out. Andy had problems keeping up with a busy schedule.
So a few days back, they killed off Shadders. Apparently, he was in a boat on the river on Shadrach's birthday, drunk despite his illness which precluded him ever drinking alcohol again. Some tins of beer fell overboard; doubling over in agony from attempting to reach for them, he fell in and drowned.
So this fictional character Shadrach is fictionally dead.
Why do I feel so sad? He was a fictional character in a TV soap.
But the character was played so well.
And at least I know that Shadrach Dingle died trying to save his one true love, so that's all right, then.
