The daily toll: Holland's Ronnie Barker has died

The daily toll: Holland's Ronnie Barker has died

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norman lebrecht

July 18, 2011

Arguably his country’s most popular actor, John Kraaijkamp died yesterday, aged 86.

Starring in anything from King Lear to Irma La Douce, he achieved his biggest audience as the old lag Fletcher (Ronnie Barker’s role) in the Dutch adaptation of the BBC TV serial, Porridge. Dutch title: Laat maar zitten

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