15 British TV Legends Who Walked Away From Television Forever

Описание: They had what millions dream of: a place in the nation’s living rooms, week after week. And they gave it up.

A comedian who kept a secret for two years, then told Terry Wogan he was retiring at fifty-eight, at the height of his fame. A cook who told a trade show she was finished with television cookery. A football pundit who decided that after twenty-two years on Match of the Day, it was the right time. And a newsreader who refused a lesser job rather than leave the best job in broadcasting.

From Janet Fielding, Judith Hann, Peter Haigh, Sue Barker and Catherine Schell to Bill Treacher, Martyn Lewis, Anouska Hempel, Lalla Ward and Thelma Barlow, and on to Alan Hansen, Sue Lawley, Sheila Mercier, Delia Smith and Ronnie Barker, these are fifteen British TV legends who walked away. Some left for good, some came back decades later, and for a few the reason has never been made public. Every story comes from interviews, biographies, obituaries and their own words.

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Note: A documentary retrospective made for historical and educational purposes. All accounts are attributed to published sources.