Sylvia Syms died 27 January at the age of 87. The actress was known for her work on EastEnders and for the movie The Queen with Dame Helen Mirren.
Jeff Beck died 10 January at the age of 78. He was one of the world's best guitarists.
Filmmaker Hugh Hudson died 10 February. He directed movies such as Chariots of Fire (1981) and Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984).
Steve Mackey died 3 March at 56. He was the bassist of the band Pulp.
Margaret Lake more vastly known as Mystic Meg died 9 March at 80. She was an important TV figure of the 90s and wrote horoscopes for The Sun for over 20 years.
Bill Tidy, of his real name, William Edward Tidy, died 11 March at 89. He was a cartoonist known forThe Cloggies.
Paul O'Grady died 29 March at 67. He was known for being a TV-host and a comedian. His alter ego Lily Savage was one of the reasons why he became famous.
Bernadette Hunt passed away 31 March at the age of 59 after years of battling cancer.
Paul Cattermole died April 10 at 46. He was a singer in the group S Club 7.
Anne Perry died 13 April at the age of 84. She was the author of many best selling crime novels.
Zulu Warrior, his real name is Jah Shaka, was a pioneer or dub and reggae. He died 12 April at 75.
Mary Quant died 13 April at the age of 93. She is the inventor of the miniskirt.
Actor Murray Melvin passed away 14 April at the age of 90.
Cliff Fish (top left) died 14 April at the age of 73. He was the bass player of band Paper Lace.
Len Goodman died 22 April at the age of 78 after years of battling bone cancer.
Barry Humphries though technically Australian, has earned the hearts of Brits with his alter ego Dame Edna. He died 22 April at the age of 89.
Wee Willy Harris died 27 April at 90. The singer inspired people like Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
Linda Lewis died 3 May at the age of 72. She was known as a guitarist and back-up singer for David Bowie or Rod Stewart.
Terrence Hardiman died 9 May at 86.
Actress Glenda Jackson passed away 15 June at the age of 87.
Actress Angela Thorne died 19 June at the age of 84.
Actor Julian Sands was confirmed dead 28 June after disappearing in January during a hike. He was 65.
Actress Meg Johnson died 2 July. She was 86.
BBC presenter George Alagiah died 24 July. He was 67.
Footballer Trevor Francis passed away 24 July 2023.
Patricia Bredin passed away 13 August 2023 at 88. She was the first UK contestant at Eurovision in 1957.
The legendary TV and radio presenter died 16 August 2023 from a short illness. He was 88.
David McCallum passed away on 25 September 2023. He has just turned 90 on 19 September.
The actor who played Dumbledore in the Harry Potter saga died on 28 September 2023 at 82.
The gangster turned actor died on 22 October 2023.
The Coronation Street star passed away at 89 in early November. The news was announced on 14 November 2023.
Joss Ackland passed away on 19 November 2023. According to the statement he passed away ‘peacefully at home, surrounded by relatives.’
Annabel Giles passed away in November 2023 after a being diagnosed with a brain tumor in July.
BBC chef and restaurateur Russell Norman passed away at the end of November 2023 at 57. He sufferred a cardiac arrest.
Former football player and manager Terry Venables passed away at 80 after a long illness. He died on 25 November.
