Bruce Forsyth with ITV, hosting the game show "Play Your Cards Right", which was the UK version of the US original "Card Sharks", from 1980 to 1987, 1994 to 1999, and a brief period from 2002 to 2003, before the show was cancelled mid-run due to low ratings. In 1986, he went to the United States to host a game show on ABC, "Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak", which ran for 65 episodes from January to April that year. Forsyth starred in the Thames Television sitcom "Slinger's Day" in 1986 and 1987, a sequel to "Tripper's Day" which had starred Leonard Rossiter, whom
Death of Brian Rossiter Death of Brian Rossiter The death of Brian Rossiter occurred at Cork University Hospital in Cork, Ireland, on 14 September 2002, as a result of head injuries he had sustained several days earlier. Fourteen-year-old Brian Rossiter had been arrested for a public order offence on the night of 10/11 September 2002, falling into a coma whilst in custody at Clonmel garda station. Prior to his arrest, Rossiter had been assaulted by Noel Hannigan, who was later found guilty of this offence and sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment. However, the case was the focus of much controversy and