John Christie (murderer) John Christie (murderer) John Reginald Halliday Christie (8 April 1899 – 15 July 1953), known to his family and friends as Reg Christie, was an English serial killer and necrophile active during the 1940s and early 1950s. He murdered at least eight people – including his wife, Ethel – by strangling them in his flat at 10 Rillington Place, Notting Hill, London. Christie moved out of Rillington Place during March 1953; soon afterward the bodies of three of his victims were discovered hidden in a wallpaper-covered alcove in the kitchen. Two further bodies were discovered in the garden, and his
Richard Attenborough portrayed as "Dickie Attenborough" in the British Showbiz Awards sketch late in the third series of "Monty Python's Flying Circus". Attenborough is portrayed by Eric Idle as effusive and simpering. A portrayal similar to that seen in Monty Python can be seen in the early series of "Spitting Image", when Attenborough's caricature would regularly appear to thank others for an imagery award. In 2012 Attenborough was portrayed by Simon Callow in the BBC Four biopic "The Best Possible Taste", about Kenny Everett. Richard Attenborough Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough (; 29 August 1923 – 24 August 2014) was an English