{"id":7952,"date":"2020-04-06T07:56:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T06:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/?p=7952"},"modified":"2020-04-06T08:01:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T07:01:52","slug":"obituary-christopher-stanton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/obituary-christopher-stanton\/","title":{"rendered":"Obituary: Christopher Stanton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: right; margin:5px 0 5px 5px;\">\n<amp-auto-ads type=\"adsense\"\r\n              data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\">\r\n<\/amp-auto-ads>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Obituary: Christopher Stanton \u2013 talented character actor with immaculate timing who excelled in panto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Christopher-Stanton.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7954\"\/><figcaption> Obituary: Christopher Stanton <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris Stanton was very much part of the Only Fools and Horses family. We are so sad to hear he recently passed away!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We at the appreciation society are very sad to hear of the passing of actor Chris Stanton who died in March aged just 62 years<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remembered fondly for playing the Technomatch agent in the 1988 Christmas special \u201cdates\u201d he held big responsibility in pairing New York executive Derek Duval with his significant other Raquel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our thoughts and condolences go to his family and friends<\/p><div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ofah2-response -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5593259115\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for being a part of the only fools and horses family Chris!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a quote below from Oscar who plays the Technomatch agent in the theatre production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Obituary-Christopher--550x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Obituary-Christopher--550x284.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Obituary-Christopher--530x273.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Obituary-Christopher--768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Obituary-Christopher-.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Stanton-550x437.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Stanton-550x437.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Stanton-530x421.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Stanton.jpg 741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-very-light-gray-background-color\"><strong>Christopher Stanton\u00a0<\/strong>(Technomatch Agent \u2013 Dates) \u2013 He was always known as a prolific actor since his first TV role in Only Fools back in 1988 Episode called Dates &#8211; see  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/where-are-they-now-letter-s\/\">https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/where-are-they-now-letter-s\/<\/a> <\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/obituary-christopher-stanton\/\"><img width=\"125\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Stanton-144x144.jpg\" class=\"alignright tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Stanton-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Stanton-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><p>Obituary: Christopher Stanton \u2013 talented character actor with immaculate timing who excelled in panto Chris Stanton was very much part of the Only Fools and Horses family. 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