A year still blighted by the global pandemic saw several shocking and unexpected deaths of much loved celebrities.

Here are some of the celebrities and famous faces who were mourned during the last 12 months:

January
Gerry Marsden

The Gerry and the Pacemakers star, singer of the Liverpool anthem You’ll Never Walk Alone, died at the age of 78.

Sir Paul McCartney was among those who paid tribute to his fellow Merseyside singer and “long-time friend”.

Tanya Roberts

Former Bond girl Roberts died at the age of 65, several hours after her publicist incorrectly announced her death.

Multiple outlets initially incorrectly reported the death of the actress, who starred as Stacey Sutton opposite Sir Roger Moore in his final Bond film, A View To A Kill in 1985.

Michael Apted

The acclaimed British director, whose work included the Up series which followed seven-year-olds through their lives, as well as the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough, died aged 79.

Tributes to Apted came from from the Director’s Guild of America, Bafta and the Bond franchise.

Larry King

Veteran US talk show host King died at the age of 87 after he was in hospital with Covid-19.

The news was shared on his Twitter page by Ora Media, the studio and network he co-founded in 2012.

February
Captain Sir Tom Moore

Captain Sir Tom Moore brought happiness to the nation when people needed it most during the peak of the Coronavirus pandemic.

His determination to walk 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday to raise money for the NHS inspired hundreds of children to follow in his footsteps by launching their own fundraiser challenge.

And his story will continue to inspire future generations after a children's book about his life was published in the months that followed.

The 100-year-old World War Two veteran who raised almost £33 million for NHS charities died on February 2, just days after he tested positive for Covid-19, following treatment for pneumonia.

Among the thousands of tributes was a six-metre mural in Gateshead and a second in Pallion, Sunderland.

Christopher Plummer

The Sound Of Music star died at his home in Connecticut, in the US, aged 91.

In 2012 Plummer became the oldest actor to win an Oscar, and tributes were paid following his death by celebrities including his co-star Dame Julie Andrews, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway.

Christopher Lee

Historian and author Lee died at the age of 79 after contracting coronavirus.

Lee was widely known as the writer behind the BBC’s This Sceptred Isle radio series, and died at his home in Sussex surrounded by his family.

Johnny Briggs

The Coronation Street actor, known for his role as Mike Baldwin in the long-running ITV soap, died age 85 after a long illness.

Cast members described Briggs as a “lovely man” who they all “adored”.

March
Trevor Peacock

The actor, known for playing stuttering Jim Trott in The Vicar Of Dibley, died at the age of 89.

Co-star Dawn French remembered him as “the funniest, twinkliest, cleverest, warmest, cheekiest chap ever,” adding, “he was so easy to love”.

Jessica Walter

Emmy Award-winning Walter, known for Arrested Development and Archer, died aged 80.

Co-stars including Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Tony Hale were among the many celebrities who paid tribute to the “one of a kind” actress.

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