Deaths
- 7 January – Magnús Magnússon, 77, Icelandic-born television presenter (Mastermind)
- 8 March – John Inman, 71, actor, best known for playing Mr. Humphries in Are You Being Served?.
- 29 July – Mike Reid, 67, comedian and actor, best known for playing Frank Butcher in British soap opera EastEnders and hosting Runaround.
- 29 July – Phil Drabble, 93, television presenter, author and countryman, best known as the presenter of sheepdog trial show One Man and His Dog.
- 6 September – Ronald Magill, 87, Actor, best known for playing Amos Brearly
in Emmerdale
- 9 September - Ian Richardson, 72, Scottish actor, best known for playing MP Francis Urquhart in House of Cards.
- 1 October – Ronnie Hazlehurst, 79, theme tune composer. (Only Fools and Horses, Yes Minister, Are You Being Served? and The Two Ronnies etc.)
- 16 October – Deborah Kerr, 86, actress (A Woman of Substance)
- 9 November - Trish Williamson, 52, TV weather presenter, journalist, producer and director
- 20 November – Dick Wilson, 91, actor
- 22 November – Verity Lambert, 71, TV producer (Doctor Who)
- 1 December – Anton Rodgers, 74, actor
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