On Wednesday 4 September 2002, A Service to Remember John Thaw was held at St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. This memorial was attended by family, friends, professional colleagues, a number of John’s fans, and the then Prince of Wales, Charles. Trafalgar Square came to a standstill as John’s grandchildren released 60 balloons, one for each year of John’s life, bearing the message, “Today we remembered John with love”.
The Order of Service from John’s memorial service is available to view below:
[This has been scanned from the copy belonging to screenwriter Roger Marshall, who worked closely with John on several projects, and was amongst the friends and colleagues who attended the memorial service. It was very kindly donated by his son, Rodney Marshall, to be shared with John’s fans on this website.]
John Thaw Memorial Bench
The Inspector Morse Society was instrumental in the sponsorship of a Memorial Bench in the grounds of St Paul’s, ‘The Actor’s Church’, in Covent Garden, London. The bench was dedicated by Colin Dexter at a special ceremony on 21 March 2009.
“Seldom, surely, has the death of a great actor brought such deeply personal sadness to so many millions of admirers.”
Please visit the Memorial Bench page on the Inspector Morse Society website where you will find the transcript from the souvenir memorial dedication programme, and a list of the bench subscribers.
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