Very sad. I'd like to have thought he'd make the BBC news.

@FH2104, there's always Boxing Day.

@Kevin 'Chalky' Kaiba To be fair, he did make the news. But wasn't breaking news.

@FH2104, he wasn't exactly the star of the show, though. Which explains why it wasn't the opening.

Another member of the UNIT family gone. Very sad. I always hoped to get a cameo in the show from Yates and Benton.

@LauraBatham, how about Yates and Benton get the "next generation" treatment? We've had it for SJ, the Brig, Jo Grant and Harry (their children/grandchildren), have Yates' twin grandchildren Alex (m) and Rachel Yates meet the others?

@Kevin 'Chalky' Kaiba Not something I am interested in.

@LauraBatham, I'm not meaning this disrespectfully, given how long since Mr Franklin's passing. I'm meaning like they carry a legacy.

@Kevin 'Chalky' Kaiba Oh I know what you meant. Don't worry, I didn't think you were being disrespectful.

@LauraBatham, I know. I was just saying in case anyone thought I was.

I mean, we've had most of the old UNIT faces get their children/grandchildren pick up where they left off; add another string to the bow? Thinking out loud.