How Many Open Air (1986) Cast Members Are Still Alive?

Name: Open Air
Released: 1986
Cast: Gloria Hunniford, Eamonn Holmes, Alan Titchmarsh, Mike Neville, Alan Yentob

Open Air (1986) featured a cast of 30 tracked actors. Of these, 12 (43%) are still alive today and 16 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is William Gaunt, age 89. This TV series starred Gloria Hunniford and Eamonn Holmes.

43% still with us· verified cast40% of full cast · incl. 2 unverified

Survivorship

Cast Reunion Index: 43% still living

Avg. Age at Death: 81.5 yrs

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Cast30 members

Person	Character	Status	DOB ▲▼	Age	DOD ▲▼	Age in 1986 ▲▼
Gloria Hunniford Presenter	Presenter	Living	10/04/1940	86	—	46
Eamonn Holmes Presenter	Presenter	Living	03/12/1959	66	—	27
Alan Titchmarsh		Living	02/05/1949	77	—	37
Mike Neville		Unverified	—	—	—	—
Alan Yentob		Deceased	11/03/1947	78	24/05/2025	39
Jeremy Beadle		Deceased	12/04/1948	59	30/01/2008	38
Michael Grade		Living	08/03/1943	83	—	43
William Gaunt		Living	03/04/1937	89	—	49
Patricia Shakesby		Living	06/11/1938	88	—	48
Ray Brooks		Deceased	20/04/1939	86	09/08/2025	47
Tony Adams		Deceased	11/12/1940	84	25/10/2025	46
Gerard Glaister		Deceased	21/12/1915	89	05/02/2005	71
Kathryn Apanowicz		Deceased	03/06/1960	64	03/03/2025	26
Alan Plater		Deceased	15/04/1935	75	25/06/2010	51
Gareth Gwenlan		Deceased	26/04/1937	79	08/05/2016	49
Chris Goffey		Living	17/10/1945	81	—	41
Raymond Baxter		Deceased	25/01/1922	84	15/09/2006	64
Amanda Burton		Living	10/10/1956	70	—	30
Sheila Mercier		Deceased	01/01/1919	100	13/12/2019	67
Gareth Hale		Living	15/01/1953	73	—	33
Jane Rossington		Living	05/03/1943	83	—	43
Denise Robertson		Deceased	09/06/1932	83	31/03/2016	54
Sabina Franklyn		Living	15/09/1954	72	—	32
Alan Rothwell		Deceased	09/02/1937	89	14/05/2026	49
Glyn Owen		Deceased	06/03/1928	76	10/09/2004	58
Stan Richards		Deceased	08/12/1930	74	11/02/2005	56
Malandra Burrows		Unverified	—	—	—	—
Norman Pace		Living	17/02/1953	73	—	33
Peter Sallis Self	Self	Deceased	01/02/1921	96	02/06/2017	65
Tony Benn		Deceased	03/04/1925	88	14/03/2014	61