15 British TV Legends Who Walked Away From Television Forever

They had the whole country watching. And they simply walked away. A children's TV presenter who handed in his notice. A comedy star who walked away from up to twenty million viewers, and kept it secret for two years. A two-time Oscar winner who gave up acting for something she believed mattered more. These are fifteen much-loved British TV faces who left at or near the top, why they did it in their own words where they gave them, and what they did instead. From Christopher Trace, Jacqueline Hill, Richard Greene and Anna Ford to Graham Kerr, Clive Dunn, Martin Bell, Anneke Wills, Carol Drinkwater, Pamela Stephenson, Connie Booth, John Noakes, Shirley Eaton, Ronnie Barker and Glenda Jackson: the shows we loved, the day they said no more, and the lives they chose. Every story comes from their own words, interviews, obituaries and the newspapers of the time. Which exit surprised you most? Would you have walked away too? Who should be in Part 2? Tell us in the comments. Like and subscribe for more true stories of the stars we grew up with.