8 November – Ben Hull, actor 14 December – Miranda Hart, comic actress 18 December – Melissa Porter, television presenter 21 December – Gloria De Piero, broadcast political presenter and politician Unknown – Sarah Tansey, actress (Heartbeat) Deaths 22 September – Val Parnell, 80, television executive and presenter, previously theatrical impresario 16 October – Leo G. Carroll, 85, actor (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) See also 1972 in British music 1972 in British radio 1972 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1972 References