{"id":16884,"date":"2026-04-27T22:58:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T22:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/?p=16884"},"modified":"2026-04-27T22:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T22:58:41","slug":"star-of-channel-tens-number-96-dies-at-105","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/?p=16884","title":{"rendered":"Star of Channel Ten\u2019s Number 96 Dies at 105"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elisabeth Kirkby\u2019s legacy is deeply rooted in Australian television. As Lucy Sutcliffe in Number 96, she brought warmth and authenticity to a show known for pushing boundaries. While others focused on shock value, she grounded the series with a presence that felt real and familiar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Appearing in 886 episodes from its 1972 debut, Elisabeth Kirkby became a steady, trusted figure for viewers and helped shape a growing industry. Her passing at 105 marks the end of a remarkable era, but her influence lives on in the bold storytelling that followed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elisabeth Kirkby\u2019s legacy is deeply rooted in Australian television. As Lucy Sutcliffe in Number 96, she brought warmth and authenticity to a show known for pushing boundaries. While others focused on shock value, she grounded the series with a presence that felt real and familiar. Appearing in 886 episodes from its 1972 debut, Elisabeth Kirkby &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":16885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16884\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}