Yes its best to cut out dead wood. If you want to check that they are really dead try scratching a bit of bark off with a fingernail. If its green underneath there maybe hope but if its brown you can cut it off straight away.

Many thanks Sue. I wasn’t sure because I understood that cherries don’t like being pruned, but I’ll do what you suggest …

If they are dead they won't even know! Anyway when i was a child we had several big cherries that were pruned regularly and it never seemed to discourage them a bit!

Thanks Sue,
I did a bit of gentle pruning yesterday and luckily the dwarf cherry is alive 🙂.