Well loved celebrity dies
One of Britain's best-loved celebrities died yesterday, from complications arising from the thing that was wrong with him. The veteran entertainer was a staple of the BBC's light entertainment line up for many years before retiring.
He worked with a number of beloved stars, some of whom are also dead. A number of his still-living ex-colleagues paid tribute to him today, describing him as "genuinely funny", "a lovely man", and "a one-off".
During the peak of his career, he appeared in some very popular TV shows and one or two fairly poor British films.
His most recent TV appearances were on various news and magazine programmes after the deaths of John Thaw, whom he described as "genuinely funny", "a lovely man", and "a one-off", and Ronnie Barker, whom he described as "genuinely funny", "a lovely man", and "a one-off".
DJ Dave Lee Travis, apropos of nothing, stated: "He will be missed. There is no one out there to replace him. He was genuinely funny, a lovely man and a one-off".
As a tribute, BBC 2 will broadcast an hour-long programme featuring four short clips from his career and a parade of shallow reminiscences of his work from c-list TV presenters, rent-a-pundits and Stuart Maconie.
David Jason is still alive.
