Heartbeat and Yes Minister actor Derek Fowlds has died at the age of 82.
Best known for playing police inspector Oscar Blaketon in Heartbeat, he also played Bernard Woolley in the hit BBC comedy Yes Minister.
His death has been confirmed by his family.
Fowlds trained at prestigious acting institute RADA and went on to become a West End star with roles in productions such as The Miracle Worker.
In the 1960s, Fowlds moved into movies appearing in Hotel Paradiso in 1966 and Tower of Evil in 1972.
The actor died at Royal United Hospitals Bath in the early hours of Friday morning after suffering from pneumonia that led to heart failure caused by sepsis.
He was surrounded by his family when he died and is survived by sons Jamie and Jeremy.
Helen Bennett, his personal assistant and friend of many years, told the PA news agency: "He was the most beloved man to everybody who ever met him, he never had a bad word to say about anybody and he was so well respected, adored by everyone.
"You couldn't have met a nicer person ever, he was just a wonderful man and I will miss him terribly."
Fowlds' first professional acting job was appearing at the Prince of Wales Theatre in Colwyn Bay in 1958, while on summer holiday from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
He made his West End debut in The Miracle Worker before roles in films such as Tamahine, East Of Sudan and Hotel Paradiso and TV series including Z Cars, The Liver Birds and ITV Sunday Night Theatre.
He also appeared in After That, This for a string of episodes in 1975.
He starred in Yes Minister opposite Sir Nigel Hawthorne and Paul Eddington from 1980 to 1984 before the sequel Yes, Prime Minister ran from 1986 to 1988.
He released his autobiography A Part Worth Playing in 2015 and his most recent credited TV appearance was in Doctors in 2017.
