Rory McGrath, the comedian and TV personality, has appeared in court to plead not guilty to an accusation that he stalked a married woman.
The 60-year-old, from Cambridge, was said to have harassed the woman, also from Cambridge, for 14 months.
McGrath is said to have sent the alleged victim electronic messages, as well as to have approached her in public and sent letters to her husband. The woman cannot be identified for legal reasons.
The comedian, who is best known for his appearances on the BBC1 panel show They Think It’s All Over, spoke only to confirm his name, address and a not-guilty plea when he appeared at Cambridge magistrates court on Tuesday.
The alleged harassment is said to have taken place between April 2015 and August this year.
McGrath was granted conditional bail, which forbids him from contacting the woman or visiting an address in Cambridge. He is due to stand trial in January at the same court.
McGrath was a panellist on They Think It’s All Over for its entire run from 1995 until it was axed in 2006. He went on to appear in the Three Men in a Boat comedy specials on the BBC with Dara O Briain and Griff Rhys Jones.
