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Paul Shane, the actor famous for starring in the 1980s BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, has died, his agent has confirmed. | Paul Shane, the actor famous for starring in the 1980s BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, has died, his agent has confirmed. |
His agent said the 72-year-old died surrounded by his family at a hospice in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, earlier on Thursday after a short illness. | His agent said the 72-year-old died surrounded by his family at a hospice in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, earlier on Thursday after a short illness. |
He leaves behind his three daughters and six grandchildren. His wife died in 2001. | |
Shane made his name playing entertainer Ted Bovis in Hi-de-Hi!, a long-running TV series set in a holiday camp. | |
He later appeared in You Rang, M'Lord, alongside some of the former Hi-de-Hi! cast members. | |
Shane, born in Rotherham in 1940, began his working life as a miner but turned to the entertainment industry following an accident. | |
In his early career, he sang and entertained in pubs and clubs across South Yorkshire until he was offered TV work in the early 1970s. | |
His big break came with the BBC hit Hi-de-Hi! in 1980, written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft. | |
The series, which ran until 1988, won large audiences and a Bafta for Best Comedy Series in 1984. | |
Shane also worked on 1990s BBC sitcom Oh Doctor Beeching!, as well as Emmerdale, Common as Muck, A Touch of Frost, Doctors and Holby City. |