Are You Being Served? star Trevor Bannister dies at 76

"Are You Free, Mr.Humpries?"

Sad day for fans of Are You Being Served? Trevor Bannister has died aged 76, his brother has confirmed. The actor suffered a heart attack on Thursday at his allotment in Thames Ditton, Surrey, John Bannister said.

The series was a great hit and still is. I remember being told by American fans in Atlanta that this sort of humour appealed to them but they were not thought capable of understanding it by the main US networks (or maybe the main networks don't understand the Americans I meet!). So it was up to PBS to put it on. Something Georgia Public Television is still doing, I see!

Trevor Bannister was a great stage actor, fantastic pantomime star and an all-round comedic television person. He also appeared in Last of The Summer Wine. He joins Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Arthur English, Wendy Richard, oh the list is long, as fondly remembered entertainers.