John Inman

Brilliant. Kind. Funny. Never a rehab stint or a shot of his yoo-hoo in paparazzi photos. A different class, you bet.

What can one say? It's truly sad news to hear that a master of one's craft is dead, and sadder still when much of what one remembers of them is laughter in their presence. So few truly happy-go-lucky types on TV anymore...

So, let's remember him in a proper manner:

Favourite Moments From "Are You Being Served?"

Here's mine:

Mrs. Slocum (har har) asking a neighbour to look through the mail slot and report as to whether they can see her *****. Mr. Humphries' eyebrows shoot to the moon. [:o)] It makes me laugh even now.

Thanks to Decker, too, for reminding me of those wonderful double entendres on his last visit.

Pea cock,

GJ

[Bazz]

There are so many, one of my favs would have to be:

The expression on his face when taking the inside leg measurement of a Scottish man in a kilt. It was priceless!

A true British icon. And as Wendy Richard's said in an interview on the radio yesterday, "he was always very good to his mother"

Dean

When I was at school I had a friday night and saturday job at the local co-op menswear department, it was exactly like are you being served.

He was a very nice man, a very very nice man[^]