Eric Sykes, one of Britain’s best-loved comedy actors and writers, has died at the age of 89, his manager has said. “Eric Sykes, 89, star of TV, stage and films, died peacefully this morning after a short illness,” said Norma Farnes. “His family were with him.” How deaf was EricRead More →
Paddy is a terrier. His coloring is white and caramel brown. DCI John and Sarah welcome the newly orphaned puppy into their household not long after the death of their family dog Sykes, in the first episode of Series Nineteeen (The Village That Rose from the Dead). What Happened toRead More →
Despite his deafness and later blindness, Sykes continued to perform on stage and screen well into his seventies. Why was Eric Sykes banned from Hattie Jacques funeral? The pair played unmarried twins ‘Eric’, childish and accident prone and ‘Hat’ – the patient and sensible one. Alhough they had a veryRead More →