Norman Eshley who starred in beloved British sitcom George And Mildred has died aged 80.
The actor and writer, who had been living with cancer, died on August 2 at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital with his wife Rachel by his side, his agent Thomas Bowington confirmed.
The star was best known for playing snobby neighbour Jeffrey in the hit 1970s series, featuring opposite Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce.
The popular show tracked a middle-aged housewife's growing frustration with her harsh and downbeat husband as the pair adapted to life in an up-market housing estate in Hampton Wick, Richmond-upon-Thames.
Eshley's character is deeply concerned the couple's arrival will devalue his swanky property with tensions rising across five series and a 1980 film adaptation.
