Actor played the ‘professional freelance layabout’ for five years from 1979, while recent roles included gangland boss Jack Dalton in EastEndersThe actor Hywel Bennett, best known for his role in the hit 1980s sitcom Shelley, has died at the age of 73, his former agent has confirmed. Bennett, who played James Shelley in the series about a “professional freelance layabout”, rose to fame in the 1960s, first appearing as Rynian in Doctor Who in 1965. It made a four-year comeback in 1988 with The Return of Shelley. He also featured in episodes of Last of the Summer Wine and in the Dennis Potter mini-series Karaoke and Cold Lazarus. After a long career in theatre and film, his last known role was as Reggie Conway in The Last Detective in 2007.

Source: The Guardian August 03, 2017 18:34 UTC