Are You Being Served? star Trevor Bannister has died aged 76, his brother confirmed today.
John Bannister said his actor brother suffered a heart attack yesterday at his allotment in Thames Ditton, Surrey.
The actor was best known for his role as ladies' man Mr Lucas in the 1970s BBC sitcom set in a department store.
John told the BBC: 'He was a good lad, we were all very fond of him.'
John Bannister said his brother had been doing some repair work on his shed when he became ill.
Born in Durrington, Wiltshire, and the youngest of three children, Bannister did two year's National Service before going to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.
During his career which spanned five decades, he appeared in TV shows including The Avengers, Dixon of Dock Green, The Saint and Z Cars.
He also made regular appearances in the theatre and in pantomime.
More recently, the actor had a stint in the long-running BBC series Last of the Summer Wine.
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