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Floral tributes to Hi-de-Hi! star
Flowers spelt out the tribute "Bye-de-Bye" today at the funeral of actor and comedian Paul Shane. The actor died at the age of 72 following a short illness a fortnight ago.
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Floral tributes to Hi-de-Hi! actor Paul Shane
Flowers spelt out the tribute 'Bye-de-Bye' today at the funeral of Hi-de-Hi! actor Paul Shane today. Hundreds of people applauded as the star's coffin was carried inside Rotherham Minster.
Other well known faces from the hit 80s sitcom joined Shane's family behind the pallbearers, including Su Pollard, Jeffrey Holland and Ruth Madoc.
Pollard said to the crowd: "Thanks for coming. He would have been so pleased."
There was further applause in Rotherham town centre after the cortege arrived this afternoon with a police escort.
Yellow and white flowers in the side window of the hearse spelt out "Bye-de-Bye" .
Shane died at the age of 72 following a short illness a fortnight ago.
Paul Shane - a funny man
Paul Shane loved to make people laugh. He was the perfect panto Dame - and in this clip from 2008, he spoke to Calendar ahead of his appearance in Jack and the Beanstalk at Barnsley.
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Ricky Gervais: 'RIP Paul Shane. Old school Britcom hero'
Ricky Gervais has paid tribute to Paul Shane as an "old school Britcom hero" after the Hi-de-Hi! actor died aged 72:
Paul Shane in 1990s sitcom You Rang M'Lord?
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Paul Shane in the first episiode of Hi-de-Hi!
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Paul Shane dies after a short illness
His agent has told ITV News the 72-year-old died from a short illness. He was surrounded by his family at a hospice in Rotherham in South Yorkshire.
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Agent: Paul Shane was 'a consummate professional'
Paul Shane's agent, Linda Kremer, has told ITV News: "He lightened my life and I'll miss him enormously":
Hi-de-Hi! actor Paul Shane dies aged 72
The actor Paul Shane, best known for his role in the sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, has died aged 72, his agent has said.