Frank Thornton dies aged 92
Frank Thornton, who played Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served and Truly in Last of the Summer Wine, has died aged 92.
Frank Thornton played Captain Peacock for 13 years
Frank Thornton graced our screens for more than a decade in one of Britain's best loved sitcoms, Are You Being Served.
The actor played Captain Peacock in the famous fictional department store and went on to star in Last of the Summer Wine. He died in his sleep, aged 92.
ITV News' Lucrecia Millarinni reports:
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