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Esther Rantzen leads tributes as BBC legend and That’s Life! star Chris Serle dies aged 81

Esther Rantzen has paid tribute to her co-star Chris Serle, who has sadly died age 81. The BBC shared a statement announcing his death.

They paid tribute to his legacy and array of roles on a variety of TV and radio shows. Broadcaster Matthew Sweet wrote to social media of Chris’ death: “This is such painful news. “Further to my last post, a memory with the brilliant Chris Serle, with me in my 1st job with the Bristol Old Vic, on our US tour in the Garden of The Gods in Denver in 1967.

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