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Fans label Bernard Hill's breakthrough role one of 'the very greatest performances in TV history' as legend dies aged 79
The Lord Of The Rings star passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to his agent.
His role as an out-of-work Scouser not only made him a sought-after star but cemented his place in TV history as the show and its 1982 sequel, The Boys Of The Black Stuff, became a landmark in postwar television drama. His role as an out-of-work Scouser not only made him a sought-after star but cemented his place in TV history as the show and its sequel, The Boys Of The Black Stuff, became a landmark in postwar television drama Hollywood kept calling, with Bernard making appearances in Dwayne Johnson vehicle The Scorpion King, Halle Berry horror film Gothika and the tennis-themed romantic comedy Wimbledon.
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