The actor Paul Ritter has died of a brain tumour at the age of 54, his agent has told the Guardian.
Ritter is due to appear in the Friday Night Dinner 10th anniversary retrospective, which will air on Channel 4 later this year.
Ritter who starred as the family patriarch Martin in Channel 4’s Friday Night Dinner alongside Tamsin Greig, Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal died on Monday.
“It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night,” said his agent.