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A former member
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22563351

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Paul Shane, the actor famous for starring in the 1980s BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, has died, his agent has confirmed.

His agent said the 72-year-old died surrounded by his family at a hospice in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, earlier on Thursday after a short illness.

He leaves behind his three daughters and six grandchildren. His wife died in 2001.

Shane made his name playing entertainer Ted Bovis in Hi-de-Hi!, a long-running TV series set in a holiday camp.

He later appeared in You Rang, M'Lord, alongside some of the former Hi-de-Hi! cast members.

Shane, born in Rotherham in 1940, began his working life as a miner but turned to the entertainment industry following an accident.

In his early career, he sang and entertained in pubs and clubs across South Yorkshire until he was offered TV work in the early 1970s.

His big break came with the BBC hit Hi-de-Hi! in 1980, written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.

The series, which ran until 1988, won large audiences and a Bafta for Best Comedy Series in 1984.

Shane also worked on 1990s BBC sitcom Oh Doctor Beeching!, as well as Emmerdale, Common as Muck, A Touch of Frost, Doctors and Holby City.