Lance Percival
- English
- Actor
Press clippings
Missing 1960s BBC comedy episode found at Coventry Cathedral
Some more detail has been revealed about the discovery of a wiped 1960s BBC sitcom episode, first reported in October.
Caroline Gall & Kevin Reide, BBC, 14th February 2024David Nobbs and Peter Tinniswood's first sitcom partly recovered
The first ever sitcom from David Nobbs (The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin) and Peter Tinniswood (I Didn't Know You Cared), as well as a long-forgotten comedy from Johnny Speight, are amongst missing episodes to have been recovered in 2023, ahead of a screening this weekend.
British Comedy Guide, 30th November 2023Lenny Henry: Integrate, my mum said, so I did. But Eric Morecambe helped me find my Windrush self
Integrate, my mum said, so I did. But Eric Morecambe helped me find my Windrush self.
Lenny Henry, The Guardian, 22nd June 2022Lance Percival leaves son more than £1m in his will
Comedy actor Lance Percival left his son more than £1 million in his will - but with instructions that it shouldn't 'be blown away on frivolities'.
Andrew Young, Mail on Sunday, 18th October 2015Lance Percival, star of Up Pompeii, dies aged 81
Actor Lance Percival, who starred in British hit comedy Up Pompeii, has died at the age of 81.
Among his notable film roles were Carry On Cruising, Postman's Knock and Darling Lili.
BBC News, 9th January 2015Lance Percival obituary
Star of the satirical 60s television show That Was the Week That Was.
Dennis Barker, The Guardian, 9th January 2015