Creator of BBC comedies and comedy writer Jeremy Lloyd dies

Jeremy Lloyd, creator of BBC comedies Allo Allo and Are You Being Served?, has died, aged 84.
Born John Jeremy Lloyd OBE he was an English writer, screenwriter, author, poet and actor, best known as co-author and writer of several successful British sitcoms.

Allo Allo ran from December 30, 1982 to December 14, 1992.

The BBC show starred Gordon Kaye and Vicki Michelle.

Lloyd also created Are you Being Served? alongside David Croft, which ran from September 8, 1972 to April 1, 1985.

His agent said he died in a London hospital yesterday evening from pneumonia.

Alexandra Cann said: "Jeremy was a great wit and always a mass of original ideas. He had a wonderfully original mind and will be greatly missed."

Lloyd, who was married three times including to Joanna Lumley, created a string of hit shows with his writing partner David Croft.

He was given an OBE for services to comedy in 2012.

In 1999, Jeremy Lloyd sat down with British comedy producer/writer Croft to discuss John Inman and the early days of Are You Being Served?

Source: Mirror.co.uk