Roger Lloyd-Pack's death - the Twitter reaction
Stars and colleagues are united in grief over the death, aged 69, of the actor behind Only Fools and Horses' much-loved character Trigger
- Ben Dowell
Published: Thursday, 16 January 2014 at 11:42 am
Celebrity fans of actor Roger Lloyd-Pack, who died last night, have taken to Twitter to express their shock and sadness at his death aged just 69.
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Father Ted writer Graham Linehan called it "very sad news" but revealed that he was able to tell Lloyd-Pack in person how much his own creation Father Dougal owed to the star's portrayal of Trigger.
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The Thick of It and Peep Show writer Sam Bain who also co-wrote BBC1 comedy The Old Guys in which Lloyd-Pack starred, also praised the actor.
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Gavin and Stacey writer and star James Corden called Lloyd-Pack "incredible".
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And The Apprentice’s Lord Sugar was typically forthright about the “sad news” :
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