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Are You Being Served Star John Inman Obituary
Written by Paul Rance
Tuesday, 24 April 2007

John Inman, who died on March 8th, was one of the most popular TV comedy actors of the 1970s and 1980s, when starring as the very camp Mr. Humphries in the hit BBC comedy 'Are You Being Served?' He won the 1976 BBC TV Personality Of The Year, and his catchphrase, "I'm free!", from 'Are You Being Served?', remains one of most famous in comedy.

John was born in Preston, Lancs, on June 28th, 1935, and began appearing on stage in Blackpool in his early teens. He was also renowned as one of the best pantomime dames.

After suffering from hepatitis A for several years, John Inman was finally defeated by the disease, and passed away in St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington, West London. He is survived by partner Ron Lynch.

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