Paul Ritter, who died this week aged 54 from a brain tumour, will be honoured in the upcoming anniversary special of Friday Night Dinner, where he played the much-loved character Martin Goodman.
Martin was the father of Adam, played byThe Inbetweeners star Simon Bird, and Johnny (Tom Rosenthal) and husband to Jackie (Tamsin Greig).
As the Channel 4 sitcom turns ten this year, a special documentary celebrating the success of the show was being planned to air in the spring.
Ritter was due to be taking part in the documentary, but after his tragic passing he will be honoured instead, with tributes being paid to the actor, who also starred in Chernobyl and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.
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You Look Nice: The True Story of Friday Night Dinner , will reportedly run for 90 minutes and feature never-before-seen outtakes, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage.
It will also include interviews with cast members, including Tracy-Ann Oberman, who played Auntie Val, according to DigitalSpy.
“It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night,” Paul’s agent confirmed on Tuesday.
“He died peacefully at home with his wife Polly and sons Frank and Noah by his side. He was 54 and had been suffering from a brain tumour.
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Big Talk Publications, the production company behind Friday Night Dinner, said in a statement: “He was a brilliant, kind and talented man much loved by everyone who was lucky enough to know and work with him, and Paul will forever be part of both the Big Talk and Friday Night Dinner families.”
The show’s creator, Robert Popper, said: “Devastated at this terribly sad news. Paul was a lovely, wonderful human being. Kind, funny, super caring and the greatest actor I ever worked with.
“My heart goes out to Paul’s wonderful family at this tragic time.”
Friday Night Dinner only has a small cast – with the main family occasionally joined by annoying Jim, their two very differing grandmas and the wild Auntie Val.
Sadly, three popular members of the cast have tragically passed away in just over a year.
Frances Cuka, who played the boys’ “lovely Grandma”, sadly passed away on February 16 last year at the age of 83, while Rosalind Knight, who played the “horrible Grandma” died aged 87 at the end of 2020.
Originally from https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/paul-ritter-honoured-friday-night-23870333