He had suffered from depression for many years, and famously went missing for a time in 1987.
After On the Buses (1969) ended he struggled to get any acting work at all because he had become typecast as Jack Harper.
He was treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in 1995 after a suicide attempt.
He worked as a bus driver in real life, in order to pay his way
through RADA.
Graduated from the university of the East End of London and had intellectual aspirations. He had his own academic opinions of comedy and was not interested in listening to others.
He was a stand up comic at strip shows.
He married ex - bunny girl Kim in 1972.
He re wrote the play 'Oh Calcutta and made it ruder.