Yorkshire nostalgia: Paul Shane from Hi-de-Hi told to lay low... in 1985

Actor Paul Shane, pictured, then 45, who died in 2013 aged 72, was under doctor's orders to rest up after suffering a trapped nerve. The work-aholic actor had not taken a proper holiday in over six years.
By The Newsroom
Published 28th Apr 2018, 12:12 BST
File photo dated 07/11/85 of Hi-de-Hi! actor Paul Shane whose funeral will take place in his home town of Rotherham. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 31, 2013. Shane died at the age of 72 following a short illness a fortnight ago. The star of the 80s BBC sitcom was surrounded by friends and family in a hospice in Rotherham. He will be remembered at a service in Rotherham Minster which starts at 1pm today. His funeral cortege is expected to receive a police escort through the town centre. See PA story FUNERAL Shane. Photo credit should read: Michael Stephens/PA WireFile photo dated 07/11/85 of Hi-de-Hi! actor Paul Shane whose funeral will take place in his home town of Rotherham. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 31, 2013. Shane died at the age of 72 following a short illness a fortnight ago. The star of the 80s BBC sitcom was surrounded by friends and family in a hospice in Rotherham. He will be remembered at a service in Rotherham Minster which starts at 1pm today. His funeral cortege is expected to receive a police escort through the town centre. See PA story FUNERAL Shane. Photo credit should read: Michael Stephens/PA Wire
File photo dated 07/11/85 of Hi-de-Hi! actor Paul Shane whose funeral will take place in his home town of Rotherham. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 31, 2013. Shane died at the age of 72 following a short illness a fortnight ago. The star of the 80s BBC sitcom was surrounded by friends and family in a hospice in Rotherham. He will be remembered at a service in Rotherham Minster which starts at 1pm today. His funeral cortege is expected to receive a police escort through the town centre. See PA story FUNERAL Shane. Photo credit should read: Michael Stephens/PA Wire

He was most famous for playing Ted Bovis in hit comedy series Hi-De-Hi. His funeral took place in his home town of Rotherham.

Shane was a miner before he moved into acting. He had to retire from the pit after he slipped in the showers.

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In May 1979 the comedy writer Jimmy Perry spotted Shane playing Frank Roper in an episode of Coronation Street and offered him the part of Ted Bovis in his new holiday-camp sitcom. The series ran from 1980 until 1988 and made him a household name.

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