Actor who played private secretary also starred in Heartbeat and with Basil Brush
BBC political satire intrigued civil service with Margaret Thatcher among its fans
Hollywood star who shot to global acclaim as Hans Gruber in Die Hard was suffering from cancer
Published: February 2nd, 1984
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