He’s famous, but not crazy famous – although ... but few could match the extraordinary range on his CV. Born in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, to an electrician dad and a bank clerk mum, he went ...

A high street staple, that you couldn’t do without for special occasions, was born in a quiet Essex town ... READ MORE: The deserted Essex town filled with boarded up homes where people and shops keep ...

Friends, family and figures from the entertainment world have paid tribute to an Essex-born actor who has died ... was also a patron for Equal People Performing Arts, a charity promoting inclusion ...