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Kate Lally

Carry On and Doctor Who legend Bernard Cribbins dies age 93

Children's TV star and entertainer Bernard Cribbins has died aged 93, his agent said.

The veteran actor starred in the Carry On films, Doctor Who and the 1970 film The Railway Children. A statement from Gavin Barker Associates said: "Beloved actor Bernard Cribbins OBE has passed away at the age of 93.

"His career spanned seven decades with such diverse work ranging from films like The Railway Children and the Carry On series, hit 60s song Right Said Fred, a notorious guest on Fawlty Towers and narrating The Wombles. He worked well into his 90s, recently appearing in Doctor Who and the CBeebies series Old Jack's Boat.

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