The cause of death has been revealed for Andy Devine, who starred as Shadrach Dingle in Emmerdale for 10 years.
News broke yesterday of the 79-year-old's death, but it was not clear how Mr Devine had died. Now, it has been revealed that the star died following an accidental fall.
He died in Southport Hospital, Merseyside on January 27 this year, an inquest into his death has heard. Sefton Senior Coroner Julie Goulding said that he had been unable to get up until his carers came to assist him, BirminghamLive reports.