Actress Ruth Madoc, best known for appearing in BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, has died at the age of 79, her agent has confirmed.
The star became a household name playing chief yellowcoat Gladys Pugh in BBC One’s hugely successful TV series about a holiday camp set in the late Fifties. Ruth's death comes following a fall which led her to withdraw from performing in the pantomime Aladdin at the Princess Theatre in Torquay.
In a statement, Phil Belfield of talent agency Belfield & Ward Ltd, described Ruth as “one of a kind and a unique talent loved by many”. He said: “It is with much sadness that we have to announce the death of our dear and much loved client Ruth Madoc.
