Tributes have come pouring in for The ROyle Family and Emmerdale actor Peter Martin, after his death at the age of 82.
News of the actor's passing was revealed by a fiend on Facebook, whoi share of photo of themselves and peter together and wrote: "My friend, drinking partner, fishing buddy passed away on Wednesday morning, very sad, many of you will know him from TV, RIP Peter Martin, we had some great laughs."
Fans of massively popular BBC sitcom The Royle Family will have very fond memories of Peter for playing Joe, the dead pan next door neighbour of Jim and Barbara, who gave us plenty of TV gold alongside Joe's wife Mary and daughter Cheryl, in a early role for acclaimed actress Jessica Hynes.