Hugh Lloyd

Hugh Lloyd was an English actor whose comedy work in film and television spanned the 1960s to the 1980s. Born in Chester, he first acted professionally with ENSA and worked in repertory theaters until 1957, when he began many appearances in Hancock's Half Hour. He became known for sitcoms such as Hugh and I and The Gnomes of Dulwich with Terry Scott, Lollipop Loves Mr Mole with Peggy Mount, and You Rang, M'Lord?. He created and starred in Lord Tramp (1977), written by Michael Pertwee. His television plays included She's Been Away, Alan Bennett's A Visit From Miss Protheroe and Say Something Happened, and he played Goronwy Jones in Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen. On stage he performed in the West End, including No Sex Please, We're British, and in Royal National Theatre productions under Ian McKellen. His films included The Mouse on the Moon (1963), Venom (1981), and Girl from Rio (2001). He died in 2008.