the actor, peter sallis, has died — at the age of 96.is roles in last of the summer wine and as the voice of wallace in the animation series, wallace and gromit. nick higham looks back at his life. music: theme from last of the summer wine. for more than 30 years, peter sallis played clegg, the mild—mannered, flat—capped philosopher in last of the summer wine. stay. steady. go! much of the series' innocent charm came from peter sallis. yes! this is it! this is the tree! you can see tollgate church! it happens sometimes in an actor's life, if you're very, very lucky, that something special turns up. when i read last of the summer wine, i thought, this is it. long before the summer wine, peter sallis was a familiar face. great, good and just. on television, he played samuel pepys. and casanova in the heyday of studio drama. and he appeared in classic serials like the palaces. i'm sorry, gromit. then, in his 70s, those nasal yorkshire tones became world famous thanks to the animator nick park. it's my turn for breakfast this morning, gromit

peter sallis worse comic and shrewd. peter sallis was an automatic choice for the part.one as well. you said reverse. the actor peter sallis, who has died at the age of 96. on the line is peter clarke, creator of the bbc sitcom, last of the summer wine, which peter sallis stared in as clegg in all 295 episodes of the show between 1973 and 2010. he really made that part his own, of clegg. some up what he gave to that part? well, it was tailored to him from the word go. i had worked with him before. iwanted him for the part. it was always going to be the perfect fit. but he used to get the best lines. he used to say the things that i wanted to say, and was a lwa ys things that i wanted to say, and was always immaculate in everything he did. his personality was so well—suited to that part. did. his personality was so well-suited to that part. he bought a gentleness and a wistful innocence that really summed up the whole programme? yes, he had that kind of personality, there was something essentially english about peter. you wouldn't find it anywhere else. it's almost a dick

the actor, peter sallis, has died at the age of 96. wallace and gromit.red, flat—capped philosopher in last of the summer wine. stay. steady. go! much of the series' innocent charm came from peter sallis. yes! this is it! this is the tree! you can see tollgate church! it happens sometimes in an actor's life, if you're very, very lucky, that something special turns up. when i read last of the summer wine, i thought, this is it. long before the summer wine, peter sallis was a familiar face. great, good and just. on television, he played samuel pepys. and casanova in the heyday of studio drama. and he appeared in classic serials like the palaces. i'm sorry, gromit.

long before the summer wine, peter sallis was a familiar face. great, good and just. on television, he played samuel pepys. and casanova in the heyday of studio drama. and he appeared in classic serials like the palaces. i'm sorry, gromit. then, in his 70s, those nasal yorkshire tones became world famous thanks to the animator nick park. it's my turn for breakfast this morning, gromit. i'd like a three—minute egg... steady on! gromiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit! park cast him as the voice of his plasticine character wallace peter sallis was an automatic choice for the part. cracking toast, gromit. i feel very grateful, not only the richness and the charm that he brought to wallace, and the humour, but alsojust knowing such a lovely man off—screen as well was wonderful, and a great privilege. here we go, then. few actors are lucky enough to win two such wonderful parts. peter sallis was a modest man, not unlike the characters he created, but a talented one as well. well, you said reverse. i have been speaking to the creator of the days of summer him part. it was always going to for

the british actor — peter sallis — has died at the age of 96.orld as the voice of wallace in the 0scar—winning animated wallace and gromit films. but he was also a household name in the uk in the long—running bbc sitcom — last of the summer wine. his agents said he died peacefully with his family by his side. i feel very grateful, not only the richness and the charm that he brought to wallace, and the humour, but also just knowing such a lovely man off screen as well. it was wonderful and a great privilege. nick park paying tribute to the actor peter sallis — who's died at the age of ninety—six. hello there. we've got some pretty unsettled weather in the forecast, not just for the next 2a hours, some wet and windy weather. but really, for much of the week ahead. here was scene on monday taken by one of our weather watchers in twickenham. a lot of grey clouds, rain and strong winds. courtesy of this area of low pressure which has been pushing its way slowly northwards and eastwards across the country over the past few hours. during tuesday, the l

the british actor — peter sallis — has died at the age of ninety—six.also a household name in the uk in the long—running bbc sitcom — last of the summer wine. his agents say he died peacefully with his family by his side. i feel very grateful, not only the richness and the charm that he brought to wallace, and the humour, but also just knowing such a lovely man off screen as well. it was wonderful and a great privilege. nick park paying tribute to the actor peter sallis — who's died aged 96. tributes have been paid to the former newcastle united player chiek tiote who has died at the age of 30 he collapsed while training with his club beijing enterprises. he moved to china earlier this year. his former manager steve mcclaren said he had one of the biggest smiles in football while current newcastle boss rafael benetiz called him a true professional and great man. in tennis, britain's andy murray produced a clinical performance to see off russian karen khachanov and reach a seventh french open quarter—final. the world number one came through 6—3 6—4 6—4 i

that news just coming in from his agent, peter sallis has died at the age of 96.n deal in kent. rain is on its wayjust as simon hinted. 0ut picture in deal in kent. rain is on its wayjust as simon hinted. out to the west coast, it has been a different story. in pembrokeshire there has been heavy and persistent rain and some of that starting to gather in strength. the brighter colours denote the intensity of the rainfall so we are starting to see brighter greens and yellows pushing into the south—west and to south wales. so, for the early evening rush hour there will be some rain around accompanied by strong to gale force gusts of winds on exposed coasts in the south—west. take note. tune into your bbc local radio station for travel traffic and travel updates. the rain will sit across much of the country through the night. the heaviest of the rain by the end of the night up into the far north of scotland. behind it, we will start to see a gradual improvement, but it is going to take its time and in fact, first thing in the morning we will have some outbreaks of sho

tributes to peter sallis, who has died, aged 96. today we mourn the loss of innocent lives. all those who were injured. there will now be a minute's silence. applause 0ur unity and love for one another will always be stronger than the hate of the extremists. applause this is bbc news. the latest headlines: police say one of the three london bridge attackers was a well—known supporter of an islamist extremist group. mayor sadiq khan, says he won't allow donald trump to divide communities in the wake of the london bridge attack, after the us president again criticised him on twitter. is each in melbourne in australia has ended in gunshot wounds. hywel griffith is following events from sydney. we events from sydney. understand now from the poli that we understand now from the police that this has been dealt with as a terror incident. the gunman, 29 —— 21—year—old yacqub khayre, shot dead at the end of it. previously, he had shot dead the attendant at the apartment lock. apparently the woman he shot was an escort humility the building, held heragainst he shot was an escort humil

and the actor peter sallis, of the last of the summer wine and the voice of wallace in wallace and gromited. good evening. two of the three attackers on london bridge on saturday night have been named by the police. khuram butt, 27 years old, british, living in barking, was known to the police and mi5. he had been a supporter of a banned islamist extremist group and had been reported to the anti—terrorist hotline by suspicious neighbours. but the police say they had no intelligence to suggest he was planning saturday night's attack. one other attacker was named — rachid redouane who was 30 and claimed to be moroccan/libyan and also lived in barking — the police say he had not previously come to their attention. tonight, questions as to why khuram butt in particular was not a greater priority for the security services and how they missed a plot that has killed seven people. our home editor mark easton has more. they knew him. one of the three men who murdered seven people in london on saturday night was well—known to police and mi5 as an extremist. the group display the black flag of islam

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of the election campaign — labour and conservatives have clashed over police numbers the actor peter sallisok at the sports news from the bbc sportsound. good afternoon. in the last hour, it's been confirmed that former newcastle midfielder cheick tiote has died at the age of 30. he's said to have collapsed during training with his club, beijing enterprises in china. 0ur sports news correspondent richard conwayjoins me now. richard, what more can you tell us about this sad event? bagnis breaking in the last few minutes about cheick tiote, as you say, he was playing for beijing enterprises, a chinese second division team, he moved there this year. he spent from 2010-2017 with moved there this year. he spent from 2010—2017 with newcastle united making over 150 appearances for the team. ina making over 150 appearances for the team. in a statement the club say their thoughts are with his friends and family. he is remembered on tyneside fondly, particularly for his one and only goal for the club, a thunderous volley for arsenal in 2011. cheick tiote passing away after collapsing in training, and

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sally are there. in sport, the lions team is named for the first test against new zealand. ireland's petery skippers the side and there's some surprise inclusions amongst the backs. but it is one of the biggest days in the racing calendar, gold cup day. and it is ladies day. did you know you can arrive by helicopter? is that how you came this morning? carol, i think you know that we came ina van. carol, i think you know that we came in a van. yes. the weather forecast today's fresher than it has been for the last few days, and for many of us the last few days, and for many of us it will stay dry. there will be some showers, some of them thundery. we will be back with more later on. good morning. first, our main story. the chief executive of kensington and chelsea council has resigned after criticism of the authority's response to the grenfell tower fire. in a statement, nicholas holgate said the government had demanded his resignation. he's described the fire as "heartbreaking" but says he would have been a distraction if he had stayed in his post. yesterday, the prime minister apologised