and in the fall and rise of reginald perrin, the hopeless military plotterjimmy. the marines, and worked in an accountant‘s office before taking up acting. i never want to hear from you again, is that clear? his face and background perfect for characters that were slightly stuffy, very british and often a bit ridiculous. but your underpants on your head and stick two pencils up your nose. outside of acting, his passion was fly fishing. i still enjoy working as an actor, but i'd rather go fishing. it seemed to sum him up. whatever the chaos, geoffrey palmer would be the one to be there in the midst of it. the calm, middle—class everyman, grumpy, baffled and making us laugh. tea? i'll turn the radio down. i hope to speak about successful career. for now. joe biden is closing in on the white house, with just a handful of states still left to declare in the us presidential election. he's gained ground in pennsylvania and has edged ahead of president trump in the key state of georgia, where 99% of ballot papers have been counted. president trump has insisted he won tue