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Mick · 08-03-2007, 10:43

John Inman, the star of 1970s sitcom Are You Being Served?, has died in hospital at the age of 71.

The actor died in St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, west London, after being ill for some time with hepatitis A.

Inman had been taken into hospital for tests after problems with his liver.

Hepatitis A is an inflammation of the liver caused through eating contaminated food, which the star believed was how he came to have the virus.

Comedy star John Inman His illness was revealed after it forced him to cancel the opening of a pantomime in London on December 9, 2004. He never worked again.

His spokesman Phil Dale said: "John, through his character Mr Humphries of Are You Being Served?, was known and loved throughout the world.

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Mick Resting in Peace Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Accrington Posts: 12,472 Blog Entries: 46 Liked: 428 times Rep Power: 102656	Re: i,m free John Inman, the star of 1970s sitcom Are You Being Served?, has died in hospital at the age of 71. The actor died in St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, west London, after being ill for some time with hepatitis A. Inman had been taken into hospital for tests after problems with his liver. Hepatitis A is an inflammation of the liver caused through eating contaminated food, which the star believed was how he came to have the virus. Comedy star John Inman His illness was revealed after it forced him to cancel the opening of a pantomime in London on December 9, 2004. He never worked again. His spokesman Phil Dale said: "John, through his character Mr Humphries of Are You Being Served?, was known and loved throughout the world.