Paul Ritter has died

[Cocolapew]

He was only 54, I loved him in Friday Night Dinner.

@TeeBee

Its a day of mourning in our house...we loved him. It might also mark the end of Friday Night Dinner, which will be devastating.

I thought that it was going to be finished anyway, with the boys becoming dads.

But yes very sad, Martin was a fantastic character

Heartbreaking.

Loved FND, just finished rewatching it.

Found out today he was in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

RIP

I feel as sad as the passing of Caroline Aherne. I'm going to eat some ketchup.

Terrible news, terrible loss to acting. RIP Paul

So so upset about this, celebrity deaths don't usually bother me that much but this has saddened me so much. Me and my dd are big FND fans and watched it loads during lockdown, if she's upset she asks to watch it. I even joked about a lovely bit of squirrel when I was dishing up last night. Thanks for the laughs xx

Loved him in Friday Night Dinner.
So sad.

Gutted. He was brilliant in FND, in everything. No more nippy nippy 😔

@lollipoprainbow me too, love it hence my username. So upset about it. . So young.

If his family/friends are reading this, I want them to know how much Paul cheered me up this year, on Friday night dinner, when I felt at my lowest. I am so very sorry for your loss.

Didn't watch FND, but I loved him in No Offence and Chernobyl. That's too young. Fucking hell.

Shit on it

So so sad about this. He made FND!!

Really sad news. Gave us lots of laughs in this house. Shit on it

Such sad newsI loved FND.

So sad to hear this news. Had only just finished listening to the radio adaptation of the book Meet Me At The Museum - it's still on BBC Sounds for a couple more weeks. He was perfect in it.

I've just watched the Pulling special where he plays Karen's love interest (Martin!). Brilliant.

Really sad news and so young too.

FND got us through the first lockdown and is the only thing we've watched as a family. My teenage DSs loved it.

Shit on it, I'm boiling

So sad he was hilarious in FND and also great in No Offence.
Shit on it.

So sad. FND is one of the programmes we all love as a family. Shit on it indeed.

Shit on it Loved him in Friday Night Dinner.

Such a great versatile actor. Too young to go.

So sad. When I read that his sons were at his bedside it took me a moment to realise it wouldn't be the two in FND - he was so convincing as a dad.

Deepest condolences to his fault and friends.

I live near where one of the outdoor scenes was shot, and I will think of him when I pass by tomorrow. RIP.

If his family/friends are reading this, I want them to know how much Paul cheered me up this year, on Friday night dinner, when I felt at my lowest. I am so very sorry for your loss

Same, we watch it most nights, love it

Midway through FND rewatch and will be watching Chernobyl tonight. A very talented actor who brought a lot of people a lot of joy.