R.I.P.

Jimmy Perry.  When would-be writers ask for advice, the most common thing they are told is "write about what you know".  Well it certainly worked for Jimmy Perry. who used his experiences in the Home Guard, in the Army in Burma, and as a red-coat at Butlin's to come up with three of the most loved, most successful sit-coms ever - Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Hi-De-Hi.  And from what you can gather from those who knew him, he was a thoroughly nice bloke.  Once again, thanks to the nostalgia channels, his genius lives on.