'Theatrically'-Speaking, A Colossus of British Comedy Has Died (Whilst Away On My Deeply-Fraught 'Break'): 'Jimmy' of 'The Rise and Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin' Fame, Reggie's Brother-in-Law I Believe...
They simply don't make your kind any more, 'Jimmy' (Anderson), yet your legend lives on... *Geoffrey Palmer in real life - not to be confused with Aotearoa-New Zealand's one-time Prime Minister. And no, despite common misconceptions, popular folklore, and other ideas to the contrary, the final series - your own special subset of the three-season programme - was up there with the others, if admittedly lacking the wit and wisdom of Reggie himself...