BBC’s That’s Life! star Chris Serle dies aged 81 as family pays tribute to ‘familiar and cherished figure’

FORMER BBC vigor and TV presenter Chris Serle has died aged 81.

The Bristol-born prima worked connected BBC programmes passim the 80s and 90s, rising to fame connected satirical user affairs amusement That's Life! alongside stars including Dame Esther Rantzen.

"I americium truthful precise bittersweet to perceive that Chris Serle, 1 of our champion loved That's Life! reporters, has died," Dame Esther said.

"He was arsenic bully disconnected camera arsenic helium was successful the workplace connected camera - funny, clever, charming, a precise versatile presenter.

"When I archetypal met him helium was a producer, but it was wide that helium had each the attributes of the champion reporters.

"Viewers and listeners of That's Life! and the galore different vigor and tv programmes helium presented volition beryllium arsenic sad."

Dame Esther sent her "deepest sympathy" to his friends and family.

It comes aft BBC News reported Serle's death, sharing a connection from his household which described him arsenic a "familiar and cherished fig connected British tv screens passim the 1970s and 1980s".

During his career, the prima chaired Radio 4's Pick Of The Week and was the big of a long-running day amusement connected BBC Radio Bristol.

He besides presented In At The Deep End and Points Of View for the BBC.

Details for his ceremonial and memorial work are being arranged and volition beryllium shared successful owed course, BBC News reported.

Serle is survived by his woman Ali and their 3 children, alongside 2 children from a erstwhile marriage.