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Tim Brooke-Taylor, star of The Goodies, has died, following an attack of coronavirus, aged 79.

Brooke-Taylor was President of the Footlights Club at Cambridge and part of the I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again team that came out from there. He moved to television with At Last the 1948 Show but was most famous for working with Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie on The Goodies. A reunion of the trio took place last year, and there had been plans for further audio adventures.

“It is with great sadness that we announce Tim’s death early today from Covid-19. Joining Footlights in 1960 took him to providing a huge variety of splendid entertainment – television, radio, theatre, film, books, DVDs, CDs, quizzes, etc – all of which he undertook with energy and a great sense of fun.

“We will remember him for so much but must just mention The Goodies and I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue. He had, of course, many fans whom he always treated cheerfully even after long and exhausting rehearsals and recordings.

“In all the time with us and in all his showbiz work, he has been supported by Christine, his wife.”

Garden told The Guardian, “I am terribly saddened by the loss of a dear colleague and close friend of over 50 years. Tim and I met at Cambridge University in the early 1960s and have enjoyed working together almost constantly from that time onwards, on radio, stage, and TV. He was a funny, sociable, generous man who was a delight to work with. Audiences found him not only hilarious but also adorable. His loss at this dreadful time is particularly hard to bear and my thoughts are with Christine, Ben, Edward and their families.”