The Press and Journal (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)
Tributes as comedy writer and Dad’s Army creator dies aged 93
Jimmy Perry, who created popular TV comedy shows like Dad’sArmy andIt Ain’t Half Hot Mum, has died aged 93, the BBC said.
Perry, who worked closely with producer David Croft, was also responsible for Hi-de-Hi! and You Rang M’Lord?.
His writing drew on his life experiences as a young member of the Home Guard during WorldWar II and as a Butlin’s holiday camp Redcoat.
' Allo ' Allo star Vicki Michelle said Perry had left “such a legacy” in his wake.
She tweeted: “So sad we have lost £JimmyPerry a brilliant comedy writer & true gentleman. He leaves us such a legacy.”
Michelle has said she considered Perry, Croft and ’Allo ’Allo writer Jeremy Lloyd “largely responsible for the golden age of British comedy”.
Tim Hancock said of Perry: “As his agent of many years, I have never met anyone as generous, dignified, funny and with as big a heart as Jimmy. He will be sadly missed.”
He said the screenwriter had died surrounded by loved ones.
Perrymayhave been best known for Dad’s Army but he regarded It Ain’t Half HotMumas his and Croft’s funniest sitcom.
He once dismissed criticism of the show, set in India, saying it was considered racist “because of ignorance”.