Comedian Simon Bird pays emotional tribute to on-screen dad Paul Ritter

As the host of weekly family gettogethers with his Jewish family, hard-of-hearing Goodman had killer catchphrases, always greeting his adult sons Adam (Simon Bird) and Jonny (Tom Rosenthal) with "hello bambinos". When his wife Jackie (Tamsin Greig) served up the meal, he would always declare it a "lovely bit of squirrel". But viewers knew it wasn't long before Martin's inevitable "s*** on it" would arise from the latest calamity of the night.Goodman contrasted with the depth of Ritter's other characters.In award-winning miniseries Chernobyl, about the 1986 nuclear disaster, he portrayed the Ukraine plant's deputy chief engineer Anatoly Dyatlov as a tyrannical bully.

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Simon Bird has written an emotional tribute to his late Friday Night Dinner co-star Paul Ritter.  Ritter died “peacefully at home” on Friday (2 April) aged 54 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, his agent announced on Tuesday (6 April).

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Friday Night Dinner's upcoming 10th anniversary episode will honour Paul Ritter after the actor's passing, it has been confirmed. The one-off special, You Look Nice: The True Story of Friday Night Dinner, was announced earlier this year and will now be dedicated to Paul in his memory.

Tom wrote on Twitter in view of his 117,000: “Thank you for all your messages, they’re a testament to how great an actor Paul was and how many lives he touched.“He was the most devastatingly intelligent and conscientious person with an unmatched crossword acumen and an incredible memory.”“If he met you once I swear he knew your name for life.“Luckily for us he turned such a wonderful mind to bringing life to Martin Goodman for whom he would do whatever it took to make us laugh."The comedic actor also shared how Paul’s family are asking for any donations in his memory to be made to The Old Vic theatre.His wife in the show Tamsin Greig also penned an emotional letter following the news.In an essay for the Guardian, she wrote: “I first saw

Friday Night Dinner's Simon Bird has broken his silence to pay tribute to the late Paul Ritter, who died this week after his battle with a brain tumour.

Kate Garraway appointed as director of ill husband Derek's businessShe went on to add: "It took enormous courage and effort for him to record the drama remotely from his home when he was so ill, and I am honoured that he so willingly agreed to do it. It is a fine legacy and tribute to his artistry, and a gift of time and experience that I will treasure."Paying homage to her on-screen husband, who also appeared in Harry Potter and Chernobyl, Tamsin said that she was "eternally grateful" that the pair had come across one another.The actress praised Paul for his "kindness", "attention to detail" and "devotion" to those around him.Mum-of-three Tamsin went on to say: "The world is a less brilliant place without Paul in it.

Tamsin Greig paid tribute to her late Friday Night Dinner co-star Paul Ritter.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009); as the villainous power plant worker Anatoly Dyatlov in the chilling HBO/Sky miniseries Chernobyl (2019); and, from 2011 onwards, as the combustible, inexplicably shirtless Martin Goodman in Channel 4’s Friday Night Dinner (“lovely bit of squirrel,” moving fork to mouth) with Tamsin Greig. In all three roles he was never recognisable as whoever he really was.

Tamsin Greig has praised Paul Ritter's "enormous courage and effort" after he filmed a drama with her just a few weeks before he died. The 'Friday Night Dinner' actress has paid tribute to her late co-star - who died of a brain tumour this week, aged 54 - and admitted she was "honoured" that he was prepared to shoot a BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Anne Youngson’s novel 'Meet Me at the Museum' alongside her when he was "so ill".

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Tamsin Greig has shared a beautiful tribute to the late Paul Ritter, revealing that the pair collaborated on a BBC Radio 4 adaptation of the novel Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson just a few weeks before he passed away. MORE: Friday Night Dinner star Paul Ritter dies of brain tumour aged 54Writing on The Guardian, Tamsin said: "It took enormous courage and effort for him to record the drama remotely from his home when he was so ill, and I am honoured that he so willingly agreed to do it. It is a fine legacy and tribute to his artistry, and a gift of time and experience that I will treasure.

FRIDAY Night Dinner star Tom Rosenthal led the social media tributes to actor Paul Ritter who sadly passed aged 54 of a brain tumour. Ritter, who starred as Martin Goodman on the Channel 4 show, died on Monday at home, a rep for the actor confirmed.

British actor Paul Ritter, who was most recently seen in the hit HBO series Chernobyl, passed away on 6 April. The 54-year-old actor was battling brain tumor and succumbed to the same.

Friday Night Dinner is set to be dedicated to Paul Ritter, it has been confirmed.The actor, who played dad Martin Goodman in the Channel 4 comedy series, died on Monday night (April 5) after suffering from a brain tumour.A 90-minute documentary reflecting on 10 years of the show is set to air this spring, featuring reruns of several episodes as well as interviews with cast and crew members.According to Metro, the celebration will now be dedicated to Ritter in light of his death.“It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night,” the actor’s agent said in a statement. “He died peacefully at home with his wife Polly and sons Frank and Noah by his side.

Friday Night Dinner actor Paul Ritter has died; he was 54.The news was confirmed earlier today (April 6) by Ritter’s agent to The Guardian, who said Ritter passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Monday (April 5). He’d been suffering from a brain tumour.The statement read: “It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night.

, Ritter's agent expressed «great sadness» over his death, adding that the actor «died peacefully at home.» «Paul was an exceptionally talented actor playing an enormous variety of roles on stage and screen with extraordinary skill,» Ritter's agent said in part. «He was fiercely intelligent, kind and very funny. We will miss him greatly.»The Tony-nominated, British actor had memorable roles both onstage and onscreen, starring in on Broadway and and on the film side.When it came to TV, Ritter appeared on HBO's , Epix's , ITV's , and Channel4's , the latter of which he will be featured in a 10-year retrospective for later this year.He will also be seen in, Netflix's war drama starring Colin Firth.

after his long-term friend died.The actor – who most notably appeared as Martin Goodman in Friday Night Dinner – died on Monday night, aged 54, with his agent confirming the news.As famous faces paid their condolences to the star on social media, Stephen explained he was ‘struggling’ to put his heartache into words.Taking to Twitter, the Green Wing actor posted: ‘Trying to find a way to talk about Paul Ritter and struggling.‘My friend since we were students together. So much talent and it shone from him even as a teenager.‘I was so lucky to know him and lucky too to work with him many times over the years.

pic. twitter. com/jLcUZxFgc8It added: “Paul was an exceptionally talented actor playing an enormous variety of roles on stage and screen with extraordinary skill.

Gone too soon. British actor Paul Ritter, known for his performances in the Harry Potter and James Bond franchises, has died at age 54 after being diagnosed with a brain tumor.

Paul Ritter, the English screen and stage star whose list of credits includes Harry Potter and James Bond films, has died. He was 54.

Friday Night Dinner star's agent confirmed the sad news in a statement that he died on Monday (April 5). "It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night," they said in a statement.