Kate Beckinsale's family has been haunted tragedy after her actor dad died in his sleep and his body lay undiscovered for hours.
Porridge star Richard Beckinsale - who would have turned 72 today - was a rising star of British TV back in the 1970s and his death sent a shockwave through the entertainment industry.
He was just 31 years old when he died in 1979, leaving behind his second wife Judy Loe and two daughters, Samantha and Kate.
That year, Beckinsale had finished on Porridge and was working on a new sitcom called Bloomers, which was set in a florist's shop.
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