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Geoffrey Palmer days after his death.The Butterflies actor died on November 5 age 93.The 85-year-old has now said the pair got off to a shaky start but thankfully went on to be inseparable friends for almost three decades.The actress recalled their first meal together, before appearing in As Time Goes By from 1992 onwards.He spent 14 years playing Lionel Hardcastle, Judi’s onscreen sparring partner in the BBC sitcom.However, Geoffrey had informed her how "they’d wanted Jean Simmons for the part".Judi played Jean in the hugely-popular show, which ran until 2005.Speaking in a new interview with this week's Radio Times, she said it almost didn’t happen."We met for lunch to discuss the show," she recalled."He got us off to a good start when he

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin and As Time Goes By, has died at the age of 93. He died peacefully at home, according to his agent.

Actor Geoffrey Palmer, who is well known for roles in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin and Butterflies, has died at the age of 93.