Mark Gatiss has announced that his beloved father Maurice has died. The Sherlock co-creator shared a heartfelt Twitter post on Sunday with throwback photos of his father as a younger man and on his wedding day.
He told his followers: ‘My dear old Dad passed away this morning just shy of his 90th birthday. Maurice was a wonderful man and a real character right to the end.
Huge thanks to the brilliant staff on Ward 16 of #NHS Bishop Auckland Hospital for all their kindnesses. Go well, my beloved father.’ Tributes poured in for Maurice while Mark’s celebrity friends passed on their condolences, including chef Nigella Lawson, who said: ‘I’m so sorry.
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