Frank Thornton's career in pictures

Frank Thornton dies aged 92

Frank Thornton, who played Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served and Truly in Last of the Summer Wine, has died aged 92.

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Frank Thornton (right) who played Truly in Last of the Summer Wine with fellow cast members. Credit: Rebecca Naden/PA Archive

Frank Thornton with cast members from 'Winnie', a 1988 opera about Sir Winston Churchill. Credit: PA

Robert Lindsay (left) with Frank Thornton during rehearsals in 1985 for 'Me and My Girl'. Credit: S&G Barratts/EMPICS Archive

Frank Thornton on 'It's a Square World' in 1963. Credit: S&G Barratts/EMPICS Archive

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