Leslie Grantham
'I think he was the archetypal charming rogue.'
The actor was best known for his role as Den in Eastenders.
'He was a lovely guy who I adored working with.'
He was best known for playing Dirty Den on the BBC soap.
His publicist confirmed he is 'very poorly'.
'The show moves on and there’s a whole new generation now, but I think that’s pretty poor writing.'