Rik Mayall, comedian and star of The Young Ones and Bottom, has died aged 56.
His management company said that he died this morning.
In the 1980s comedy series The Young Ones he played poetry-writing anarchist Rick alongside his friend Adrian Edmonson.
The comedian also appeared in television series including Blackadder and The New Statesman.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara, and three children.
