Colin Bennett appeared in Heartbeat, You Should Be So Lucky, the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Luna
The son of hugely popular Children’s BBC actor Colin Bennett has been left stunned at the outpouring of emotional tributes after announcing his death. Colin was remembered by thousands for his role as Mr Bennett on the BBC children’s show Take Hart and its spin-off Heartbeat. His son Tom Bennett, who followed in his footsteps by becoming an actor, announced on Friday that he had passed away.
Colin is best known for his role as caretaker Mr Bennett on Take Hart, which ran from 1977 to 1983. He had appeared alongside the late Tony Hart in the BBC art show, which also featured the animated character Morph. Colin reprised his role in the spin-off Hartbeat, which ran from 1984 until 1989. Many left tributes after the post with Kidzcoolit said: “Bless you man. We ALL loved your Dad. Big part of so many of our childhoods. Love to you and your family! Nick xxx.” John Rain said: “Oh Tom. I’m so sorry to hear this. As you know I was such a fan as a kid, and he really was an agent of wonderful mischief that brought so much joy and happiness to me, and so many other kids on one of my very favourite shows. Wishing you all the very best.
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