Ruth Madoc

The actress died in hospital on Friday after surgery for a fall earlier in the week, her agent says.

To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. He said Madoc was "brilliant" in the show and "an absolute delight to work with". We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read He described Madoc as "smart, kindly, a loyal trade unionist and wore her heart on the left". He paid tribute to her "iconic" TV performance as Gladys Pugh in the 1980s comedy Hi-de-Hi!, about a holiday camp in the late 50s.

She was best known for playing chief yellowcoat Gladys Pugh in the BBC One sitcom.

And McGann wrote: “Such sad news about the amazing Ruth Madoc. She was such a talented and lovely woman. “A real legend of the British entertainment scene she was one of a kind and a unique talent loved by many. Dennis said: “So very sad to hear that lovely Ruth Madoc has passed away. “From film work such as Fiddler On The Roof and Under Milk Wood with Richard Burton and her iconic TV performance as Gladys Pugh in Hi De Hi! Ruth was a very lovely person.

The British star reportedly died in hospital on Friday (local time) after surgery for a fall.

Fans of the 1980s sitcom will mourn the star of stage and screen who died after surgery following a fall.

I’m well and I’ll soon be back to normal, but unfortunately @princesstheatretorquay won’t get to have The Empress Gladys in the Panto this Christmas !!! At that time, she told her followers: She appeared in shows including Annie, Fiddler On The Roof, Gypsy and a series of Agatha Christie plays.

Welsh actress Ruth Madoc, best known for her roles in Hi-de-Hi, Benidorm and Calendar Girls, has passed away in hospital aged 79 following surgery, ...

Ruth had been due to appear in a performance of Aladdin at the Princess Theatre in Torquay. "A real legend of the British entertainment scene, she was one of a kind and a unique talent loved by many. "From film work such as Fiddler On The Roof and Under Milk Wood with Richard Burton and her iconic TV performance as Gladys Pugh in Hi De Hi!

Her death comes following a fall which led her to withdraw from performing in the pantomime Aladdin at the Princess Theatre in Torquay.

“A real legend of the British entertainment scene, she was one of a kind and a unique talent loved by many. It was a meeting my mother never forgot and cherished.” “From film work such as Fiddler On The Roof and Under Milk Wood with Richard Burton and her iconic TV performance as Gladys Pugh in Hi De Hi! She is gone far too soon. “Ruth passed away on the afternoon of Friday 9th December while in hospital following surgery for a fall she had earlier in the week, which had led her to have to withdraw from panto in Torquay. In a statement given to the PA News Agency, Phil Belfield of talent agency Belfield & Ward Ltd, described Ruth Madoc as “one of a kind and a unique talent loved by many”.