John Thaw may have played some of the grumpiest and most belligerent detectives on British television, but off the screen he was a shy, reserved man who hated violence and craved only privacy.

The acting world was today coming to terms with the loss of John Thaw after the Inspector Morse star lost his battle with cancer. The 60-year-old, whose roles made him a "national treasure", died ...

Sweeney co-stars John Thaw and Dennis Waterman had a real-life street brawl - on Christmas Day. Dame Sheila Hancock, 91, revealed how Thaw - who played DI Jack Regan - and Waterman, who played ...