In his prime the red-bearded Roach was six foot four inches tall with a 51-inch chest, and weighed nearly 20 stone. The second series, broadcast in 1986, moved the action to the Costa Del Sol.

Pat Roach, who has died of cancer at the age of 67, entered showbusiness via wrestling in the 1970s and subsequently found steady work as a ... (1984) and Red Sonja (1985).

It's the 10th anniversary of the death of Birmingham actor Pat Roach ... as an assassin in Bond movie Never Say Never Again and as a warlord in fantasy flick Red Sonja.