Overview

• Eshley died on August 2 at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital after a battle with cancer, with his wife Rachel by his side
• Agent Thomas Bowington described him as a warm, kind and grounded man with a great voice
• Fans and colleagues have paid tribute on social media, highlighting his personal warmth and professional impact
• He became a household name as the snobbish neighbour Jeffrey Fourmile in ITV’s sitcom George and Mildred alongside Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce
• A classically trained actor educated at Bristol Grammar School and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, he made his film debut in Orson Welles’s 1968 drama The Immortal Story and later co-authored a sequel to Oliver Twist