Famous throughout the UK for his chatshow, my favourite memory of him however, is Ghostwatch - a ‘found footage’ style horror mockumentary which predated movies like The Blair Witch Project, REC and Paranormal Activity. Him being cast in it was a stroke of genius. It ended up being very controversial as it was played absolutely straight by him and the rest of the cast.

If you’ve never seen it, it’s on the Internet Archive for free.