 Two Doors Down creator Simon Carlyle has died, the BBC has announced. The Scottish sitcom has starred Arabella Weir, Kieran Hodgson, Alex Norton, Doon Mackichan, Jonathan Watson and was also created and written by Gregor Sharp. Jon Petrie, director of comedy commissioning at the BBC, said: 'We are deeply saddened by the news of the death of our friend and colleague Simon Carlyle. 'Simon was a wonderful comedy talent who, amongst many other credits, co-created and wrote the multi-award-winning series Two Doors Down. 'His warm comic voice shone through these characters, garnering huge audience affection, and firmly establishing it as a long-lasting sitcom favourite. 'Our sympathies are with his family and friends at this difficult time.' Carlyle also penned the Alan Carr autobiographical drama Changing Ends (Picture: ITV) Set around the residents of Latimer Crescent, the show was recommissioned for a seventh series in February. Carlyle also wrote for Changing Ends, an ITV comedy series about Alan Carr growing up in the 1980s as the son of a fourth-division football manager, and BBC LGBT+ show Boy Meets Girl. Louise Thornton, head of commissioning at BBC Scotland, said: 'All of us at BBC Scotland are deeply saddened to hear this news. Carlyle was remembered as a 'major talent' for Two Doors Down, which stars Kieran Hodgson (pictured), and other TV shows (Picture: BBC) 'Simon was a major writing talent, loved for his work on Two Doors Down and many other series. Our thoughts are with Simon's family and friends, and the cast and crew on Two Doors Down.' The sitcom's production team also said: 'We are deeply saddened by this terrible news. Simon was a brilliant, funny, mercurial and magnificent human being. 'He had a microscopic fascination with what makes funny things funnier and we were so lucky to have known him. 'He was at the centre of all the work we made together and his loss will be felt profoundly by all of u){kind=link}
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Two Doors Down creator Simon Carlyle has died, the BBC has announced.
The Scottish sitcom has starred Arabella Weir, Kieran Hodgson, Alex Norton, Doon Mackichan, Jonathan Watson and was also created and written by Gregor Sharp.
Jon Petrie, director of comedy commissioning at the BBC, said: ‘We are deeply saddened by the news of the death of our friend and colleague Simon Carlyle.
‘Simon was a wonderful comedy talent who, amongst many other credits, co-created and wrote the multi-award-winning series Two Doors Down.