Actor Lyndam Gregory died last week after a battle with lung cancer at the age of 59.

Mr Gregory starred in both EastEnders and Coronation Street an also voiced the role of Ashok in the long-running BBC radio soap, The Archers.

Mr Gregory played Guppy Sharma in EastEnders in 1995 and 1996 and made a brief appearance in Coronation as Sammy Patel in 1983.

He also appeared in Casualty, London's Burning, The Bill and Doctors.

He is survived by his wife Christine and their daughter, Dominique.