Alan Simpson of writing duo Galton and Simpson has died at the age of 87, his manager has said.
The pair created sitcoms including Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son.
Simpson had undergone a "long battle with lung disease", manager Tessa Le Bars said.
Ray Galton's family said there were "no words" to express their feelings at the death of "Ray's partner and family friend over the last 70 years".
'A lifetime of work'
Simpson and Galton met at Milford Sanatorium in Guildford as teenagers, having both been diagnosed with tuberculosis.
Alan Simpson: Comedy scriptwriter of Galton and Simpson dies at 87 - BBC News
The pair created sitcoms including Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son.
Simpson had undergone a "long battle with lung disease", manager Tessa Le Bars said.
Ray Galton's family said there were "no words" to express their feelings at the death of "Ray's partner and family friend over the last 70 years".
'A lifetime of work'
Simpson and Galton met at Milford Sanatorium in Guildford as teenagers, having both been diagnosed with tuberculosis.
Alan Simpson: Comedy scriptwriter of Galton and Simpson dies at 87 - BBC News
