FAMILY, friends and colleagues of Roger Lloyd Pack gathered at his Kentish Town home on Sunday as a plaque was unveiled in his memory.

The actor, who was known for roles ranging from Trigger in Only Fools and Horses to the Duke Buckingham in the West End version of Richard III, died from pancreatic cancer last year. 

The Heritage Trust put a plaque on the front of the house in Lady Somerset Road where he lived as friends recalled a man who had filled their lives with joy.

Roger Lloyd Pack

Actor John Challis, who played Boycie in Only Fools, said: “There is a place near where I live called Broome, and whenever I drive past it I think of Roger because of the famous scene where Trigger wins a prize for looking after his roadsweeper’s broom. Myself, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst and the rest of the cast watched him film the scene and we just could not stop laughing. But not Roger, he was so very serious about about knowing and performing his lines.”

Neighbours and friends came out to see the plaque unveiled

Mr Challis added: “He supported the wrong football team, for me, as I support Arsenal, but after he had passed on, I heard the entire Spurs stadium were singing: ‘Stand Up for Trigger, he was one of our own’. It was a wonderful tribute and one he most richly deserved.”

More than 100 people stood in the street to see the plaque unveiled.

Mr Lloyd Pack’s son, Hartley, said: “I know how much Dad loved living here. The main thing was the sense of community he felt. There are a lot of like-minded people living in the neighbourhood and the annual street party was a cornerstone of the street. It meant a lot to him. It really is a lovely location and Dad was happy here. You can feel him still in the house.”

Some of Roger Lloyd Park's old co-stars with his wife Jehane Markham

Hartley, a poet and DJ, has now joined forces with his mother, the poet Jehane Markham, to produce a new album of spoken word and blues to honour the actor’s memory. The album, due to be released on Mr Lloyd Pack’s birthday, February 8, includes work written following his funeral in 2014.

Hartley said: “The work was born out of the funeral. The idea was to produce something from the grief we felt. I had written some poems and my mum had done the same, so we got together and made an album.”

With featured singers including the choir Trills and vocalist Sam Lee, the proceeds from the album will go to support the charity Pancreatic Cancer UK. See www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk