Actor Gareth Hunt, who has died aged 65, was known to a generation of TV viewers as Mike Gambit from The New Avengers.
The follow-up to the 1960s series The Avengers also featured the original series' leading man Patrick Macnee. But it made stars of Hunt and Joanna Lumley.
Among the roles which brought him to prominence was this part in the 1974 Doctor Who adventure Planet of the Spiders, with Jon Pertwee and John Dearth.
The 1990s saw him star in BBC sitcom Side By Side, about two mismatched surburban neighbours.
Hunt enjoyed a career revival as the 21st Century began.
His rogueish charm secured him a part as hitman Ritchie Stringer in EastEnders.
