Polly Ritter Biography, Wiki
Polly Ritter, the star of ‘Friday Night Dinner has died. Paul was someone who kept his private life away from the spotlight and so not much is known about his wife or his two sons. However, it was Polly and their two sons Frank and Noah who had been by Ritter’s side in his final moments. From the times that Ritter had spoken about family while speaking on working on ‘Friday Night Dinner’, it was clear that he appreciated the feeling of being a part of a family: “What I treasure is that it sort of feels like a family; there’s a kernel of something real there. We are all cocooned together in a suburban location for weeks on end, so ‘the family who plays together stay together.
Age
Polly Ritter has died at the age of 55-years-old.
Friday Night Dinner
Ritter will be appearing in a 10th anniversary retrospective of ‘Friday Night Dinner’ along with his onscreen family Tamsin Greig, Simon Bird, and Tom Rosenthal. This is expected to air later in 2021 on Channel 4.
The creator of the show shared his thoughts on Ritter’s death and tweeted, “Devastated at this terribly sad news. Paul was a lovely, wonderful human being. Kind, funny, super caring, and the greatest actor I ever worked with.”
Cause of Death
Polly Ritter, the star of ‘Friday Night Dinner’, died at the age of 55 after battling with a brain tumor. His agent told the press, “It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night.” The agent further added, “He died peacefully at home with his wife Polly and sons Frank and Noah by his side. He was 54 and had been suffering from a brain tumor.”
Devastated at this terribly sad news. Paul was a lovely, wonderful human being. Kind, funny, super caring and the greatest actor I ever worked with x https://t.co/yD6QpHEeo8
— Robert Popper (@robertpopper) April 6, 2021
The agent further stated “Paul was an exceptionally talented actor playing an enormous variety of roles on stage and screen with extraordinary skill. He was fiercely intelligent, kind, and very funny. We will miss him greatly.” Some of Ritter’s popular roles were in films ‘The Bill’, ‘Vera’ and ‘Chernobyl’ and as Guy Haines in 007 movies ‘Quantum Of Solace’.
Condolences Have Since Poured
Oh God, this is terrible devastating news. Paul was a stunning actor, a lovely lovely guy. How utterly dreadful.https://t.co/TmQn6XcUdj
— Toby Whithouse (@TobyWhithouse) April 6, 2021
Toby Whithouse, the person who wrote the thriller called ‘The Game’ which also starred Ritter in 2014, said, “This is terrible devastating news. Paul was a stunning actor, a lovely guy. How utterly dreadful.”
Oh God, this is terrible devastating news. Paul was a stunning actor, a lovely lovely guy. How utterly dreadful.https://t.co/TmQn6XcUdj
— Toby Whithouse (@TobyWhithouse) April 6, 2021
David Morrissey also wrote on Twitter, “So sad to hear this. Worked with him on Viva Blackpool and we had such a laugh. Such a lovely man and a wonderful actor. RIP.” Charles Dale shared on Twitter, “There are no better words than, ”Shit on it !” I never met Paul, but when someone who brought such pleasure dies, it feels so appallingly sad somehow. Thank you Paul #RIPPaul.” Shaun Dooley wrote, “Ah mate what a loss.”
I just saw 😭😭😭😭😭 Awful, awful news. 💔💔💔💔 RIP Captain Bosoms 😭😭😭 He was the same age as me 😭😭😭💔💔💔
— Brookesey 🐝 (@brookesey66) April 6, 2021
Fans have also tweeted and one of them wrote, “I just saw Awful, awful news. RIP Captain Bosoms He was the same age as me.” Another fan wrote, “Paul and Judy Parfitt in The Game was television gold.”
