Keith Barron obituary

Versatile stage and screen actor who starred in Stand Up, Nigel Barton and found fame in the 1980s sitcom Duty FreeKeith Barron, who has died aged 83, was once described as “that utility halfback among TV actors”. He deftly switched from drama to comedy and found his greatest fame as David Pearce, the Casanova husband in Yorkshire Television’s Duty Free (1984-86). Gwen Taylor played his wife, Amy, while Neil Stacy and Joanna Van Gyseghem took the roles of Robert and Linda Cochr