Andrew Sachs, the actor who will always be known as Manuel from Fawlty Towers, has died. He was 86.

Reports say that he had been suffering from dementia and died in a care home.

Sachs had a long career and in recent years had appeared in Coronation Street and Casualty. In 2008 he became embroiled in the scandal that became known as Sachsgate when Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross left a rude message on his answerphone.