Freddy Marks of the Rod, Jane and Freddy trio, from beloved children's TV show Rainbow, has died aged 71. Tributes have been pouring in from fans for whom Marks was part of their childhood following confirmation of his death from the Thames TV Archive on Thursday.
Rod, Jane and Freddy shot to fame as a singing trio on the classic children's series Rainbow, which followed the adventures of the inhabitants of the Rainbow house from 1972 to the early 1990s - with long-suffering host Geoffrey Hayes holding the peace between squabbling puppets Zippy, George and Bungle.