Bernard Hill was a 'playful man with a twinkle in his eye', Martin Freeman has said.
The late Boys from the Blackstuff star was 'Liverpool royalty' and a 'gentle, kind' man, he told the One show.
Reflecting on his working relationship with Hill, Freeman said: 'It was delightful, it was really lovely. I think, you know, when he came on set he's sort of, you know, he was from Manchester but he was Liverpool royalty, having played Yosser Hughes in Boys from the Blackstuff like 40 years ago.
'He was loved in that city.