Thaw was diagnosed with cancer of the ... In a statement released through a family friend to PA News, his wife Sheila Hancock, 69, said: "John died with his family around him.

Sweeney co-stars John Thaw and Dennis Waterman had a real-life street brawl - on Christmas Day. Dame Sheila Hancock, 91, revealed how Thaw - who played DI Jack Regan - and Waterman, who played ...

"John was known to millions ... shortly before his illness was made public. Thaw appeared alongside his wife, and youngest daughter Joanna - one of the chief organisers of today's event - in ...