Hinge and Bracket star George Logan dies as tributes flood in for Scots actor

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Hinge and Bracket star George Logan has passed away aged 78 as tributes have poured in for the Scots star. The star, from Rutherglen, was best known for his part in the long-running musical duo, in which he played Dr Evadne Hinge, and his family confirmed the news on Sunday.

Broadcaster and author Gyles Brandreth said Hinge and Bracket was "one of the great joys of my life" as he scripted the TV series and specials of Dear Ladies with Hinge and Bracket, as writes the Mirror.On Twitter, he wrote: "George Logan was a very funny, very brilliant man - a wonderful musician & a great entertainer.

His creation, Dr Evadne Hinge, was beautifully observed & gloriously brought to life with his stage partner Patrick Fyffe as the irrepressible Dame Hilda Bracket.

They were such fun!".Writer Julian Dutton posted: "RIP George Logan, Evadne Hinge of Hinge & Bracket. What a fine act, so redolent of those gentlewomen in Ealing comedies who resided in shabby-genteel hotels."With Paul O'Grady and Barry Humphries gone, drag-with-character has lost another wonderful artiste."Hinge and Bracket's other half, Patrick Fyffe (who played Dame Hilda Bracket), died at the age of 60 in 2002.