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Tributes have been made to the actor Bob Hoskins who has died at the age of 71, following pneumonia.

Jan Dunn, who directed Bob Hoskins in low-budget British film Ruby Blue said he was an 鈥渁bsolutely fantastic鈥� man who "will be lost and grieved by many, many people". Jan also praised his support of new film-makers and recalled her experience of working with him:

鈥淲hat I particularly remember fondly about Bob is he called himself 鈥榦ne take Bob鈥�, and I only had two weeks to shoot the film so he had met his match with me, because I鈥檓 鈥榦ne take Jan鈥� because I just don鈥檛 have six weeks to shoot on the budget I shoot with.鈥�

Simone Reynolds, who cast him in The Long Good Friday said he was 鈥渁 remarkable man鈥�with a sheer force of energy, wit and intelligence" who had 鈥渉oned his craft鈥� in the theatre.

Bob Hoskins retired in 2012 after a diagnosis of Parkinson鈥檚. His long list of film credits also includes Nixon, Made in Dagenham, and Mermaids. He also won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Oscar for Mona Lisa, and starred in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

This clip is from Richard Bacon on 30 April.

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