To me Stephen Lewis was almost the quintessential Variety artist because essentially he brought the same characteristics to most of his roles , much as Variety artists basically hawked the same act around the Music Halls for years without making an change . I am not in any way showing disrespect to Stephen as an actor like the Variety artists he had a winning formula so why change . His roles in On the Buses , LOTSW, Oh Dr Beeching and even his guest appearance in One Foot in the Grave as Georgina Hale's long suffering husband Vince are almost identical in the way he portrayed them . I am only glad that he, like many other actors who brought us great pleasure, was afforded the plaudits he deserved and was given a suitably respectful send off.
