Crossroads' Tony Adams remembered as 'a joy'

Crossroads actor Tony Adams has been remembered as an "absolute joy" following his death at the age of 84.

Adams played accountant Adam Chance for 10 years from 1978, when the Midlands-based ITV soap attracted millions of viewers before being cut from the schedules.

He made his name, following performances on stage, as Dr Neville Bywaters in 1970s soap General Hospital and appeared in Dr Who series The Green Death.

He died at Sussex County Hospital in Brighton on Saturday, with wife Christine by his side.

Michael Rose, from The Michael Rose Organisation Ltd, paid tribute to Adams as an "absolute joy" and a talented actor, dancer and singer, with whom he had worked on a stage production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium in 2004.

Mr Rose said Adams "was one of the warmest gentlemen you could wish to work with" and there was "nothing Tony couldn't do".

"He was a very accomplished actor, he was a really good dancer and singer," he said.

"He played Grandpa Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and was a joy to have in the company, as he was in every company."

The nationwide soap ended in 1988 after more than 4,500 episodes and was revived in 2001, again starring Adams, but axed in 2003.

In 2023, he had a cameo role in Nolly - a TV drama telling the story of Crossroads actress Noele Gordon.

Augustus Prew, who played Adams in the drama, described him as a "magical man" during interviews at the time.