Geoffrey Hayes (1942-2018)

The death of Geoffrey Hayes has been announced. For 18 years between 1974 and 1992 Hayes entertained childetn on the show Rainbow, simply named Geoffrey he would with the help of his house mates Bungle, George and the mouthy Zippy would teach kids life lessons in a cheerful manner. Hayes started out as a serious actor with his biggest credit was a recurring role on long running BBC cop show Z Cars. Rainbow came to an end in 1992 when it's makers Thames lost it's ITV franchise. Hayes tried to restart his acting career but found directors could not shake his Rainbow image from their heads though Hayes would still talk about Rainbow.

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