Michael Apted was a ‘beacon of light’ in the film industry, says Up cast member

Michael Apted (Johnny Green/PA)

A cast member in Michael Apted’s Up documentary series has paid tribute to the director as a “beacon of light” after his death aged 79.

Tony Walker, an actor and London taxi driver, was selected for the project from an East End primary school in 1963 and went on to become one its best-known characters.