Inspector Morse star has cancer
TV favourite John Thaw is undergoing treatment for cancer, he revealed today.
The 59-year-old actor, known to a generation as Inspector Morse, is suffering from cancer of the oesophagus.
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LIMITED OFFERTV favourite John Thaw is undergoing treatment for cancer, he revealed today.
The 59-year-old actor, known to a generation as Inspector Morse, is suffering from cancer of the oesophagus.
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