Sex symbol in a 70s tank top: how Richard O’Sullivan blazed a trail for funny, frisky, cheeky chappies

The star of Man About the House scored an unprecedented run of hit series during the 70s and 80s, bringing a youthful vitality that audiences – and tabloids – loved

• Richard O’Sullivan, star of 70s sitcom Man About the House, dies aged 82 • Dandies, docs and robbers: a life in pictures Having started as a child actor –…