Daily Mirror Saturday October 26th 1985.

Headline: Auf star Gary dies after big booze-up.
Subtitle: Actor was upset over drug and sex tales.
Reporter: Bob Graham.
Photograph: Gary in proud pose.
Photo caption: GARY: All night binge.
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Actor Gary Holton, popular star of the TV comedy Auf Wiedersehen, pet
was found dead yesterday after an all-night drinking binge.
It was believed that he may have had a heart attack.

Gary, 33, who had heart trouble six years ago and a brain haemorrhage
last year, was a self-confessed heroin user.
His death came just days after newspaper stories about his drug
addiction and kinky love affairs.

DRUGS

He was found dead in bed by his girlfriend Janet McIllwain in a friends
flat at wembley.
Police investigating his death found no traces of drugs in the flat.
Gary, who played who played Cockney carpenter Wayne in the series, 
began his drinking spree at the Dog and Bear pub in Nottingham after
filming in the city.
Gary was out drinking at a Maida Vale night spot until 4 a.m.  He was
found dead six hours later.
A barmaid said, "He had quite a few drinks, but was not drunk."
Gary, who only recently returned from working on a new series of
Auf Wiedersehen in Spain, once said, "I adore women and I do like a
tipple,
The problem is they can both get you in to trouble."

*Drugs and kinky sex - see Page 5.  (See two.txt)

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Text (c) Mirror Group Newspapers 1985.
Researched by Paul Armstrong and Keith Hogan.
Typed by Paul Armstrong for the Original Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
home page 1999. http://www.aufpet.com