Family, friends and fans gathered to pay tribute to Ronnie Barker at a Westminster Abbey service.

Two Ronnies partner Ronnie Corbett and Peter Kay read entertaining tributes to Barker, who died last October aged 76.

"This is a truly monumental task for me," said Corbett. "To encapsulate in a few minutes 40 years of working harmoniously with this dearest of men.

"Forty years without an argument. Forty years of unmitigated pleasure,
thrills and laughs. Dear Ron, whom we remember so fondly today. He provided us with the happiest of times."

The 2,000 in attendance included Sir Terry Wogan, Michael Palin and Dawn French, along with 1,600 fans who were invited to apply for tickets.

The service ended with a clip from an interview with Barker before his death. He said: "I suppose I would like to be remembered as one of the funniest men people have seen on TV. He did make us laugh. God bless him."