Simon Carlyle, Co-Creator Of BBC Sitcom ‘Two Doors Down’ Dies at 48

Simon Carlyle has passed away.

The co-creator of the popular BBC sitcom Two Doors Down, Simon Carlyle, passed away at the age of 48.

In a statement to PA Media, Carlyle's manager Amanda Davis verified the news.

“I am immensely sorry to confirm that Simon Carlyle has died at the age of 48,” Davis said.

“Simon was a wonderful person and a major comedic talent. He was much respected across the industry both for the quality of his writing and for being a kind, funny, supportive and nurturing collaborator. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go to his family, friends and colleagues.”

According to a previous interview with Carlyle, Gregor Sharp and he co-created the Scottish BBC sitcom Two Doors Down, which features actors including Arabella Weir and Alex Norton as "all a bit nuts" neighbours on a suburban street in Scotland.

A seventh season of the show, which ran for six seasons on BBC Two before moving recently to BBC One, is currently being edited and is anticipated to premiere later this year. One of the longest-running sitcoms on the BBC today, Two Doors Down was nominated for a BAFTA Scotland Award three times for Carlyle.

Jon Petrie, the director of BBC Comedy, praised "a wonderful comedy talent."

“His warm comic voice shone through these characters, garnering huge audience affection, and firmly establishing it as a long-lasting sitcom favourite,” he added.

X provided a statement from the Two Doors Down production team detailing a "microscopic fascination with what makes funny things funnier."

“We were so lucky to have known him,” they added. “He was at the centre of all the work we made together and his loss will be felt profoundly by all of us.”