Sounds of the 60s - 2013-06-15 In 1951, Matthew married Pamela Wickington,[3] with whom he had one child, Christopher, born in 1954.[17][18] They involved themselves in amateur theatre and were prominent members of Chelsfield Players in Kent from 1958 to 1966.[19] He built a theatre in his Chelsfield home and formed his own dramatic society called the Pilgrim Players. During this time he worked with actor brothers Arthur White and David Jason.[20]
Matthew died of pneumonia on 8 April 2017 in London.[21][22] Four days before his death, the BBC had reported that he had died, but later corrected this, saying he was critically ill in hospital.[23] He is survived by his wife and their son
