1987: Floyd in his heyday in a publicity still for Floyd on France, his third series for the BBC, reckoned by many fans to be his bestPhotograph: PRFloyd remained what one can only call a ‘keen smoker’ his whole lifePhotograph: PA1994 marks the end of Floyd’s fiery, if productive relationship with producer David PritchardPhotograph: David Graves/Rex Features
1996: Floyd is declared bankrupt after the collapse of his pub venture, The Maltsters Arms in Tuckenhay, DevonPhotograph: Rob Judges /Rex FeaturesA publicity still from Floyd Around the Med in 2000. Having taken control of producing his own shows, Floyd’s output begins to become more randomPhotograph: Channel 52001: "Nobody takes cookery seriously now, it's just cheap entertainment. I'm totally to blame. I started it all and now I'm going to go down in history for having started a series of culinary game shows. It makes me terribly sad."Photograph: Kim Sayer/Channel 5With re-runs of his shows continuing to be hits in 40 countries all over the world, Floyd’s profile in the UK fell into the shadow of less deserving celebrity cooksPhotograph: John Lawrence/Rex FeaturesFloyd cooks in a dinner jacket aboard a rusty hulk in Orkney. It’s probably this trademark combination of thrown-together TV with eccentric British style that will remain Keith Floyd’s greatest legacyPhotograph: John Garrett/CorbisBon voyage, KeithPhotograph: Corbis
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