Keith Floyd

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 best Photograph: PR

Floyd remained what one can only call a ‘keen smoker’ his whole life Photograph: PA

1994 marks the end of Floyd’s fiery, if productive relationship with producer David Pritchard Photograph: David Graves/Rex Features

1996: Floyd is declared bankrupt after the collapse of his pub venture, The Maltsters Arms in Tuckenhay, Devon Photograph: Rob Judges /Rex Features

A publicity still from Floyd Around the Med in 2000. Having taken control of producing his own shows, Floyd’s output begins to become more random Photograph: Channel 5

2001: "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 5

With 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 cooks Photograph: John Lawrence/Rex Features

Floyd 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 legacy Photograph: John Garrett/Corbis

Bon voyage, Keith Photograph: Corbis