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Bullseye host Jim Bowen laid to rest at ‘loving and incredibly moving’ private funeral

The comedian, 80, was laid to rest at a service in Milnthorpe, Cumbria

BULLSEYE host Jim Bowen has been laid to rest at a private funeral.

Family and friends attended the quiet service for the comic, 80, on the same day Sir Ken Dodd’s funeral brought Liverpool to a halt.

 Bullseye host Jim Bowen died aged 80 on March 14 after suffering two strokes
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Bullseye host Jim Bowen died aged 80 on March 14 after suffering two strokesCredit: Alamy

Jim presented the ITV darts show for 14 years and the Bullseye Facebook site called Wednesday’s send-off in Milnthorpe, Cumbria, “loving and incredibly moving.”

It said he was a “super, smashing, great” husband, father and grandfather “loved by millions.”

 Jim first met wife Phyllis when they both worked at a school and they were married for 60 years
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Jim first met wife Phyllis when they both worked at a school and they were married for 60 yearsCredit: Rex Features

Dad-of-two Bowen, who was married to Phyllis, turned stand-up after teaching PE, and first appeared on TV in Granada’s The Comedians.
He said landing Bullseye was 90 per cent luck as he was a poor host but “the game was the star.”

Jim died on March 14 after two strokes.

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The best of the late Jim Bowen’s banter from the Darts Show Bullseye

 

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