Cleethorpes-born actress Patricia Hodge has revealed her heartbreak over her husband's dementia.
The Miranda star has spoken of how she was forced to take the heartbreaking decision to put him in a care home - and how he now barely recognises her.
Peter Owen, who was a successful music publisher, was diagnosed with the illness two years ago but his condition quickly deteriorated.
Ms Hodge, who played Miranda Hart's mother Penny in the popular BBC sitcom Miranda, told a national newspaper: 'Dementia is a devastating illness. Fifteen months ago Peter went into a home.
'Sometimes he does know who I am and can recognise me and the family. But he does not know at times that I am his wife. It varies.'
The couple married in 1976 and have two sons – Alexander, 26, and Edward, 23.
Ms Hodge added: 'It's all so sad. This illness is horrific.'
