Timothy Lancaster West,[1] CBE (20 October 1934 – 12 November 2024) was an English actor and presenter. He appeared frequently on stage and screen, including Coronation Street as Eric Babbage, EastEnders as Stan Carter, and Not Going Out as the original Geoffrey Adams. He was married to the actress Prunella Scales. From 2014 to 2019, they travelled together on UK and overseas canals in ten series of Great Canal Journeys.