Ray Galton, writer of classic British sitcoms, dies at 88

Screenwriter Ray Galton, who co-wrote the landmark British comedy series "Hancock's Half Hour" and "Steptoe and Son," has died at 88.

Galton's family said Saturday that he died Friday evening after a "long and heart-breaking battle with dementia."
Manager Tessa Le Bars called them "the fathers and creators of British sitcom."