Derek died from a heart attack during a road rage incident on Mavis's birthday in 1997. Derek Wilton was axed by producer Brian Park in a high-profile cull in 1997. His axing was said to have caused his co-worker Thelma Barlow (who played his on-screen wife Mavis) to quit her role in the show.
Derek died from a heart attack during a road rage incident on Mavis's birthday in 1997.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Derek
Derek
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
die
died
VERB
VBD
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
heart
heart
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
attack
attack
NOUN
NN
case
during
during
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
road
road
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
rage
rage
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
incident
incident
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Mavis
Mavis
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
birthday
birthday
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1997
1997
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Derek Wilton was axed by producer Brian Park in a high-profile cull in 1997.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Derek
Derek
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Wilton
Wilton
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
axe
axed
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
Number=Sing
producer
producer
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Brian
Brian
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Park
Park
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
high
high
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
profile
profile
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
cull
cull
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1997
1997
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
His axing was said to have caused his co-worker Thelma Barlow (who played his on-screen wife Mavis) to quit her role in the show.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
His
PRON
PRP$
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
axing
axing
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
say
said
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
AUX
VB
xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
cause
caused
VERB
VBN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
iobj
Number=Sing
co-worker
co-worker
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Thelma
Thelma
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Barlow
Barlow
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
play
played
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
case
on
on
ADP
IN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
screen
screen
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Mavis
Mavis
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
quit
quit
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
role
role
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
show
show
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.