Scales described Briers as "very skilful, very professional, and off screen a dear friend and a very considerate colleague".

BBC: Richard Briers, The Good Life star, dies aged 79

He was very considerate towards them, always helping them out.

BBC: Dulverton post office

It turned out that the organizer was someone she had known in school, and though the woman seemed not to remember Eva, she had been very kind, and the other bell ringers gentle and considerate, always ready to help her out, never noticing when she got things wrong.

NEWYORKER: The Bell Ringer