Personal Life
He is the elder brother of the late British actress Joyce Blair, with whom he sometimes appeared.
He was in the news in 2006 when his pet dog Florence was apparently kidnapped in Surrey. The cross-breed collie disappeared when Blair's wife took her for a walk in a park in Ewell near the couple's home. On 21 September 2006, Blair and comedian Alan Carr helped save a man about to fall from a pier in Blackpool. The man was holding on by his fingers.
Blair and wife Susan celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary in March 2007. They have three children and two grandchildren.
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