SCOTTISH actress Julie Graham is mourning the unexpected death of her husband who was found hanged in a London park.

Joseph Bennett, 44, is reported to have hung himself from a tree in a London park.

Ms Graham, who starred in Doc Martin and the Bletchley Circle, is said to be 'devastated'. She and Mr Bennett have two children together, aged nine and 11.

He had starred in several well-known TV series including The Bill and 1992 film Howards End.

The pair met while performing in a play, A Fool for Love, in which they played a brother and a sister. They married in Brighton 2002 in a secret ceremony attended by just two witnesses and spent their honeymoon in Venice.

Mr Bennett died on April 13 in Richmond Park, south-west London and his funeral is understood to have already taken place.

Police have passed a file to the coroner and an inquest is expected within the next few months.