Eric Sykes' tragic final years as daughter recalls what she 'misses most' about beloved dad Eric was a comedy legend who kept 18 million viewers in stitches on Friday nights Eric Sykes and daughter Julie Eric Sykes, a master of slapstick comedy, drew in a staggering 18 million viewers on Friday nights with his sitcom 'Sykes', which he both wrote and starred in. But for his daughter Julie Sykes, now 67, it's the warmth of her father's embrace that she misses the most since his passing in 2012 at the age of 89. ? Speaking to The Mirror, she fondly...