Gerry Cottle obituary
Showman and entrepreneur whose circus travelled to all parts of Britain and was a hit on television For half a century from 1970 onwards, the circus impresario and showman Gerry Cottle, who has died aged 75 of Covid-19, took a big top across Britain and beyond, bringing the circus to small towns and television screens. Gerry Cottle's Circus was the biggest in the country, seating 1,500 and broadcasting the BBC's Sea…