PLYMOUTH: Comedy star Rik Mayall was today still in a stable condition at Plymouth's Derriford Hospital after suffering serious head injuries in a serious quad bike accident.
The TV funnyman has been taken off a life support machine and medical staff are pleased with his progress.
Mr Mayall, 39, remains in an intensive care bed in the neurosurgical unit where his wife Barbara has been by his side.
The star of TV hits The Young Ones and Bottom was airlifted to hospital after a 600lb quad bike fell on him as he rode up a field at his remote farm in Blackawton in the South Hams.