It will be a case of 'Dr' Compo from now on, as the actor who portrays the scruffy Romeo is to receive an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Bradford University.
Bill Owen, star of the long-running BBC sitcom, Last of the Summer Wine, joins five other famous personalities to be awarded honorary degrees by the city's university.
Invention, environmentalism and health care is all set to be celebrated at the ceremony to be held in December.
James Dyson, the millionaire behind the bagless vacuum cleaner revolution, will be presented with a Doctor of Technology
Multi-award-winning wild-life broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough will receive a Doctor of Science for his work and Bradford-born film producer Steve Abbott will become a Doctor of Letters.
The movie mogul, whose successes include films such as A Fish Called Wanda and Brassed Off, has done a lot to promote his home town as a major media centre and was recently made an official Ambassador to Bradford.
Two health care pioneers will also receive recognition.
Professor Tom Connors, a former Scientific Adviser of the University of Bradford's Clinical Oncology Unit, will be made a Doctor of Science for his work in developing anti-cancer drugs.
He is a leading figure in cancer research and although retired and suffering from the disease himself, still plays an active role in research.
Chief Nursing Officer and the Director of Nursing at the Department of Health, Yvonne Moores will receive a Doctor of Sciences degree for her contribution to nursing.
Mrs Moores has worked for the World Health Organisation and led moves to strengthen nursing in Commonwealth countries.
Hundreds of students from the university and neighbouring Bradford and Ilkley Community College will receive their degrees at Bradford University's Great Hall in December.
Sue Coffey, press officer for Bradford University, said the presence of the six receiving honorary degrees would be a great inspiration.
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