Gary Sparrow: Last News

As Goodnight Sweetheart's dim-witted Reg, Christopher Ettridge was one of the sitcom's biggest stars. And while he looks very different to the character that made him a comedy favourite, he is still a performer at the age of 74.

BBC chiefs turned down a new series of Nicholas Lyndhurst’s sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart. The show’s writer Laurence Marks was up for penning a new batch of episodes to make viewers giggle and offered it to execs.But he was snubbed and told the corporation wanted to focus on new ideas.Laurence told the Daily Star Sunday: “We could have done another series of Goodnight Sweetheart, but the BBC pulled back from that.“They got frightened that they were putting on too many old shows — shows that had already been seen. So instead they put on shows that nobody wanted to watch.

Only Fools And Horses star's son Archie died in September 2020 at the age of 19 after suffering a brain haemorrhage.Nicholas, 60, has not been seen much since then and his friend Laurence Marks recently suggested that he would not return to the screen after what he'd been through.He said: "Now he's lost his son, he'll never come out again. I doubt we will see him do any more acting."However, a rep for the actor has insisted that isn't the case at all.They said in a statement to MailOnline: "It is complete nonsense that Nicholas Lyndhurst is retired or retiring."The rep went on: "Of course he and his wife are devastated by the sudden loss of their young son but Mr Lyndhurst will continue his career with any parts and scripts that attract him.

who was killed by a brain haemorrhage at just 19 in 2020.And writer Laurence Marks, who has known Nicholas for more than 25 years, has warned it is unlikely he will ever return to showbiz.He told the Daily Star Sunday: “Nicholas underwent tragedy. It must have broken his heart.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterNicholas Lyndhurst may be best known for plating “plonker” Rodney Trotter in Only Fools and Horses from 1981 to 2003, but his incredibly career started even earlier than that.His acting career spans over five decades, and he has an impressive wealth to show for it.The 60-year-old started his career as a child star, appearing in films and adverts in the 1970s.Among other roles, he is also famed for playing Gary Sparrow in the time-travelling sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart during the 90s.All this has meant that Nicholas has amassed an incredible fortune – but how much is his net worth?On the 40th anniversary of Only Fools and Horses, we take a closer look.Nicholas

BBC show Goodnight Sweetheart told the story of time travelling TV repair man Gary Sparrow, who was able to travel back from the 1990s to 1940s London during WW2, after finding a time travel portal.In the series Gary, played by Nicholas Lyndhurst, started a new life in the past - and juggled relationships with women from both eras.The hugely popular show ran for six series between 1993 and 1999 before being revived for a one-off special in 2016.At the start of the latest outing Gary lives in the 1960s with partner Phoebe and their son Michael, before travelling to the future where he meets his teenage daughter and old girlfriend Yvonne, who has become a multimillionaire investor.The show's cult following were saddened to hear series