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“At my age, some people are lucky enough to hang on to their hair and their looks. “I wish I looked like I used to but I’m not going to have Botox or anything. Ageing comes to all of us and I am what I am.”Over 21 million viewers had tuned in to watch the 1986 Christmas finale of the show. Paul discussed how “flattered” he was that many of those viewers would write letters to him admitting their crushes. “I was always a little shy of those kind of things.

Only Fools and Horses role as Del Boy for a one-off special later in the year.The actor has recorded a new sketch that will see him donning the flat cap and sheepskin coat once again, allowing him to get hands on with the restoration of a Datsun 240z Skyline vintage car.The sketch will be included on an upcoming episode of the motoring entertainment show Car SOS, which airs on National Geographic and is repeated on Channel 4.The show’s host Tim Shaw has said the skit was a surreal experience to be a part of. “David was a special guest on an episode and I managed to persuade him to do Del Boy again,” he told the Daily Star.

Only Fools and Horses fans are desperate for another episode of the much-loved comedy to hit screens for one last time.

Fans of iconic BBC comedy Only Fools And Horses are finally realising something about the theme tune.

ONLY Fools and Horses favourite Patrick Murray says his recent cancer op saved his life – and one of his greatest wishes now is to revive the sitcom with co-star Sir David Jason. The actor, who played Mickey Pearce in the BBC1 classic, thanked Professor Nigel Heaton — the surgeon of footballer George Best — for removing half his liver, which contained a tumour. He now hopes he’ll be declared cancer-free at his next scan, leaving him clear to work with Sir David, who last year said he would be up for playing Del Boy one last time.

EastEnders star Paul Nicholas, who played the show's Gavin Sullivan, has had an action-packed career spanning 40 years.Nicholas, who played Sharon Watts' dad on the BBC soap, first stepped foot in Albert Square in August 2015 until his death a year later.During his stint, Paul's shady character was at the centre of some heinous storylines, including the murder of Margaret Midhurst in 2016 and attempting to blow up the Mitchell residency in 2015.READ NEXT: Paul Nicholas says surprise coincidence led him to taking Just Good Friends roleOutside of the soap, actor Paul became famous after appearing in Just Good Friends in the early 80s, playing Vincent Pinner.The actor also had leading roles in films, including Stardust, and had released chart-topping pop hits in the seventies, including Grandma's Party. Daily Star takes a look into the actor's extraordinary life and incredible career.

An Only Fools and Horses episode is believed to have been banned by the show's creator as he had felt it portrayed Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter badly.

Only Fools and Horses was banned from TV for almost 20 years because it showed loveable rogue Del Boy Trotter as a cruel and nasty bully. A Royal Flush was originally broadcast at Christmas in 1986 and featured “Plonker” Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst) becoming friends with the daughter of a duke.His cheeky older brother Del (Sir David Jason) tries - and fails - to help him make the right impression when they mingle with high society. READ MORE: Only Fools mega-fan gets David Jason's autograph tattooed on arm after he signed it The show was only finished just hours before broadcast and contained no audience laughter.And after it aired, creator John Sullivan said he “hated it” as certain scenes were too dark and made the nation’s much loved Del Boy look totally out of character.In a scene at a posh dinner at a manor house, he cruelly belittles Rodders in front of the guests.And when they go to the opera, he upsets audience members by getting in their way and threatens one man angrily “I am gonna come down there and smack you in the eye.”Sullivan ruled that A Royal Flush should never be repeated.It was not until 2005 that he allowed it to be released on DVD but only after major editing.Audience laughter was added to soften harsher moments and other scenes were cut completely.Editor Chris Wadsworth tells Channel 5 documentary Secrets and Scandals of Only Fools and Horses airing tomorrow (friday): “It’s quite a cruel dark episode.

Only Fools and Horses writer John Sullivan gave TV viewers the ultimate will they, won't they sitcom, after he wrote eighties BBC hit Just Good Friends.The show, which followed former lovers Penny Warrender and Vince Pinner as they rekindled their romance - five years after Vince jilted Penny at the alter - was watched by more than 21million viewers at its peak between 1983 and 1986.READ NEXT: Only Fools icon John Challis' secret 'touching' Benidorm gesture to Carol DeckerIt was also named one of the best British sitcoms in a BBC poll in 2004, and has recently returned to our screens on streaming service BritBox.Before his Just Good Friends fame, Paul had previously starred in a number of theatre productions, had leading roles in films including Stardust, and had released chart topping pop hits in the seventies including Grandma's Party and Dancing with The Captain.However, the talented star revealed that it was actually an unexpected coincidence that led him to landing the part of Vince Pinner in Just Good Friends, telling us: "John Sullivan just so happened to be in on the night I was on TV in this light romantic comedy [Little Rococo], and remembered me."He added: "Most people would have gone, he's a pop singer isn't he? He doesn't do sitcoms. "John recognised in me something that most people would have missed.

K.J. Yossman The owners of iconic British comedy show “Only Fools and Horses” have won a copyright battle against an “Only Fools”-themed dining show.“Only Fools The (cushty) Dining Experience” is billed as an “interactive dining show” in which diners are subsumed into the world of the long-running TV series, which aired on BBC 1 between 1981 and 1991, with actors dressed as the characters delivering a part-scripted, part-improvized performance.In a judgment handed down today, Deputy High Court Judge John Kimbell found in favor of Shazam Productions, a production company owned by the heirs of John Sullivan, creator of “Only Fool and Horses.” Sullivan died in 2011 but his wife Sharon and children James, Dan and Amy, continue to run Shazam Productions as a vehicle for exploiting the “Only Fools and Horses” IP.

Only Fools and Horses is synonymous with British culture and its lead actor, Sir David Jason, is a national treasure. The show’s catchphrases, Del Boy’s tragi-comedy relationship with his brother Rodney Trotter and cast of characters are known by audiences of all ages and in its heyday, was attracting up to 24 million views an episode. In fact, the 1996 Christmas special was the most-watched episode ever.

He also expressed concerns that fans would cause a “riot” if the actor was there, as the show will be filled with fanatics of the Sitcom.Paul spoke on the Jason Mandford Show podcast, about how he hoped David didn’t turn up.He said: “That's not what you want, is it? Can you imagine if David Jason turned up?"If David Jason turned up there would be a riot I think.“I think the audience would go crazy."Paul co-wrote the Theatre Royal Haymarket production with Jim Sullivan, son of the TV show’s late creator, John Sullivan.John died aged 64 in 2011 after contracting viral pneumonia.Paul added: "I honestly think if he turned up we wouldn't be able to do the show."The actor explained the cast felt lots of pressure when the late John Challis, who played Boycie, showed up to watch the musical.John, 79, died in his sleep from cancer in September last year.Speaking further on the podcast, Paul joked the English language-only West End version is not always received positively by audience members from different parts of the world.He joked: "You do see the odd person sitting in total silence and you think 'German?'“‘What is this lovely, jubbly?’”The show has a huge global following and has achieved cult status.Only Fools and Horses is particularly popular in Serbia, where Del Boy and Boycie are practically worshipped.When the musical first opened in London, it was immensely popular and received five-star ratings from critics.In October 2021, Paul spoke up about health issues that were starting to become a problem for him.He spoke candidly with Saga Magazine about how he is trying to enjoy life to the fullest.When asked about his three stents he said: "In many ways I was lucky: my dad had a quadruple bypass in his fifties."When I had

Gallery: Happy birthday, Laura Linney! The incredible rise and rise of the Ozark star! (BANG Showbiz)“And then I sat down and watched it right through. It was extraordinary. It’s quite non-PC some of it now.

Only Fools and Horses recently and was stunned at how "non-PC" it was.The Oscar-winner, who played bent copper Roy Slater in the sitcom, said he was taken aback when he caught an episode in which he featured.He watched 1991 episode The Class of ’62, in which Del Boy and Rodney attend a school reunion that turns out to be organised by Slater.Broadbent was struck by some of the show’s humour.He said: "It was quite non-PC, some of it now. It’s sort of ‘oooh...’"It was 30 years ago."Speaking on That Gaby Roslin podcast, 72-year-old Jim fondly recalled being part of Only Fools and praised its "beautifully" written characters."It’s very special what John Sullivan did in putting it all together”, he said."I only went in for three episodes.

Only Fools and Horses jokes are feared to have been lost forever, a show star has revealed.Actor Michael Fenton Stevens said the late writer John Sullivan wrote every episode 10 minutes longer than needed to ensure there were enough gags.Michael, who appeared in an Only Fools episode as Alan Fenton, said all the extra scenes and lines from Del Boy and Rodney Trotter were filmed only to be cut in the final edit.The actor, 63, said: “Every half hour script has 10 minutes of material which was cut.“If you can find the original scripts from before they were printed to be used in the studio, if you can get them from when he was writing – and they must be somewhere, his family must have them on record - I think it would be brilliant to read through all those bits that were cut.“I don’t remember there being anything in it that was worth cutting, we just cut it because we had to, which was a shame.”Michael starred as a holiday rep in the 1989 episode The Unlucky Winner Is...where Rodney has to pretend to be a 14-year-old boy after Del wins a holiday to Mallorca by entering his brother’s painting into a kids’ competition.Rodders has to take part in activities like skateboarding and a junior disco while his wife Cassandra and Del pretend to be his father and stepmother.Michael added: “It was a very big programme by then.“I was in Series 6 and it had just gone to 40 minutes so they had the extra time to do things.“That was the point by which they had turned into mini plays, they were just beautiful.”Michael, 63, also revealed that Sir David Jason - who played ‘Del Boy’ - would have to calm the live studio audience down during filming because they would laugh so much.He said: “By Series 6 of it the audience just loved it, they loved

The One Show have voted Only Fools and Horses as their most loved BBC programme, closely followed by Doctor Who and Strictly Come Dancing.The comedy series followed Del Boy, played by Sir David Jason, and his brother Rodney Trotter as they navigate life in an attempt to get rich quick and was a huge hit from its release in the early eighties, partly due to its very quotable script and hilarious jokes.It ran for seven series until 1991 and has been well loved ever since. Sir David Jason told The One Show: ““It was such a great show to be a part of and I am pleased it has given so many laughs and continues to do so to this day.”“From the brilliant writing of John Sullivan all the way down to the entire team in front of and behind the camera, let’s just say luvvly jubbly.”The BBC is celebrating its centenary this year and to mark the momentous occasion The One Show decided to ask its viewers to vote on their favourite shows from the past 100 years.Doctor Who, which first aired in 1963, pulled in second place.

DESPITE coming to an end almost 20 years ago, Only Fools and Horses still leaves viewers in stitches - but what have some of the cast been up to since? The laugh-out-loud comedy - created and written by the late great John Sullivan - centred around the chaotic lives of wheeler-dealer Del Boy Trotter and his younger brother Rodney. Often the victim that usually fell for Del Boy’s scams was Denzil Tulser - portrayed by actor Paul Barber - an easy-going lorry driver from Liverpool.

Only Fools and Horses actor John Challis in September, happy memories of Boycie were shared.The success of the classic BBC comedy - which launched in 1981 - was partly down to the performances of its core cast including Challis, Nicholas Lyndhurst and David Jason.The brilliant writing by John Sullivan is also a huge part of its enduring appeal.Fans still enjoy some of the London sitcom's more underrated characters too, including Mickey Pearce. Tricky Mickey was a frenemy of Rodney (Lyndhurst) - often running off with his girlfriends or swindling him out of money.The arrogant youngster used to make exaggerated boasts about his business success and popularity with women.

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Only Fools and Horses, by John Sullivan, first aired on the BBC on September 8 1981.The series starred actors including David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst as brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter, and gave us some of television's most iconic characters including Roger Lloyd Pack as Trigger and John Challis and Sue Holderness as Boycie and wife Marlene.Sadly, some of the show's cast have since passed away since the programme was first broadcast 40 years ago.Here we remember the cast members who have sadly passed away since the show first aired, their characters and careers.Lennard Pearce starred in the first three series of Only Fools and Horses as Grandad, who lived with Del Boy and Rodney at their flat.Prior to Only Fools and Horses, Pearce

David Jason, along with his former co-star Nicholas Lyndhurst, will not be reuniting their on-screen personas from Only Fools and Horses anytime soon. The actors, who spoke to press at the National Film Awards back in 2017, confessed that there won't be any more episodes because script writer John Sullivan - who passed away in 2011 - is no longer around.