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Sir David Jason was forced to wear wig for TV drama role due to hair loss in his 30s

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Sir David Jason has confessed he wore a wig and dyed his hair to play Granville in Open All Hours – even though he was only in his mid-30s.

The Only Fools and Horses star said he had already begun losing his hair and had to rely on make-up artists to cover his balding bonce when he played the shop assistant opposite Ronnie Barker in 1973.

Sir David, 80, said: “One day, all was thick and lustrous back there, the next I noticed my crown was privately auditioning for a role in a drama about monks. "I’d been acting younger than my years when I played Granville in the first place.

He was meant to be about 30, and I was 35. “Thank heavens for the magic of showbusiness, where you are only ever really as old as the make-up department makes you

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