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David Jason admits he never thought he would land top TV show after screen debut

Only Fools and Horses star David Jason admits he was shocked to star in the super successful festive special of the BBC show in 1996, considering his first TV role

Daily Mirror

David Jason couldn't predict dominating Xmas TV after making festive debut as a goose

As Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses, David Jason enriched our Christmas TV schedules for years - but in 1965 he played a very different role in his festive debut

Daily Mirror

‘Fairytale of New York is so boring’: Liam Gallagher, Joe Lycett and more share their Christmas honest playlists

We canvassed Olympic heroes, Love Island winners, Britpop stars, jazzers, unloved confectionery, Corrs and Christopher Biggins to find out how they feel about the festivities. But who dared to speak out against that Christmas classic?

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Only Fools and Horses star Sir David Jason thinks teleportation revolution 'coming soon'

The star of Only Fools and Horses has imagined what it might be like if teleportation became a reality in his new Christmas book, called The Twelve Dels of Christmas

Daily Mirror

Only Fools and Horses stars Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst don't speak anymore

Despite their close bond over the years the actors have reportedly fallen out of touch after reprising their roles in a one-off charity special in 2014.

Daily Record

Only Fools and Horses stars Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst no longer speaking

They might have played brothers on the much-loved sitcom, but Sir David Jason says he and Nicholas Lyndhurst have lost contact since forming a close bond while filming the classic BBC comedy

Daily Mirror

David Jason admits Only Fools and Horses had 'worst figures' in British TV history

The show managed to flip the bad ratings into a record-breaking achievement

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Sir David Jason reveals he still wears some of Del Boy’s clothing 20 years after Only Fools and Horses ended

‘There’s still one sweater I wear much to my wife Gill’s chagrin. She hates it and I love it’, the star said

Evening Standard

Sir David Jason's appearance on ITV This Morning has viewers complaining

The veteran actor pretended to fall asleep as he sat through a failed attempt of the show's Spin To Win game

Manchester Evening News

David Jason 'falls asleep' on This Morning with Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby in hysterics

Acting legend Sir David Jason appeared as a guest on This Morning when he appeared to fall asleep in the studio

Chronicle Live

David Jason recalls moment he collapsed when 'muscles weren't working' with Covid

The Only Fools and Horses legend shared that he was left with carpet burns after having to drag himself across the floor

Chronicle Live

Sir David Jason reveals he collapsed when he was 'seriously bad' with Covid this summer

The Only Fools and Horses actor has now recovered and is publishing a book about Christmas

Wales Online

Sir David Jason says he collapsed after getting 'seriously bad' bout of coronavirus

The Only Fools And Horses star, 82, caught the virus this summer after dodging it during the height of the pandemic

Manchester Evening News

David Jason collapsed and left crawling on floor after 'seriously bad' case of Covid

Only Fools and Horses legend Sir David Jason says he was so ill with Covid he ended up collapsing against a radiator because his 'arms and legs wouldn't work'

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Evening Standard

Sir David Jason reveals ‘seriously bad’ Covid battle caused him to collapse and unable to get up

The 82-year-old actor recalled how ‘weak’ the virus left him

Wales Online

Sir David Jason collapsed after catching Covid and couldn't get up

The 82-year-old actor fell against a radiator after getting out of bed

Daily Mirror

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap celebrates being world's longest-running play

As the Agatha Christie’s murder mystery The Mousetrap turns 70 we raise the curtain on the famous names who have starred in the world’s longest-running stage play

Daily Record

Tam Cowan: Bond baddie will be BBC boss who threatens series of Mrs Brown's Boys

"I was cheering all the way for my Radio Scotland colleague Kaye Adams on Strictly and was totally gutted when she was the first person voted off. "

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Only Fools and Horses 'Boycie' icon John Challis left £469,000 fortune to his wife

John Challis, best known for playing Boycie in Only Fools and Horses, died at the age of 79 last year after a long battle with cancer - leaving his fortune to his fourth wife Carol

Daily Mirror

Les Dennis says 'only a fool' would try and impersonate Del Boy's grandad in West End

Les Dennis is joining the cast of hit West End show Only Fools & Horses but is fully aware that being a copy of Del Boy's Grandad might not be the best idea

The Independent UK

Only Fools and Horses cast delight fans with reunion photo – two decades after final episode aired

Last Christmas special episode aired in 2003

The Guardian - UK

Gwyneth Powell obituary

Actor best known for her role as the no-nonsense headteacher Mrs McClusky in Grange Hill

Nottingham Post

Only Fools and Horses fans sent into 'panic' as David Jason tops UK Twitter trends

It's not for the reason fans initially feared

Daily Mirror

Only Fools and Horses legend David Jason 'refused to rehearse iconic Del Boy scene'

David Jason is revered as Del Trotter in Only Fools and Horses, but there is one scene the actor is said to have refused to rehearse in order to 'preserve the surprise'

Wales Online

The Only Fools and Horses episode that was 'banned' over Del Boy concern

'A Royal Flush' wasn't a hit amongst viewers in 1986

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