News about David Jason

Jay, 54, has taken up residence at the former Branston Pickle factory in Bermondsey, south of London, which has been converted into a modern residential and working space named The Pickle Factory. Jay&Co, a locally based restoration company in Shropshire, will display its latest collection of bespoke contemporary furniture and interior pieces created by other up-and-coming artisan craftspeople from Friday, March 15 to March 17. The exhibit, which comes days after the unveiling of a tenth series of The Repair Shop, for which Jay is now well-known, will feature demonstrations of how parts are lovingly repaired by Jay's staff.

Magic formulas must exist for successful TV shows, but actors and writers have yet to find a foolproof spell. Instead, they keep falling back on the classics, remaking favourite shows in the hopes that lightning will strike twice. Here we examine eight classics and compare them to their remakes - some are better than the original, some are more popular but equally good, and at least one of them is a horrible clunker.

It's the bottled water brand that made Trotters Independent Traders a fortune. However, even Del Boy himself wouldn't have predicted the headspinning sums. Only Fools and Horses followers are raving over old bottles of Peckham Spring. The new prop, which was designed by the classic UK sitcom's lead actor, has gone on sale for a whopping £4,000. The bottle is going to auction in Bristol and will be up for auction for obsessives wishing to get a piece of Only Fools nostalgia on February 28.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: When David Jason was running a stall down Peckham Market, the only Trigger that David Jason had to worry about was Roger Lloyd-Pack's roadsweeper, who was dragging his magic broom. Sir David switched to the cockpit of a 1950s Victor jet bomber complete with nuclear trigger, teaming up with Jay Blades from The Repair Shop as their Touring Toolshed (BBC2). Gordon Talbot, a retired aircraft fitter, was in the pilot's seat, guiding him through the procedure for opening the bomb bay and unleashing an atomic blast. David is 83 years old. He was a lad in comparison to 94-year-old Gordon who was beloved for playing Del Boy in Only Fools And Horses. It's possible that placing blokes from their age in charge of the nuclear deterrent is a smart idea. With a bit of luck, by the time they've scrambled and airborne, the international crisis may have been resolved and another holocaust has been avoided.

On BBC2, Only Fools' Sir David Jason and the Repair Shop's Jay Blades have joined forces to host their latest show, Touring Toolshed.

Brigit Forsyth, a comedian who appeared in the sitcom Still Open All Hours, has died at the age of 83. In the early hours of Friday morning, the Scottish actress passed away 'fully in her sleep surrounded by her family,' according to her handler Mark Pemberton. During her career she had a starring in Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?Thelma Ferris, Rodney Bewes' long-distance wife of Rodney Bewes' character Bob, is the center of a fighting game, according to the cult 70s BBC sitcom. In the 80s, the comedy actress went on to appear in Tom, Dick, and Harriet, as well as Sharon and Elsie. Since being a member of David Jason's comedy Still Open All Hours between 2013 and 2019, she was reintroduced to a younger audience.

Following hip surgery, Sir David Jason appeared upbeat on ITV's Lorraine to give a health check, and he said his 'bionic' hip is 'wonderful.' Despite his health scare, the Only Fools and Horses convention was postponed until January next year, with him announcing that his operation had been'successful' and filming a video of him clearly denying his crutches. The clip was played on Lorraine when he joined the show and spoke of his recovery.

Since being compelled to postpone an Only Fools And Horses convention, Sir David Jason has given a much-anticipated health check. In August, the actor, 83, who appeared on the BBC's "Only Fools" sitcom from 1981 to 2003, revealed that he had to have hip surgery to get a "bionic body part fitted." The convention was postponed to next year due to his health scare, as he took to Twitter on Sunday to inform his followers.

The Daily Mail's Weekend magazine has reached yet another magnificent milestone - this month we turn 30! We asked you to share our top ten TV shows so we could compile our definitive list of the 100 Greatest TV Shows voted for by you.

After an incredible four-year run at London's Theatre Royal Haymarket, Only Fools And Horses is on tour around the country. The hit musical is based on the classic BBC sitcom starring Del Boy and Rodney Trotter, as well as other famous characters such as Trigger, Boycie, and Marlene. From September 2024, the festival will be performed in 30 towns and cities and will conclude the tour in Dublin, Ireland.

Sir David Jason is still making a lot of money at the age of 83 thanks to his excellent acting career. More than £1 million a year has been invested by the actor, who is perhaps best known for his appearance in the sitcom Only Fools and Horses. Peglington Productions' business, according to documents filed with Companies House, has £803,108 in cash and assets as of last year.

The iconic vehicle was owned by Trotter's Independent Traders, aka Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter, portrayed by David Jason and his younger brother Rodney, portrayed by Nicholas Lyndhurst in the TV series. The 1972 car has 97,000 miles on the clock and has a top speed of 55 miles per hour. The roof rack, fluffy dice, 'Tax in the News' on the screen, and an inflatable doll in the back honor of one of the most popular episodes 'Danger UXD'.

Sandra, the actress-turned-novelist, appeared on the much-love sitcom and appeared alongside David Jason in the 1982 film. Louisa Saunders, Kate's sister, shared the news on Twitter earlier today. "My sister, whom we lost last Friday." The most compassionate, bravest, and most brilliant woman I'll ever know. Heaven knows how we'll live without her.'

During Monday's episode, Coronation Street revealed the tragic death of a show legend. Debbie Webster returned from Germany, where she had been with brother Kevin in the ITV soap visiting their dad Bill Bill. Peter Armitage, a comedian who starred Bill, died in 2018 and his role has followed suit.

David Jason said on March 27 that he was 'delighted' to learn he had a 52-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old grandson whom he had no idea existed. The actor, who also has a 22-year-old daughter, said it would be 'an understatement' to admit that the news had surprised him. David 'welcomed' his newfound daughter, Abi Harris, and grandson Charlie, Charlie, saying he wanted to make up for his lost time with them.

Abi Harris (inset above) and his grandson Charlie, ten, have 'welcomed' the Jason family together for their first Christmas together in 2022, and the Only Fools and Horses actress, 83, who previously believed he only had one 22-year-old daughter, ten years old, has 'welcomed' them, and they spent their first Christmas together in 2022. Ms Harris, who was born in 1970, is the granddaughter of actress Jennifer Hill, who appeared in Octopussy (inset) and had a brief acquaintance with Sir David in a stage performance of Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood (circled right) and the daughter of It Ain't Half Hot Mum (noticed) starring Ruth Madoc and Windsor Davies from It Ain't Half Hot Mum. Abi is an actress who appeared in a revival of Under Milk Wood in 2008, where Sir David and her mother were also present. Friends who stood next to each other remarked on their similar facial profiles, especially their nose, and as the years progressed, she began to investigate the truth. Ms Harris asked Sir David if he'd take a paternity test, and the comedy queen agreed, considering her marriage with her mother, and the fact that she was her daughter. It was a surprise to learn that I had a daughter from years ago,' he said. I am thrilled that I am now able to know Abi, and that we will meet up when we can.'

David Jason has admitted that he'd never'd have guessed he'd be among the country's most popular festive specials, particularly after getting his start on camera playing a goose. The actor, who died in 1969, appeared in a BBC production of Mother Goose on Decemver 26, 1965. In Only Fools and Horses' Christmas special, Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter' parade featured him 31 years later, when he and Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst) dressed up as Batman and Robin.

In a recent commercial supporting a bill that may prohibit the importation of body parts from animals hunted overseas, TV rat-catcher Ricky Clark (left) was branded a'serial killer' by the Campaign to Stop Trophy Hunting. Clark, 46, is 'one of Britain's most prolific serial killers,' according to Adverts (inset) who is still on the run.' The hunter (pictured on right with his brother) has completed 20 safaris in at least 11 African countries and has more than 100 kills, according to an undercover investigation. In addition, he has a trophy room stuffed with more than half of his kills, which include a wide variety of animals such as lion, hippo, leopards, and others. Clark's hunting hobby is absolutely legal, but animal bodies can be imported under the new law as a result. MPs are likely to begin debating the bill on Monday.

Proving that it's as timeless as it is amusing, Del Boy's attempt to keep it cool before collapsing through an open bar counter on Only Fools And Horses has been dubbed the funniest British sitcom moment. The 1989 scene starring David Jason, pictured, tops the Vicar Of Dibley episode in which vicar Geraldine Granger (Dawn French) leaps in a puddle up to her chest in a survey of 2,000 Britons by television network Gold, showing her the tense pose. Third place was taken by the 1973 Dad's Army skit in which Captain Mainwaring orders Private Pike not to reveal his name to a German, saying: 'Don't tell him, Pike!'

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: What's the point of it? I can't see why the Larkins (ITV) exists or who is supposed to enjoy it for the life of me. The original Darling Buds Of May, starring David Jason and Pam Ferris, was a national phenomenon. Catherine Zeta Jones, 21, who played the oldest of the Larkin brood, Mariette, was a major role. And for a couple of years, Pop's catchphrase 'Perfick!' Everyone was on everyone's lips when it was announced. The show, on the other hand, is based on H.E. Since it took its escapism seriously, Bates' short stories were a huge success. We grew up in the days of fresh air and tax avoidance, Sunday roast dinners, and romps in the haystack.

On Thursday, David Jason appeared to sleep on This Morning, leaving host Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield in hysterics. When all the viewers who had tuned up for the Spin To Win game failed to respond, the Only Fools and Horses actor, 82, jokingly dropped interest in the proceedings. When the ITV hosts refused to answer someone, David was shown sitting on the sofa across from them with his eyes closed.