Fans of Only Fools and Horses will be saddened to learn its two most iconic stars – Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst – are reported to be no longer on speaking terms.
The duo, who played brothers Derek ‘Del Boy’ and Rodney Trotter respectively from the show’s 1981 inception, are believed to have lost contact following their final appearance together – a one-off Sport Relief charity special in 2014, which also starred David Beckham.
Discussing the status of their relationship, 82-year old Sir David told the Mirror: “He’s much more, how can I say, self-contained, perhaps, than he used to be.
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“So, unfortunately, we don’t see each other as much as I’d like to. But that’s how things work out sometimes,” he added.
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Nicholas, 61, appears to have stepped back from the limelight following the tragic death of his son, Archie, two years ago to a brain haemorrhage as a result of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
Sir David, who also starred as Detective Inspector Jack Frost in A Touch of Frost added that he’s sad they’re no longer working together.
He explained: “I miss it terribly. It wasn’t like going to work. It was going to have some fun with your mates. We loved each other.”
Speaking on the Graham Norton Radio Show in October, meanwhile, the actor revealed his frustration that nobody remembers the BAFTA he won.
“It is a bit of a cross to bear, the popularity and the impression that Fools and Horses has made on the British public. It’s one that they won’t let go.
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“It is a bit of a cross to bear, the popularity and the impression that Fools and Horses has made on the British public. It’s one that they won’t let go.
“I’m very proud of what we all did. But what has happened more recently is it’s become more and more powerful in people’s memories because it’s still on and still being repeated.
“I won the Bafta best actor for a play [an adaptation of Tom Sharpe’s novel Porterhouse Blue] but no-one ever remembers. No-one ever mentions it.”
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