Only Fools and Horses star Sir David Jason has recalled his moment of “rage” at co-star Nicholas Lyndhurst – something that left the crew behind the legendary BBC sitcom “quaking” in fear.
Sir David, 83, admitted the incident left the pair threatening to walk of filming one of their Del Boy and Rodney Trotter scenes. Unbeknown to their fellow cast members and production team, however, the “fall out” was a prank, devised purely out of on set boredom.
The star explained: “One day, Nick and I were in our very small caravan on location. We were all fed up because nothing was happening so Nick and I said ‘Why don’t we stage a huge row and you can storm out and say you’re leaving and I can shout at you saying don’t you ever come back again. I never want to work with you’.”
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Seizing their opportunity, the duo soon went ahead with their plan, which Sir David detailed to the Sun in a recent interview.
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“The whole crew went stiff,” he joked. “Five minutes went by and the producer and director came to see me and they were quaking in their boots. They asked what’s going on and I told them to go see Nick.”
Eventually Touch of Frost star David gave the game away, however, as he followed them on their way to consult Nicholas, 62. “When they got to him, I couldn’t contain myself any longer and roared with laughter,” he admitted. “They went from white to purple in their faces. I don’t think the producer was much impressed.”
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In other Only Fools “rift” talk, meanwhile, Sir David dismissed rumours from concerned fans last month that a real fall out with Nicholas had taken place. He insisted: “You couldn’t have had a better co-partner than Nic. We liked and respected each other so much, we were genuinely good friends. You couldn’t have had a better co-partner than Nic.
He added: “We liked and respected each other so much, we were genuinely good friends” The show, which ran from 1981 to 2003, is a beloved family series for many households – with all generations tuning in to watch the classic.
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Las week Sir David admitted that although he’d love to create a new episode of the show, it is highly unlikely follwing the death of its creator. “I don’t think we could do another episode of Only Fools And Horses because the brains behind it, Mr John Sullivan, is unfortunately no longer with us,” said Jason in the Sun.
Sullivan passed away in 2011 at the age of 64. He was also the creator of The Green Green Grass and wrote sketches for The Two Ronnies.
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