Sir David Jason, the iconic star of Only Fools and Horses, es enthusiasm for reviving the beloved sitcom but highlights a significant obstacle: securing a script worthy of its legacy.

Revival Prospects and Creator’s Legacy

The classic BBC series aired seven seasons and 16 Christmas specials from 1981 to 2003, frequently ranked as Britain’s top sitcom. It propelled Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst to stardom as the entrepreneurial Trotter brothers, Del Boy and Rodney, navigating life as market traders in London’s Peckham.

While spin-offs and a successful stage production have followed over the past 23 years, new TV episodes remain elusive. At 86, Sir David Jason declares, “Let’s go for it”—provided a strong script materializes. He praises the show’s late creator, John Sullivan, as “a genius” who penned every episode.

Sir David Jason notes the core challenge: “The problem is that the man who created it is no longer with us. He wrote every episode and just happened to be a genius. I’m not so sure that we have a writer clever enough to take on his mantle. No one could write characters like he could. Providing we have a good script, let’s go for it!”

John Sullivan passed away in April 2011, six weeks after developing viral pneumonia.

Only Fools and Horses The Musical, crafted by Paul Whitehouse and Jim Sullivan, enjoyed a four-year run in London’s West End, concluding in April 2023. The production chronicled the Trotters’ relentless pursuit of quick riches.

Views on Cancel Culture

Sir David Jason addresses trigger warnings now accompanying Only Fools and Horses reruns on ITVX. He reports no direct criticism: “Not one person has ever complained about any show that I have done. No one has said they didn’t believe in it or didn’t enjoy it.”

Emotional Reflection on Unearthed Footage

Sir David Jason recently reunited with co-star Tessa Peake-Jones, who portrayed Raquel Turner, for the docuseries Only Fools and Horses: The Lost Archive. The two-part program features stars reviewing previously unseen clips from over 10 episodes.

Tessa Peake-Jones, known for Grantchester, shared on Lorraine that Sir David Jason grew poignant viewing the material. He remarked, “We were so young and so successful then,” in a moment she described as “quite depressing.”