David Jason: My Life

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It was read very well, it didn't take long to get into it not being David who read the whole story, but it was so nice to have David Jason read the first part of the book. I feel a little conned as I bought it for my blind mother and she chose it on listening to David’s narration. Three new episodes of the show were shown in autumn 2008, and were followed by a two-part finale in 2010. He is assisted by his brother Rodney (played by Nicholas Lyndhurst) and Grandad (played by Lennard Pearce) and, in later episodes, Uncle Albert (played by Buster Merryfield). David Jason: My Life On Screen is a revealing and highly personal series in which Sir David visits locations as far apart as London, Yorkshire and the Kent countryside to explore how some of his greatest roles came about - from Pop Larkin in The Darling Buds Of May and DCI Jack Frost in A Touch of Frost, to Del Boy Trotter in Only Fools And Horses.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Not only is this an interesting read, it is written as though Jason himself were sat with you, remembering his past and telling the best and funniest of his tales.All pictures unless otherwise stated have been taken by me, Rebecca Smith – the sole author of this blog. However, it picked up thereafter and was very interesting to hear of David's exploits and antics in between acting and performing.

It wasn't until 1981, kitted out with a sheepskin jacket, a flat cap, and a clapped-out Reliant Regal, that David found the part that would capture the nation's hearts: the beloved Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter in Only Fools and Horses. Had me laughing when mentioned had nailed leonard's shoes to the floor as a joke in the dressing room and moved at many parts especially hearing the poetry from the first 'guvner' Ronnie Barker, before he was given the same fond title when Ronnie retired. In this three-part UKTV Original, comedy legend Sir David Jason embarks on a journey across Britain to explore his extraordinary career in television - meeting the people and visiting the places that have helped make him one of the nation's best-loved actors.

The title is not a misnomer, this truly is a book about David's life from his childhood in London in and immediately after the second world war to becoming a household name.

All started to improve when he wrote more about Porridge, Open All Hours , Fools and Horses, The Darling Buds of May and all his other television roles. Barker would become a mentor to David, leading to hugely successful stints in Porridge and Open All Hours. Jason starred in London Weekend Television's Lucky Feller (1975–76), written by Terence Frisby and produced by Humphrey Barclay.About two brothers in south-east London, the series was in many ways a forerunner to Only Fools And Horses.

The long-awaited autobiography of one of Britain's best-loved actors, and the star of Only Fools and Horses. Jason appeared on stage in the West End in the farce No Sex Please, We're British playing Brian Runnicles for 18 months in 1973.As someone who was born in the early 80's I've grown up seeing him in some of the most popular TV series. Toad in The Wind in the Willows, the BFG in the 1989 film, and the title characters of Danger Mouse and Count Duckula. Obviously, this book wouldn’t be able to get away without including the phenomenon that is Only Fools And Horses. His love for his family is clear, and it's nice to see how that developed with his girlfriend Myfanwy Talog and wife Gill Hinchcliffe. In 1992, he signed a golden handcuffs deal with ITV to star as Detective Inspector Jack Frost in the long-running TV series A Touch of Frost (Yorkshire Television/ITV).