Ask Jim Sullivan For Only Fools and Horses – Behind the Scenes
We have a very rare privilege of interviewing a person who has a wealth of knowledge on the subject of Only Fools and Horses episodes in the coming month or two. Why such a wealth? Well you may be familiar with the name Jim Sullivan in the opening credits of some of The Green Green Grass episodes. Jim is the son of John Sullivan OBE creator of our national treasure sitcom Only Fools and Horses.
Why ask Jim?
Well Jim grew up literally like a “fly-on-the-wall” as his father extracted experiences and characters from around them. Many of the characters and reasons why the scripts were produced were based on experiences to the Sullivan family and Jim is very much aware of the background behind it.
So with this in mind, Jim Sullivan has kindly agreed a meeting with us to “Spill the Beans” on some of the creations and stories of his fathers great work.
We want to hear your questions before we meet Jim.
So here is your opportunity to ask Jim and find some hidden Only Fools and Horses gems.
Simply post your questions below by clicking the word “Comments”
@bonnie
well next best is rather than a sitcom of del getting older as a grandad – we now have a drama of del as a boy
i'm really looking forward to see how much John Sullivan will reveal
Hi isnt it about time john & jim sat down & wrote only fools & horses the next generation, then del boy can become grandad keep all the old cast & bring in youngsters to keep this national treasure going for many years to come. cheers brian "only fools & horsepower"
Hi can you please tell me do extra scenes and bloopers exist if so will they ever be released on DVD?.
I know there are the only fools conventions each year but do you think everyone would get together for a specail or documentary.
Would love to see something like Bring back Only fools and Horses like Justin Lee Collins done for Star Wars, Dallas, Grange Hill etc
Cheers
Ollie
Why hasn't OFAH ever been shown in the States? I saw my first episode many years ago while in London for work. I immediately fell in love with the show. I then spent a lot of money buying a universal VCR and tapes. I've since bought a universal DVD player and all of the DVDs of both OFAH and Green Green Grass (when is Series 3 coming to disc)? I know not all Americans will understand the cockney, but there isn't enough of it to prevent the show from becoming the next Monty Python over here.
Also, I find it amazing that your father wrote EVERY episode! What a genius!
Thanks,
Carl
My Question:
I hear some of the characters in Jolly Boys Outing were taken from your time at school – can you let us know more on this?