Steve Headland recently gave us a few more Only Fools and Horses characters to recall on our series of ” where are they now?”
“These are some of the minor characters and where they are now.
- David Thewlis who was Stew in Its only rock and roll is Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter films.
- Jake Wood who was Rodney’s office assistant in Jolly Boys Outing is Max Branning in Eastenders.
- Diane Langton who was June (Dels girlfriend) in Many Happy Returns and Royal Flush is playing Grandma in the Billy Elliot musical.
- Andree Beranrd who was Nervous Nevrys in Dates and Sickness and Wealth, has been in Hollyoaks as Liz Burton and only a few weeks ago was in a Doctor Who episode The Shakespeare Code.
- Ewan Stewart who was Dr Robbie Meadows in Sickness and Wealth stars in a Scottish Soap Opera called River City.
Until you watch Sickness and Wealth for a second time, you then notice that Nervous Nerys appears in this episode as well as her famous one, Dates.
I regularly attend collectormania which is held twice year at MK Dons Stadium in Milton Keynes. It was last held at the end of May 2011 and is normally attended by science fiction actors and sports stars. So I was surprised that Paul Barber, John Challis, Patrick Murray, Roger Lloyd Pack and Christopher Ryan made late appearances as they weren’t on the original guest list.”
Other where are they now?
We recently saw that several actors had appeared in other rolls since their Only Fools and Horses days.
Take Robert Glenister who played Myles in Mother Nature’s Son. You may be just as familiar with his brother Philip Glenister. He is probably best known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt in Life On Mars. In contrast to the brash detective Robert is quite. Robert Glenister was born 11 March 1960) is a popular British actor probably best known, amongst other roles, as con man Ash “Three Socks” Morgan in the hit British TV series “Hustle”. – Robert Glenister
For example Phillip McGough who played Arnie in Chain Gang back in 1989 is an English television actor. McGough was cast as secret service detective Edwin Woodhall in the Alan Bleasdale-written drama The Monocled Mutineer and appeared in Brookside as Charlie Dawson who at first appeared to be a friend of Heather Haversham’s then husband but turned out to be a drug dealer. He also recorded alien voices for Doctor Who:The Stolen Earth but the scene was cut before filming.
Another actor Treva Etienne who played the Vicar in Miami Twice is an English actor appearing in several well known movies. He was born in London. At 21, Etienne was the youngest actor to play Macbeth on the stage of the Royal National Theatre. He was last seen in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Koehler and London’s Burning as Tony Sanders – Treva Etienne
Also Sarah Duncan who played Vicky in A Royal Flush has become a writer and recently appeared on the game show pointless – Lady Victoria on a pointless game show?
Thanks Steve, if you have any more “Where are they now?” then please let us know
also Jake Wood (Max Branning from eastenders) appeared in an episode of only fools – he was in ‘the jolly boys outing’ – he was the guy in the computer room with Rodney.
‘excuse me sir…. all that stuff on your computer screen……. it’s on my one now!….
also Jake Wood (Max Branning from eastenders) appeared in an episode of only fools – he was in ‘the jolly boys outing’ – he was the guy in the computer room with Rodney.
‘excuse me sir…. all that stuff on your computer screen……. it’s on my one now!….
Diane Langton who played ‘Junie’ in only fools (in the episodes ‘happy returns and a royal flush) – is currently in hollyoaks playing the grandmother of the Mcqueens.
Diane was also in carry on england. as 1 of the female soldiers in the army.
Douglas Hodge played the adult Damian in “Heroes and Villains.” and is Tessa Peake Jones real-life husband. Amongst other things he was Sgt. Maj. Kenny Jones in the BBC series Red Cap with the delectable Tamzin Outhwaite.
Trivia question but might be too easy to guess:
Q. She was his mother in OFAH but is his wife in real life.
A. Tessa Peake Jones.
Divorced now sadly
Lady victoria’s first ep of pointless aired again yesterday(28/2) on challenge tv, chann 46 on freeview, her 2nd is today 29th same channel at 2pm & 7pm
Ewan Stewart who was Dr Robbie Meadows in Sickness and Wealth also played First Office Murdoch in the multi-academy award winning Titanic in 1997
Sarah Duncan was on Countdown as well
Check out Phillip McGough (Arnie) in Dr Who Resurrection of the Daleks in 1984. Can’t watch it without thinking he’s going to have a heart attack!
Also Robert Glenister was in another Peter Davison story called the caves of androzani he played a replica Android! very young then but a great actor.
He(Phillip McGough) was also in a episode of The Bill in 1996 “A Death Of A Nobody” playing a supergrass
If i recall rightly Robert Glenister also played alongside David Jason in a few episodes of a touch of frost
He’s also Gene Hunt’s brother from Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes.