{"id":1106,"date":"2010-01-06T15:24:19","date_gmt":"2010-01-06T15:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ofah.webhostingireland.ie\/blog\/?p=1106"},"modified":"2019-07-07T08:36:56","modified_gmt":"2019-07-07T07:36:56","slug":"only-fools-and-grandad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/only-fools-and-grandad\/","title":{"rendered":"Only Fools and Grandad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: right; margin:5px 0 5px 5px;\">\n<amp-auto-ads type=\"adsense\"\r\n              data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\">\r\n<\/amp-auto-ads>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Only Fools and Grandad!<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Ever wondered where  Lennard Pearce got the inspiration for his character of Grandad  from?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"grandad in minder\" src=\"http:\/\/ofah.net\/images\/minder1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"grandad in minder\" hspace=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"440\" align=\"right\" \/>Whilst watching an old repeat of Minder on UKGold my well  tuned Only Fools ears picked up a familiar worn sandpaper voice. Leaping for the  trusty Sky Plus rewind button I was amazed to Lennard Pearce making an  appearance in the last episode of series 5 of the George Cole show.<\/div>\n<div>The episode called <em>The Balance of Power<\/em> was originally aired in  October 1984 so predates Only Fools but only a week! So perhaps was uppermost in  Lennards mind when playing in the early Only Fools shows.<\/div>\n<div>When Arthur&#8217;s car lot is compulsory purchased by the council, he decides to  run as an independent candidate in the local bi-election for a seat on the  council. Terry and a local reporter help out, but just as he is about to win,  the opposition want him barred for overspending during his campaign.<\/div>\n<div>We first see George (Lennards&#8217; character) seated quite comfortably in the  Winchester Club: Arthur, seeking votes and collecting signatures, promises to  bring back corporal punishment should he be elected. This appeals greatly to  George who also enquires &#8216;will that include the birch?&#8217; It&#8217;s typically Grandad  from the voice right up to the clothing. Later in the show we see George  complaining to Arthur that he hasn&#8217;t seen anyone hung yet!<\/div>\n<div>If you do want to see the show it&#8217;s DVD code is MDRDVD0019 and available by  clicking the link below when watching have a look at the local reporter he  really looks very familiar too !!!!<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B000085RNY\/ofaonlfooandhor\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B000085RNY\/ofaonlfooandhor\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"minder\" src=\"http:\/\/ofah.net\/images\/minder.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"minder\" hspace=\"0\" width=\"103\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a> order your copy now and have it on your door step  tomorrow<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B000085RNY\/ofaonlfooandhor\">http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B000085RNY\/ofaonlfooandhor<\/a><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"grandad in minder\" src=\"http:\/\/ofah.net\/images\/minder2.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"grandad in minder\" hspace=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" align=\"right\" \/>Finally a few more  screenshots for you<\/p><div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ofah2-response -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5593259115\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"grandad in minder proof\" src=\"http:\/\/ofah.net\/images\/minder4.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"grandad in minder proof\" hspace=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to give our <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20091216060334\/http:\/\/www.ofah.net:80\/immediacy-18\">only fools and horses DVD<\/a> shop a visit<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"grandad in minder proof\" src=\"http:\/\/ofah.net\/images\/minder3.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"grandad in minder proof\" hspace=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- Include the Google Friend Connect javascript library. --> <script src=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/friendconnect\/script\/friendconnect.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script> <!-- Define the div tag where the gadget will be inserted. --><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/only-fools-and-grandad\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" src=\"\" class=\"alignright wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>Only Fools and Grandad! Ever wondered where Lennard Pearce got the inspiration for his character of Grandad from? Whilst watching an old repeat of Minder on UKGold my well tuned Only Fools ears picked up a familiar worn sandpaper voice. Leaping for the trusty Sky Plus rewind button I was amazed to Lennard Pearce making [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[22,67,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-behind-the-scenes","category-news","category-only-fools-and-horses"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Only Fools and Grandad<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Only Fools and Grandad! 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