{"id":2426,"date":"2010-10-20T14:09:33","date_gmt":"2010-10-20T13:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/?p=2426"},"modified":"2010-10-21T19:56:24","modified_gmt":"2010-10-21T18:56:24","slug":"more-rock-and-chips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/more-rock-and-chips\/","title":{"rendered":"More Rock and Chips"},"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<h2>Two portions of Rock and Chips is definitely in the making.<\/h2>\n<p>None other than Mel Smith, will join the young cast of Only Fools and Horses characters on another two 60 minute episodes of Rock and Chips.<\/p>\n<p>Mel Smith who made it  as a writer and producer best known for his work on the sketch comedy shows Not the Nine O&#8217;Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones has joined the cast of Only Fools and Horses prequel Rock &amp; Chips. Mel Smith will play DI Thomas a detective in the new episode.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2427\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rock-and-chips-Mel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2427\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2427\" title=\"Rock-and-chips-Mel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rock-and-chips-Mel-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"More Rock and Chips - Mel Smith\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rock-and-chips-Mel-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rock-and-chips-Mel-530x397.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rock-and-chips-Mel.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More Rock and Chips with Mel Smith as a Detective<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Two new episodes are being made, and once again Inbetweeners star James Buckley will play a young Del Boy, with Nicholas Lyndhurst reprising his role as Freddie &#8220;The Frog&#8221; Robdal and Kellie Bright will be the blonde Joanie. Paula Wilcox plays Joan&#8217;s mother-in-law Violet and Kacey Ainsworth and Samantha Spiro as mothers of Del&#8217;s various conquests.<\/p>\n<p>Shooting has now started as the drama picks up from where the last episode left, following the birth of baby Rodney in 1960 and follow the fortunes of the family as Del progresses to manhood in Sixties London, alongside faithful muckers, Boycie (Stephen Lloyd), Trigger (Lewis Osborne), Denzil (Ashley Gerlach) and Jumbo Mills (Lee Long).<\/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>Written by Only Fools And Horses creator John Sullivan, the opening bittersweet, feature-length comedy drama Rock &amp; Chips was screened on BBC One in January this year shedding fresh light on the early lives of Peckham&#8217;s most famous family.<\/p>\n<p>Like previous helpings of John Sullivans Only Fools and Horses sitcom, the BBC intends these two episode of Rock and Chips s to transmit at Christmas 2010 as a holiday treat for fans. The second will transmit in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>John Sullivan says: &#8220;We are thrilled that Del&#8217;s winkle-pickers and bomber jacket are going to get another couple of outings on BBC One. The first episode was a great popular success for the channel and there&#8217;s plenty more twists and turns in the Trotter family history for us to explore before we&#8217;re finished!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Over 7.2 million saw the first episode Rock and Chips.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC executive producer will again be Head of Comedy, Mark Freeland, who says: &#8220;Working with a cast of this calibre, a writer of such legendary status and a subject that is so beloved, is nothing but a pleasure and a privilege.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rock and Chips is written by John Sullivan, produced by Gareth Gwenlan and directed by Dewi Humphreys the comedy dramas are now shooting on location.<\/p>\n<p>So if you see or hear any <strong>Rock and Chips<\/strong> news make sure ofah.net are the first to know<\/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\/more-rock-and-chips\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" src=\"\" class=\"alignright wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>Two portions of Rock and Chips is definitely in the making. None other than Mel Smith, will join the young cast of Only Fools and Horses characters on another two 60 minute episodes of Rock and Chips. Mel Smith who made it as a writer and producer best known for his work on the sketch [&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":[22,53,67,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-behind-the-scenes","category-featured","category-news","category-rock-and-chips"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>More Rock and Chips<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Two portions of Rock and Chips is definitely in the making. 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