{"id":2921,"date":"2011-02-15T09:24:42","date_gmt":"2011-02-15T09:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/?p=2921"},"modified":"2013-07-02T14:46:19","modified_gmt":"2013-07-02T13:46:19","slug":"fools-degrees-of-separation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/fools-degrees-of-separation\/","title":{"rendered":"Fools Degrees of Separation"},"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<p>Mike Henry has spent some time looking at connections between Only Fools actors and seeing if he can find some uncanny link.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starting with Big Brother episode<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The very first scene of Only Fools &amp; Horses, as you will no doubt know, is an argument between Grandad &amp; Rodney about &#8220;Sidney Potter&#8221; who infact turns out to be Harry Belafonte. I&#8217;ve been able to find a connection with OFAH as shown below :-<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Sidney Poitier &#8211; The Jackal<\/li>\n<li>Bruce Willis &#8211; The Jackal<\/li>\n<li>Bruce Willis &#8211; Pulp Fiction<\/li>\n<li>Samuel L Jackson &#8211; Pulp Fiction<\/li>\n<li>Samuel L Jackson &#8211; 51st State<\/li>\n<li>Paul Barber &#8211; 51st State<\/li>\n<li>Paul Barber &#8211; ONLY FOOLS &amp; HORSES<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>or \u00a0in 6<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Harry Belafonte &#8211; Bobby<\/li>\n<li>Demi Moore &#8211; Bobby<\/li>\n<li>Demi Moore &#8211; Charlie Angels 2<\/li>\n<li>Cameron Diaz &#8211; Gangs of New York<\/li>\n<li>Jim Broadbent &#8211; Gangs of New York<\/li>\n<li>Jim Broadbent &#8211; ONLY FOOLS &amp; HORSES<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"attachment_2923\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Six_degrees_of_separation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2923\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2923\" title=\"Six_degrees_of_separation\" alt=\"Fools Degrees of Separation\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Six_degrees_of_separation.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"342\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christie to Del Boy &#8211; Degrees of Separation<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Or \u00a0lets take the episode Video Nasty<\/strong><br \/>\nDel wants Charlton Heston for the lead in There&#8217;s A Rhino Loose In The City in Video Nasty :-<\/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>The Connection from Charlton Heston to Only Fools?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Charlton Heston &#8211; Any Given Sunday<\/li>\n<li>Cameron Diaz &#8211; Any Given Sunday<\/li>\n<li>Cameron Diaz &#8211; Gangs of New York<\/li>\n<li>Jim Broadbent &#8211; Gangs of New York<\/li>\n<li>Jim Broadbent &#8211; ONLY FOOLS &amp; HORSES<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>How about Class of 62<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trigger announced his fondness for Agatha Christie who turned out to be Julie Christie in Class of 62:-<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Julie Christie &#8211; Harry Potter &amp; The Prisoner of Azkerban<\/li>\n<li>Pam Ferris &#8211; Harry Potter &amp; The Prisoner of Azkerban<\/li>\n<li>Pam Ferris &#8211; Darling Buds of May<\/li>\n<li>David Jason &#8211; Darling Buds of May<\/li>\n<li>David Jason &#8211; ONLY FOOLS &amp; HORSES<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Another with Modern Men<\/strong><br \/>\nCassandra reveals a soft spot for Pierce Brosnan in Modern Men<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Pierce Brosnan &#8211; The World is not enough<\/li>\n<li>Robert Carlyle &#8211; The World is not enough<\/li>\n<li>Robert Carlyle &#8211; The Full Monty<\/li>\n<li>Paul Barber &#8211; The Full Monty<\/li>\n<li>Paul Barber &#8211; ONLY FOOLS &amp; HORSES<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>What about If They Could See Us Now?<\/strong><br \/>\nRodney dresses up as Russell Crowe&#8217;s Gladiator in If They Could See Us Now<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Russell Crowe &#8211; Robin Hood<\/li>\n<li>Mark Strong &#8211; Robin Hood<\/li>\n<li>Mark Strong &#8211; RocknRolla<\/li>\n<li>Tom Wilkinson &#8211; RocknRolla<\/li>\n<li>Tom Wilkinson &#8211; The Full Monty<\/li>\n<li>Paul Barber &#8211; The Full Monty<\/li>\n<li>Paul Barber &#8211; ONLY FOOLS &amp; HORSES<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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\/fools-degrees-of-separation\/\"><img width=\"125\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/del-boy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignright tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"Del Boy 2011\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><p>Mike Henry has spent some time looking at connections between Only Fools actors and seeing if he can find some uncanny link. 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