{"id":6057,"date":"2015-05-29T16:48:46","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T15:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/?p=6057"},"modified":"2015-05-29T16:48:46","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T15:48:46","slug":"where-are-they-now-bobby-bragg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/where-are-they-now-bobby-bragg\/","title":{"rendered":"Where are they now – Bobby Bragg"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Where are they now? Bobby Bragg <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Last Orders!\u2019<\/p>\n

Bobby Bragg is an actor, top warm up man and all round entertainer. He has worked on shows such as\u00a0Gideon’s Daughter, The Final Quest, Supermarket Sweep and One Foot in the Grave. To you and me, he is best known as being the Fools\u2019 warm up man and the landlord of the Nags Head in Rock and Chips.<\/p>\n

Recently I was lucky enough to catch up with Bobby, to find out a little bit more about the star behind the scenes who had the task of warming up the Fools\u2019 audience. He also starred in Rock and Chips as the landlord!<\/p>\n

Me:<\/em><\/strong> Bobby, on behalf of the fans, thank you for allowing me to conduct this short interview with you. We\u2019ll start off with your time on Only Fools and Horses.<\/p>\n

\"BobbyMe:<\/em><\/strong> How exactly did that come about?<\/p>\n

Bobby:<\/strong> I first met David in the hot summer of 1976 in summer season in Weston Super Mare, although we were in different shows we would all meet up at Bob Cutlers Bar at the Baymead Hotel after the show for late night drinks & grub. We all became friends & remain so to this day.<\/p>\n

In “79” I was warming up for “Butterflies” at the BBC & that’s where I first met Nick, it\u2019s strange to think now that I knew David & Nick before they knew each other.<\/p>\n

The great producer & director\u00a0Sydney Lotterby took me with him from\u00a0“Butterflies” to “Open All Hours”, it was while working on that, Ray Butt came in the studio & gave David a pilot script that he thought had legs, its working title was “Readies”. David liked it &\u00a0said there was a great part he wanted to play, GRANDAD !!! Fortunately Ray Butt & the great JS persuaded him to have a go at Del Boy. The rest as they say…….. I got the call to work on the pilot & that’s how it all started for me.<\/p>\n

Me:<\/em><\/strong> Are there any tales you can remember from behind the scenes?<\/p>\n

Bobby:<\/strong> I remember quite early on that the show felt special, the cast \u00a0gelled & worked magnificently together, Ray had gathered the very best crew, they all really were the\u00a0top team\u00a0& John Sullivan kept churning out\u00a0scripts that were the work of a comedy genius.\u00a0As time went on we become like a big family. There were far too many memorable moments to mention, but one special\u00a0memory\u00a0will\u00a0stick with me forever.\u00a0At the end of recording\u00a0“Time On Our Hands”, it was generally believed that this was to be the last ever “Fools”. we got a technical clear after the last scene & I thanked the cast for a wonderful episode & for giving us the greatest\u00a0sitcom of all time, the audience reaction was astonishing they stood & cheered endlessly, I tried to bring David & Nick forward, they were very emotional, I tried to\u00a0get JS onto the floor, he was full up & couldn’t speak, Producer Gareth Gwenlan & director Tony Dow were in bits & still the audience cheered, at this point I could feel tears rolling down my\u00a0face rendering me a gibbering wreck.<\/p>\n

I’ve worked on over six thousand shows & have never experienced such\u00a0an outburst of\u00a0spontaneous\u00a0love & affection. I don’t think that anyone lucky enough to be in the studio that night will ever forget it.<\/p>\n

Me:<\/em><\/strong> What is your favourite episode and why?<\/p>

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