{"id":6745,"date":"2017-08-17T12:10:40","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T11:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/?p=6745"},"modified":"2019-10-27T10:15:16","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T10:15:16","slug":"sir-david-jason-looks-back-fools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/sir-david-jason-looks-back-fools\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir David Jason looks back on Only Fools"},"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>When it comes to understanding what made Only Fools and Horses so special, or why&nbsp;did everyone loves Del Boy. Or what made John Sullivan&#8217;s writing so successful, Sir David Jason must be in the best position to answer those questions.<br \/>\nThats why we have enjoyed reading the new interview on Gold web site with the man who inhabited the iconic Derek &#8216;Del Boy&#8217; Trotter so brilliantly<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6746\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gold-550x344.jpg\" alt=\"Del Gold\" width=\"550\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gold-550x344.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gold-530x331.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gold-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gold.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sir David Jason reveals he has heard of people in other countries who don&#8217;t speak English, say &#8220;lovely jubbly&#8221; to British tourists. People have obviously told them that if you want to get on with the English, you just have to say &#8220;lovely jubbly&#8221;! He also tells us how John Sullivan never had to resort to swearing to get a laugh. His humour was so good because he could tell you what was on his mind just by being a clever writer. He didn&#8217;t have to spell it out.<\/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<h2>More on Sir David Jason<\/h2>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T_R2VIT98Rw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Its great news to see that David Jason has produces a new five-part series, The Story of Only Fools and Horses, which is showing to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Gold.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6747\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image1-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"Del gold boy\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image1-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image1-530x530.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image1-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Take a look at Gold&#8217;s interview<\/h3>\n<p>entitled &#8220;THE STORY OF ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES: SIR DAVID JASON INTERVIEW&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gold.uktv.co.uk\/story-only-fools-and-horses\/article\/story-only-fools-and-horses-sir-david-jason-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read it here<\/a><\/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\/sir-david-jason-looks-back-fools\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" src=\"\" class=\"alignright wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>When it comes to understanding what made Only Fools and Horses so special, or why&nbsp;did everyone loves Del Boy. 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