{"id":8512,"date":"2024-02-06T07:20:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T07:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/?p=8512"},"modified":"2024-02-06T07:20:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T07:20:42","slug":"michael-jayston-aka-james-turner-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/michael-jayston-aka-james-turner-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jayston aka James Turner Passes Away"},"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\n<p>It is with great sadness that we write about the death of actor and society friend Michael Jayston aged 88<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael played Raquel\u2019s father James Turner in the 1996 special \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/time-on-our-hands\/\">Time in our hand<\/a>s\u2019 and was an attendee at many conventions and events for the numerous TV shows he appeared in<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vic184-550x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vic184-550x427.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vic184-530x411.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vic184.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>We send our love and warmest wishes to his family and those who knew him best and will always remember him as a lovely warm person and for his input into the Only Fools &amp; Horses legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image0.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8514\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Michael Jayston had a prolific career spanning theatre, film, and television, with credits dating back to the 1960s. 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