by David Jason
EPISODES: ‘Ashes to Ashes’ (Trigger’s grandfather’s ashes), 35–6, 110; ‘Big Brother’ (first episode), 65, 95–6; Christmas specials, 112, 204–5; ‘Danger UXD’ (blow-up dolls), 145–6, 151–5, 157–8; ‘The Frog’s Legacy’ (Christmas special, 1987), 160; ‘Heroes and Villains’ (Batman and Robin, part of Christmas trilogy, 1996), 34, 98, 142–4, 173, 312; ‘It Never Rains …’ (Spanish-based), 30, 126–31; ‘The Jolly Boys Outing’ (seaside day out), 141–2; ‘The Losing Streak’, 149–51; ‘May the Force Be With You’ (Roy Slater), 56–8; ‘Miami Twice’ (Christmas special, 1991), 30, 146, 163–72; ‘Modern Men’ (part of Christmas trilogy, 1996), 173; ‘Mother Nature’s Son’ (spring water Christmas special, 1992), 33–4; proposed Del Boy sixtieth birthday special, 205–7; ‘A Slow Bus to Chingford’, 102; ‘The Russians Are Coming’, 102–3; ‘Strained Relations’ (Grandad’s death), 115–18; ‘Three Men, a Woman and a Baby’ (Damien’s birth), 32–3, 208–9; ‘Time on Our Hands’ (part of Christmas trilogy, 1996), 36–7, 173–5; ‘To Hull and Back’ (Holland Christmas special, 1985), 31–2, 135–40; ‘A Touch of Glass’ (chandelier drop), 110; ‘Yuppy Love’ (bar-flap fall), 264–70, 312
Open All Hours, 46–7, 63–4, 84–5, 87, 271, 275–80; see also Still Open All Hours
Orme, Stuart, 248
Over the Moon, 47–8
Palin, Michael, 179
Parker Bowles, Camilla, 184, 189–90
Peake-Jones, Tessa, 100, 117, 208–9
Pearce, Lennard, 65–7, 113–18, 122, 129–30, 288
Pegg, Simon, 311
Piggott-Smith, Tim, 82
Porchester Hall, London, 300–1
Porridge, 44–6, 61, 84–5, 278
Porterhouse Blue, 198–202
pratfalls, 264–70
‘Pride of Britain’ Awards, 1–12
Radio Times, 176
Red Nose Day, 254–6, 270
Reitel, Enn, 55
The Relapse, 17–24, 17
Remembrance Sunday services, 193
Reynolds, David, 226, 238–9, 248
Richardson, Ian, 198–9
The Rivals, 18, 66
Rix, Brian, 178
Roache, Bill, 197
Roger, Roger, 204
Rolls-Royce vintage cars, 211–16
Royle, Derek, 178
Seconds Out, 48
Shardlow, Martin, 101–2
Simpson, Alan, 42
The Simpsons, 156
Sims, Joan, 160–1
Sinatra, Frank, 299–300
Siner, Guy, 20
sofas, acting with, 267–9
Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em, 108
Sorry!, 62, 105
Speight, Johnny, 42
Spitting Image, 55
Sport Relief, 253–70
Steptoe and Son, 42
Still Open All Hours: creation, 271–5; Leroy, 280; location, 275–6; overview, 271–83; reception, 281; the till, 279; viewing figures, 281–2
Stocker, Chicky, 50, 76
Strand Theatre, London, 243
A Street Cat Named Bob, 311
Strong, Gwyneth, 117
stunts, 167–70
Sullivan, Dan, 253
Sullivan, Jim, 253
Sullivan, John: background, 41–6; blue plaque, 207; character, 64–5; Dear John, 204; death, 207; DJ’s verdict on, 287, 315; early writing for BBC, 46–8; influences, 42; and Pearce’s death, 113, 114, 115; Roger, Roger, 204
AND ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES: at awards ceremony, 296–7; bar-flap fall, 266; BBC reaction, 105; and celebrity guests, 159, 171; characters, 97–8, 116–17; creation, 46–68, 73, 76; ‘Danger UXD’, 145–6; DJ–Lyndhurst ‘row’, 125; language, 149–51; Lyndhurst’s birthday cake, 131; Merryfield joke, 120; proposed Del Boy sixtieth birthday special, 205–7; publicity, 103; Red Nose Day sketches, 254; Series 2, 110; theme song, 109; title, 108; ‘To Hull and Back’, 136
Tate, David, 79
Thatcher, Margaret, 49
Thaw, John, 232–3
Till Death Us Do Part, 42
Titchmarsh, Alan, 188, 190
To the Manor Born, 105, 108
The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs, 64, 168–70
A Touch of Frost: creation, 231–4; directors, 237; DJ as executive producer, 238–9; DJ’s fears about reception, 229–31; first episode, 237–8; Frost, 234–6; location shoots, 242–6; morgue scenes, 241–2; overview, 229–46, 251; and police procedure, 240–1; practical jokes, 241–2; trailers, 239–40
touring, 177–8
Two D’s and a Dog, 179–80
The Two Ronnies, 46
Veronica’s Room, 258–9
voice-overs, 79–82
Vorderman, Carol, 12, 188
Wallis, Bill, 79
Walters, Julie, 299
The Waltons, 156
Week Ending, 79
White, Arthur, 200, 229, 245
White, Gill (née Hinchcliffe): and Beckham, 259; on Frost, 229; Highgrove dinner, 184–90, 193; at National Film Awards, 298, 300, 303, 306, 308, 310
White, Sophie: and DJ’s waxwork model, 250; at National Film Awards, 298, 300, 303, 306, 307–8, 310
Whiteley, Richard, 188, 191–3
wigs, 22–3, 33
Wilde, Brian, 47
William, Prince, 189–90, 191–2
Wimbledon Film Studios, 257
Wise, Ernie, 74
Wise, Herbie, 237
Wood, Victoria, 299–300
Woodhead, Chris, 155–6
Yes, Minister, 19, 108
Yes, Prime Minister, 19, 299
Yorkshire Television, 225–6
Zeta-Jones, Catherine, 220–2, 291, 311
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Table of Contents
Contents
About the Book
About the Author
Title Page
Dedication
Introduction
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Picture Section
Post-Script
Photographic Acknowledgements
Index
Copyright