Only Fools And Horses could return for a new TV run, if Paul Whitehouse has anything to say about it. The 65-year-old actor plays both Grandad and Uncle Albert in the West End retelling of the classic comedy, and he’s hoping to bring the new version to television after the production ended its run at London’s Theare Royal earlier this year.
‘Our story involves both Granddad and Uncle Albert, Del Boy meeting Raquel and Rodney and Cassandra getting married so we basically condense the seven television series into two hours and 10 minutes.’
Paul knows any potential remake wouldn’t be able to ‘compete’ with the iconic original, he thinks fans would respond well.
While there would no doubt be hope original stars like Sir David Jason could make a guest appearance, his co-star Nicholas Lyndhurst has previously dismissed the idea of returning for a revival. Although Sir Jason, 83, is still alive, Only Fools writer John Sullivan died aged 64 in 2011, while Roger Lloyd Pack (Trigger), Kenneth MacDonald (Mike the Landlord) and Buster Merryfield (Uncle Albert) have also died since the show ended its run 30 years ago. Nicholas previously said: ‘We can’t. John is no longer with us. John was the driving force of the show and we have also lost quite a few cast members now.
Personally I welcome any reboot of a show I love because why not, though I would greatly caution against this one since the entire brains behind the operation - John Sullivan - is dead, and does anybody REALLY wanna turn on their tv and see Del Boy played by someone who's NOT David Jason? 😬
I guess tis is what it could look like, its appearance as a special for Red Nose Day. I mean it's not a sin to not be David Jason, but when it comes to being Del Boy it is what it is.
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