It came to an end that year and Sullivan was searching for a new project. [131][132], In August 2017, Only Fools and Horses: The Peckham Archives, was released by Ebury Press. [43] Other members of the Trotter family were rarely sighted, the exceptions being cousins Stan (Mike Kemp) and Jean (Maureen Sweeney), who attended Grandad's funeral. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/lennard-pearce-44041.php, Top NBA Players With No Championship Rings. ", and in Macedonia, it is called Spletki (Сплетки in Cyrillic). See the events in life of Lennard Pearce in Chronological Order. [71], In July 2018, John Sullivan's son, Jim Sullivan, announced that an Only Fools and Horses musical was nearing completion, with a script by Jim Sullivan and Paul Whitehouse.

[100] A Comic Relief special showing Del, Rodney and Albert making an appeal for donations was shown on 14 March 1997, with 10.6 million viewers.

He was diagnosed as having critical hypertension, and put on seven different tablets for it, taking these for the rest of his life. In a ‘Radio Times’ readers’ poll, it was voted the “best single television drama.” A 2000 poll also rated it as the second-best British TV program ever made. Videos and DVDs of Only Fools and Horses continue to be among the BBC's biggest-selling items, having sold over 1 million VHS copies and 6 million DVD copies in the UK. [122] The Inbetweeners and Off The Hook actor James Buckley played the role of the young Del Boy. He died on December 15, 1984 in Archway, London. Lennard later said that he regretted not killing Hitler back then. The idea was that he never had his hat off, never dressed properly and usually had dirty pyjamas underneath his clothes.

[67], Filming of the first series began in May 1981, and the first episode, "Big Brother", was transmitted on BBC One at 8.30 pm on 8 September that year. Lennard took 4 years to appear again on TV, this time, in a sitcom titled ‘Nearest and Dearest,’ which featured him in the role of a doctor. The Green Green Grass sees Boycie and Marlene forced to leave Peckham by one-time Only Fools and Horses villains, the Driscoll Brothers, and has included guest appearances by Denzil (Paul Barber) and Sid (Roy Heather). The book was written by John Sullivan's son, Jim Sullivan. Ah good point i will take a look at my back copies of Hooky Street, I believe those scenes with Lennard were wiped. The latter was borrowed from an advertising slogan for a popular 1960s orange juice drink, called Jubbly, which was packaged in a pyramid shaped, waxed paper carton. [98] An educational episode named "Licensed to Drill", in which Del, Rodney and Grandad discuss oil drilling, was recorded in 1984 but only shown in schools. E-Mail (will not be published) (required), Only Fools and Horses News [88] The original theme tune was produced by Ronnie Hazlehurst and recorded on 6 August 1981 at Lime Grove Studios. [187], Owing to its exposure on Only Fools and Horses, the Reliant Regal van is often linked with the show in the British media. Sullivan thus wrote "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

And of course, if both Buster and Kenneth Macdonald (Mike Fisher) hadn’t passed away prior to the 2001-2003 Christmas trilogy, those episodes would’ve obviously turned out a lot better, though they were still funny thanks to the great John Sullivan. [197], A number of overseas re-makes have also been produced. I am very pleased and excited to say that the show will be launching early next year." [103] Tony Dow became the established director after 1988, directing all subsequent episodes, bar the first part of Miami Twice, which was directed by Gareth Gwenlan. The sequence was conceived by graphic designer Peter Clayton as a "metaphor for the vagaries of the Trotters' lifestyle", whereby money was earned and quickly lost again. In 2015 we met with the producer, Phil McIntyre, and agreed to develop the idea. Home > Lennard Pearce 2 weeks before he died. It’s sad that they’re no longer with us. as Stef (Del), Sacco Van der Made as Grandad and Kasper van Kooten as Robbie (Rodney), and was shown on RTL 4. [60][6], While their characters were less significant, well-known actors who played cameos in the programme included Joan Sims, best known for her numerous roles in the Carry On films,[42] who guest-starred in the feature-length episode "The Frog's Legacy" as an aunt of Trigger and old friend of Del's late mother;[42] successful film actor David Thewlis, who played a young wannabe musician in "It's Only Rock and Roll";[61] John Bardon, who played the role of Jim Branning in the soap opera EastEnders, as the supermarket security officer in "The Longest Night". [76] The scenes from "Hole in One" that featured Pearce were re-filmed with Merryfield. [54] Feared local villains, the Driscoll Brothers (Roy Marsden and Christopher Ryan) featured once, in "Little Problems", but were mentioned in two previous episodes ("Video Nasty" and "The Frog's Legacy"),[55] and are important in the story of The Green Green Grass.

The Trotters were renamed the Aarsmans and it starred Johnny Kraaykamp jnr. During one such tour, in the 1930s, he had a show in Germany. [134], Two board games based on the show were released: a Monopoly-style game, the "Trotters Trading Game", in which participants attempt to emulate the Trotters and become millionaires,[135] and another game set in their local pub, entitled the "Nag's Head Board Game". [109] John Sullivan was executive producer on seven of the final eight episodes.[110]. In 1981, Lennard played a small role in the sitcom ‘Bless Me, Father.’ His role in the series was that of a clerk of the court. Davies commissioned Sullivan to write a full series. In 1965, he started working for ‘National Theatre’ and played key parts in many plays, such as ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ and ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.’ He also got the chance to work with some industry greats, such as Sir Anthony Hopkins and Laurence Olivier. This fared a bit better, and the first and second series had a collective repeat run in June 1983 in a more low-key time slot, but attracted a high enough viewing figure for Davies to commission a third series. [99] A 5-minute 1990–91 Persian Gulf War special (dated 1 December 1990) has Del, Rodney, and Albert convey a message to British troops serving in the conflict. [192] Another of the vans used in the series was sold at auction in the UK for £44,000 in February 2007. It was a literal translation of the British version, with all episodes based on the originals. how did you come accross that : doesn’t children in need go out live? Episodes are regularly repeated on UKTV comedy channel Gold. [81] Robin Stubbs became the costume designer for the sixth series, and was responsible for getting Del's attire to match his new yuppy image. In July 2018, John Sullivan's son, Jim Sullivan, announced that a [77], Midway through the filming of the fifth series, Jason told Sullivan that he wished to leave the show in order to further his career elsewhere. Set in Peckham in south-east London, it stars David Jason as ambitious market trader Derek "Del Boy" Trotter, Nicholas Lyndhurst as his younger brother Rodney Trotter, and Lennard Pearce appeared in the first three series as their elderly Grandad. [65] Only Fools and Horses had also been the title of an episode of Citizen Smith, and Sullivan liked the expression and thought it was suited to the new sitcom. All episodes were based on the original British storylines, and it was made in co-operation with John Sullivan. The play also starred industry “biggies” such as Patrick Stewart and Richard Johnson. [63], In 1980, John Sullivan, a scriptwriter under contract at the BBC, was already well known as the writer of the sitcom Citizen Smith. Lennard Pearce was born on February 9, 1915 in Paddington, London, England.

In Slovenia, however, the show was coined Samo bedaki in konji, which is a literal Slovenian translation of the original English title.

[98] An eight-minute episode aired on 27 December 1982 as part of a show hosted by Frank Muir, The Funny Side of Christmas, and attracted 7.2 million viewers. It featured brothers Brane (Brane Šturbej) and Bine (Jure Drevenšek), who moved from Maribor to Ljubljana. Soon after that, Paul Whitehouse came on board and things have been bubbling away ever since. The latter idea persisted. [96][97] The show was aired in seven series (1981–1983, 1985–1986, 1989 and 1990–1991), and thereafter in sporadic Christmas special editions (1991–1993, 1996, 2001–2003).

Lennard Pearce (9 February 1915 – 15 December 1984) was an English actor who worked mostly in the theatre, ... who were devastated by Pearce's sudden death, as were the entire crew.

Episode 1 Happy Returns, consisted of an episode without Grandad and Episode 2 Strained Relations, then was written in to the series to cope with their Grandad’s unexpected death. An initial idea for a comedy set in the world of football was rejected by the BBC, as was his alternative idea, a sitcom centring on a cockney market trader in working class, modern-day London. After Grandad died following the death of actor Lennard Pearce, his younger brother Uncle Albert (Buster Merryfield) emerged and moved in with Del and Rodney. [115], In 2003, it was reported that Sullivan was developing a prequel to the original series, Once Upon a Time in Peckham, which would feature Del as a youngster in the 1960s, and have a prominent role for his parents.