Sir David Jason, 84 revealed his 'real regret' over his character Derek, admitting he feels haunted. The touch of Frost star explained the character often overshadowed some of his other work, as fans often come over saying 'lovely jubbly!'
Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] David Jason blames Michael Caine and Jim Broadbent for his failure to crack Hollywood at the age of 84.
Speaking about his big screen ambitions, David said: 'I would love to be able to declare that my collected film work on DVD would make an elegant shelf of high-class cinematic experiences to browse among an evening. Writing in his new memoir This Time Next Year, David wrote: 'I thought it was going to be me escaping from the care home and going to look for my Dun-kirk chums. It's the hope that kills you.'
David was up for roles in two 2023 films; The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry and The Great Escaper with Jim getting the former and Michael the latter Read More Sir David Jason addresses rumours of a feud with Nicholas Lyndhurst 20 years after Only Fools and Horses ended 'I'm delighted in one way that it's reached so many people and they've enjoyed what I've done with the character, but I've done so many other things that everybody seems to have forgotten about. It's like I've only ever played Derek Trotter.'
When host Jon suggested he still had time to realise his dream of taking to the stage, Jason replied that his time may have run out, explaining that his memory is not what it was.
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