Sir David Jason, 84, makes uncommon look at star-studded Only Fools And Horses Musical gala evening
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Sir David Jason made a rare appearance at the Only Fools And Horses Musical gala night at the Evertim Apollo in London on Wednesday.
The actor, who played Derek ‘Del Boy’ Trotter in the BBC sitcom, joined members of the cast including Sam Lupton, Vinny Jones and Paul Whitehouse at the event.
David, 84, sported a bright red zip-up jumper which he wore with a dark brown jacket and a pair of beige trousers.
The sitcom star posed for several snaps alongside Sam who plays Del Boy in the musical.
Also in attendance at the show was Penny Lancaster who looked incredible in a red top which she wore with a matchhing skirt.
Kelly Holmes opted for a black printed shirt tucked into silver trousers while she added height to her frame with a pair of black boots.
Sir David Jason made a rare appearance at the Only Fools And Horses musical at the Evertim Apollo in London on Wednesday (pictured with Sam Lupton)
The actor, who played Derek ‘Del Boy’ Trotter in the BBC sitcom, joined members of the cast including Vinnie Jones and Paul Whitehouse
Vanessa Feltz put on an animated display in a shimmering mini dress which she wore with a white faux fur coat with a pink star print.
Anthea Turner cut a glamorous figure in a black sparkling blazer and matching trousers which she wore with a white shirt.
It comes after David explained that his Only Fools And Horses character has overshadowed his other work.
David told the show that he feels the ‘ghost’ of Derek Trotter is following him and explained that he feels the character hangs over him.
He said: ‘That Derek Trotter thing, he’s a bit of a ghost that comes along behind me like A Christmas Carol.’
The star expressed frustration that despite a decades-long career in film and television he is most know for playing Del Boy.
He said the character ‘only hangs me back, only upsets me slightly is because that seems to be the only thing that people remember me for.’
‘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.’
David, 84, sported a bright red zip-up jumper which he wore with a dark brown jacket and a pair of beige trousers
David looked in good spirits as he posed alongside Vinnie Jones
The sitcom star posed for several snaps alongside Sam who plays Del Boy in the musical
It comes after David explained that his Only Fools And Horses character has overshadowed his other work
Penny Lancaster looked incredible in a red top which she wore with a matchhing skirt while Vanessa Feltz opted for a shimmering mini dress
Kelly Holmes opted for a black printed shirt tucked into silver trousers while she added height to her frame with a pair of black boots
Anthea Turner cut a glamorous figure in a black sparkling blazer and matching trousers which she wore with a white shirt
Dawn O’Porter opted for a black long-sleeved midi dress while Arlene Phillips donned a black cardigan and trousers with a pale yellow top
David revealed that while he isn’t disappointed with his career, there are still so many goals he hasn’t achieved and put that down to being followed by the ghost of his most iconic character.
The star explained: ‘My real disappointment or regret, if you like, is I always wanted to be a National Theatre player.
‘I always wanted to be on the stage of the National Theatre. It was just that romantic image of playing those big productions with all those big, wonderful actors. That never happened.’
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.
He said: ‘Well you wonder whether the old memory would be quite good enough. I could do it with the autocue things.’
But seeming to shake off his melancholy mood, he then playfully turned to the camera and said: ‘Hey! Yes, National Theatre, I’m available!’
The actors put on an animated display during the performance
Vinnie was joined at the gala night by his girlfriend Emma Ford
The actor portrays Danny Driscoll for the musical’s London shows
The show is going on tour following a four-year sold-out run-in London’s West End
The tour kicked off in London and will conclude in Dublin next July
David previously said he feels the ‘ghost’ of Derek Trotter is following him and explained that he feels the character hangs over him
His admission comes after the star revealed he would take up his famous role again.
At the start of the year David said he would be happy to take on the role of Del Boy again but added that a reboot would be unlikely after the main writer of the hit TV series, John Sullivan, tragically passed away in 2011.
He told The Sun of a potential reboot: ‘Well, to be honest with you, we would like that to happen very much because not only did we enjoy it so much, but so did most of the British public. Because of that, we would love to do it.
But he added: ‘I don’t think we could do another episode of Only Fools And Horses because the brains behind it, Mr John Sullivan, is unfortunately no longer with us.’
