The late John Challis, who played the second -hand car seller “Boycie”, was interested in participating in the program after only four lines were offered for the pilot episode.
However, his partner Debbie Arnold revealed that she persuaded him to assume the paper.
Speaking in the Best Podcast series, suddenly, Debbie talked about his relationship with the extravagant actor.
The 69 -year -old man told the hosts Tim Vincent and Siobhan Wykes: “I was the person who made John only dumb and horses.
“Hello, a series called Citizen Smith and he touched almost pool in that and Johnny Sullivan [the writer] He said: ‘I’m going to write that character in something.’
“John got the script and said ‘It’s just four screwed lines, I can’t do this affection.’
“I said look, how much is it? “That was the pilot.”
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John died sadly in September 2021, at 79, after fighting cancer.
Boycie’s character became a firm favorite of fans in Only Fools and Horses, known for his friendly rivalry with Del y Rodney while enjoying a great cognac on the head of the NAG.
The situation comedy, written by John Sullivan, saw seven series in BBC One between 1981 and 1991, and 16 Christmas specials were broadcast until the end of the show in 2003.
John married Debbie from 1981 to 1985.
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Duration of the podcast, Debbie continued to say how “just worshiped” John, and despite not being love at first sight; She was attracted to her humor.
Debbie is also known for her appearances on the screen at Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks.
She was the television race, in series such as the BBC comedy The Liver Birds.
