David Jason: My Life On Screen
- TV documentary
- Gold
- 2017
- 3 episodes (1 series)
A revealing, highly personal insight into the life and career of Sir David Jason, told in his own words. Features David Jason.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2
Further details
Episode 2 charts Sir David's transition from comedy sidekick to major TV star and follows his attempts to make the breakthrough as a leading man on sitcoms like The Top Secret Life Of Edgar Briggs and Lucky Feller, before he finally got the role of his life as Del Boy on Only Fools And Horses.
And yet, it was a role that nearly never happened as the producers needed some convincing that Sir David was the right man.
Sir David recalls how his daredevil physical comedy on the ITV sitcom The Top Secret Life Of Edgar Briggs saw him hailed as "TV's man of action" in the TV Times. He takes a trip down memory lane as he heads back to Margate, the setting for the classic Only Fools And Horses episode The Jolly Boys Outing, with former co-star John Challis (who played Boycie) and director Tony Dow.
And he looks back on his memorable voiceover work on the likes of Danger Mouse and The Wind In The Willows, with the help of friend and animator Brian Cosgrove.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 27th August 2017
- Time
- 6pm
- Channel
- Gold
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Sunday 27th August 2017 | 10:00pm | Gold |
Monday 28th August 2017 | 3:20pm | Gold |
Friday 15th September 2017 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Monday 18th September 2017 | 5:25pm | Gold |
Friday 22nd September 2017 | 11:55am | Gold |
Sunday 8th October 2017 | 6:05pm | Gold |
Thursday 12th October 2017 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Sunday 29th October 2017 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Thursday 2nd November 2017 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 4th November 2017 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Monday 1st January 2018 | 6:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 6th January 2018 | 2:20pm | Gold |
Friday 14th September 2018 | 8:25pm | Gold |
Sunday 16th September 2018 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 18th September 2018 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Thursday 28th February 2019 | 8:00pm | Yesterday |
Sunday 3rd March 2019 | 12:00am | Yesterday |
Sunday 10th March 2019 | 6:00pm | Gold |
Monday 11th March 2019 | 1:35pm | Gold |
Saturday 16th March 2019 | 10:40am | Gold |
Sunday 23rd June 2019 | 7:00pm | Yesterday |
Monday 24th June 2019 | 12:00am | Yesterday |
Sunday 24th May 2020 | 7:50am | Gold |
Saturday 30th May 2020 | 8:55am | Gold |
Thursday 4th June 2020 | 8:00pm | Yesterday |
Thursday 4th March 2021 | 2:55am | Gold |
Sunday 25th April 2021 | 8:25am | Gold |
Tuesday 14th September 2021 | 2:35am | Gold |
Friday 17th September 2021 | 12:50am | Gold |
Monday 20th September 2021 | 2:55am | Gold |
Monday 16th May 2022 | 12:55am | Gold |
Cast & crew
David Jason (as Sir David Jason) | Host / Presenter |
Nicholas Lyndhurst | Self |
Humphrey Barclay | Self |
Mark Eden | Self |
Elizabeth Counsell | Self |
Peter Armitage | Self |
Tony Dow | Self |
John Challis | Self |
Brian Cosgrove | Self |
Stuart Ramsay | Director |
Kerry Allison | Producer |
Stuart Ramsay | Producer |
Mark Robinson | Executive Producer |
Iain Coyle | Executive Producer |
Richard Hannan | Editor |
Nick Thorp | Editor |