Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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John Sullivan, 64, who was awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to drama, died after a short illness. In addition to creating one of Britain's most popular television series, he also wrote Citizen Smith, Roger Roger, Dear John and Just Good Friends. The third and final episode of his latest work, Rock & Chips, a comedy drama prequel to Only Fools and Horses, will be shown on BBC1 on Thursday.
The famous episode where Del boy becomes a millionaire by selling a watch was viewed by more than 23 million viewers.....unbelievable.
Marek
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Keith Sansum1
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he must have been a great writer, loves all them programmes
my type of humour lol
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#3
Sad indeed, great programs, great writer.
I love Rock and chips - to eat too.
Roger
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Comedy writer, John Sullivan
was there ever a more Reliant man?
Del Boy, his most masterly creation
made us a Lovely-Jubbly Nation.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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neve saw rock and chips, but "citizen smith" and "dear john" were comedy classics.
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Come the revolution...........
Guest 683- Registered: 11 Feb 2009
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John Sullivan was a fabulous writer with the ability to create and then puncture pomposity which is always appealing to British humour. Reducing Citizen Smith to 'Wolfy' and having Del Boy drop through the hatch in the bar were sublime. He understood the frailities of the human character and brought this out in his writing. The birth of Damian was an excellent example of his ability to move the audience from emotional depths to the heights of hilarity; the hallmark of great comedy writing.