David Jason - Still Open All Hours. David had a twin brother, but he sadly died during childbirth. He celebrated his 78th birthday in 2018. Having inherited the shop from his uncle, it's business as usual for Granville at Arkwright's corner shop. Published: 10:58 EDT, 20 May 2018 | … “It all came about from a very innocent meeting with the BBC’s Head of Comedy,” says David. “We were being watched by a father and his three-year-old daughter from a nearby balcony. David Jason will star in a Christmas special for 'Open All Hours'.. Thanks to his amazing acting career including Only Fools and Horses, Open All Hours, The Darling Buds of May, A Touch of Frost, Danger Mouse, The BFG, Count Duckula and beyond, he's a true TV icon. The comedy legend is dad to 12-year-old Sophie and worries about where TV and British society is heading, Get the biggest TV headlines straight to your inbox. Sir David John White, OBE, better known by his stage name David Jason, is an English actor. “You can sit there with a two year-old or a 92-year-old and not have to worry about what might happen or what might be said,” he says. Whether it’s as spivvy Del Boy, dogged detective Frost, Pop Larkin in the Darling Buds or put-upon shop assistant Granville, Sir David Jason is one of our national comedy heroes. “She’s off to EuroDisney soon, but I won’t be going,” he says. All episodes have a running time of 30 minutes. British actor best known for roles in TV shows like Open all Hours, Only Fools and Horses (as Del Boy) and Inspector Frost. David Jason. David believes he and wife Gill have brought Sophie into a world that has lost its sense of community and he worries that we’ll never get it back. Other high-profile television roles were as Granville in the sitcom Open All Hours, and Pa Larkin in the comedy drama The Darling Buds of May as well as the voices of Mr. Toad in The Wind in the Willows, Danger Mouse and Count Duckula. It's been more than 40 years since Jason first appeared onscreen as Granville, Arkwright's bumbling nephew in Open All Hours. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Now he’s revisiting his role as Granville for the first time since 1985 in a one-off Open All Hours Christmas special. David Jason has a height of 5ft 4 ½ (163.8 cm). Social interaction is very, very important but we’re losing the ability to do it properly.”. There’s more than a twinkle of Del Boy in Sir David Jason’s eyes. But that’s the world today. It is the sequel to the sitcom Open All Hours, which both Clarke and Jason worked on throughout its 26-episode run from 1973 to 1985, following a 40th Anniversary Special in December 2013 commemorating the original series. David Jason is an English actor who was born on February 2, 1940, in Edmonton, London, United Kingdom to his father Arthur R White and his mother Olwen Jones. By Lisa Mcloughlin For Mailonline. Stuttering shopkeeper Arkwright, played by the late Ronnie Barker, has long since passed on and his hapless nephew is in charge of the tiny Yorkshire grocery shop in a new story called Still Open All Hours, penning by original writer Roy Clarke. Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Nationality of David Jason (actor, comedian, television actor, autobiographer) ... Granville in Open All Hours and Still Open All Hours, … ... David Jason - Still Open All Hours. ... David Jason’s Net Worth. It’s not something I’m particularly happy with. 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In 2001, he became a father for the first time at the age of 61, after his girlfriend, 41-year-old Gill Hinchcliffe, gave birth to a baby girl. I grew up watching David Jason on television: Granville the message boy in Open All Hours (a role he is about to reprise in a brand new Christmas special), Del … Sir David Jason is one of the UK's true national treasures. David Jason's daughter Sophie Mae, 17, visits her 78-year-old father on set of Still Open All Hours in Doncaster. “What do you do when a little person comes to you and says, ‘I’m the only one that doesn’t have a phone’. It is the sequel to the sitcom Open All Hours, which both Clarke and Jason worked on throughout its 26-episode run from 1973 to 1985, following a 40th Anniversary Special in December 2013 commemorating the original series. All Showbiz. Now he's back for a new series of Still Open All Hours, and here's all the important facts about the legendary actor: Sir David Jason was born David John White on February 2, 1940. Never again! Sophie made me laugh so much. She does get the short end of the stick.”. Getting back to good old family comedy has become a bit of crusade for David, who doesn’t like the way people swear on TV and in the street these days. “But, bloody hell, Sophie makes me feel old! “They smile and laugh as soon as you mention it. He adds: “I know it’s going to get harder as we move towards the teenage years. I was exhausted!”. Before I know it people have taken their clothes off or are swearing and I’ve been unable to get to the remote or cover her eyes in time. There’s a sheer drop and I went, ‘Oh no, no, no, no’. Although he was supposed to be 39 years older, Ronnie Barker (Arkwright), was in fact only 11 years older than David Jason (Granville). Thanks to his amazing acting career including Only Fools and Horses, Open All Hours, The Darling Buds of May, A Touch of Frost, Danger Mouse, The BFG, Count Duckula and beyond, he's a true TV icon. David Jason on fatherhood at 73, surviving Disneyland and the Open All Hours Christmas special The comedy legend is dad to 12-year-old Sophie and … He even had all the Del Boy mannerisms. “As soon as I got there I just thought, ‘Oh Gordon Bennett!’ She wanted me to take her on all the rides…which I did, but I was soon cured. Elvis Presley David Jason. In his autobiography he mentioned his height, saying "I was to get most of my growing done by about the age of fourteen when I reached five foot six and my body decided it had had enough of lengthening and left it at that. She wanted me to go on all the rides – up and down the roller coasters. David Jason comedy Still Open All Hours may not be cancelled after all, according to a recent statement put out by the BBC in response to recent reports. “Programmes like EastEnders might not show sexual scenes but they’re full of aggression, with people shouting and being unkind to one another - and that’s all shown well before the watershed. “Then we came round and suddenly there was this huge ramp going up and I thought, ‘Oh gawd, we’re going up on that are we?’ And of course, you can’t get out the bloody boat. David Jason threw himself into filming as he reprised his role as Granville for Still Open All Hours. Phew! David Jason. "He thought it was amusing to teach her that language, but it slowly erodes standards of politeness and morality. “They say having a child makes you young at heart,” he says. They appeared together in the crime drama A Touch of Frost, with Arthur playing police archivist Ernie Trigg. The trip clearly made a big impression on David, who launches into a hilarious stream of consciousness about one nightmarish experience in particular: “We went on this ride where you go on a boat and there’s these monsters and dinosaurs that come out. David, whose twin brother sadly died during childbirth, has an … "We went to Disney a few years back and it nearly killed me. Del Boy. “I was going, ‘Oh no’ because I could see what was going to happen. He is 81 years old and is a Aquarius. “So up we go, then it straightens out and you’re going along and it’s all a bit dark with a few flashing lights and things...then what happened was, suddenly we go round this bend and there was this huge dinosaur with its mouth going ‘Raaah!’ and the boat’s going towards it, and Sophie absolutely pooped herself and threw herself on to me screaming. Those times were so funny.”. His older brother is the actor Arthur White, born in 1933. David Jason is a Aquarius and was born in The Year of the Dragon Life. Something went wrong, please try again later. Sir David John White OBE - best known by his stage name, David Jason - is an English comic actor who has experienced significant success on television since the late 1960s. David Jason lived with his long-term girlfriend, Welsh actress Myfanwy Talog, for 18 and helped her through breast cancer treatment, until she died in 1995. David’s older brother is also an actor. “I’ve been caught out many a time watching TV with Sophie. His last original appearance as Del Boy was in 2003, while Jason retired his role as Frost in 2010. “I believe the audience need to know that they can watch TV safely without being suddenly surprised.”, Proud dad: Sir David Jason and his young daughter Sophie. “Young people today have a command of technology that means that they no longer need to communicate in the way we did,” he says. His father, Arthur R White, was a porter at Billingsgate Fish Market, and his Welsh mother, Olwen Jones, was a charwoman. The full bizarre, Marvin Gaye's isolated vocals from 'I Heard it Through, Lionel Richie announces UK tour dates: Locations and how. Sir David Jason was threatened by knifeman on set of Open All Hours In his autobiography My Life, Sir David writes: “The poor bloke turned out to be a fully paid-up member of the bewildered" mirror She shouldn’t, but she does. 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Twenty-six episodes of Open All Hours, all written by Roy Clarke, were produced for the BBC. Born David John White on 2nd February, 1940 in Edmonton, North London, England, he is famous for A Touch of Frost. Market Trader Derrick Trotter was the … As she put her head between the bars, he’d whisper something to her and then she’d shout out, ‘F***off’ to us. Just from the way he tells the story you can tell that, in fact, David loved every moment of that scary ride with his excited daughter, but he’s clearly decided that you can have too much of good thing. We have to start with the best of the lot – Del Boy! So now her nickname is The Warf. But just ask him about his daughter Sophie, born when he was 61 and now an almost-teenager of 12. David Jason is a 80 year old British Actor. Open All Hours: Ronnie Barker, David Jason, Lynda Baron, Stephanie Cole, Barbara Flynn, Kathy Staff, Maggie Ollerenshaw, Frances Cox Still Open All Hours is a British sitcom created by Roy Clarke for the BBC set in Balby, Doncaster, starring David Jason. I got out of that boat soaking bloody wet, with a tearful child, who then said, ‘Argh, argh, argh, can we go again?’ And I said, ‘No we bloody well can’t!’?”. “I just happened to say, ‘Whatever happened to Granville?’ and it snowballed from there. Smooth Breakfast with Jenni Falconer He spent his early years growing up with an older brother after his own twin brother died in childbirth. Nobody says, ‘Why are you doing that? He’s about to reprise a role from even further back in his multi-talented career and you can see he has the fizz and energy to do it. It’s been and gone.’ There are generations nostalgic for some of the old shows.”. Suddenly you can see waves of exhaustion wash over him. Granville In Open All Hours, and Del in Only Fools And Horses... A Touch of Frost was just Jason playing Del Boy as an old cop. Download 'Suspicious Minds' on iTunes, 20 December 2018, 20:35 | Updated: 11 March 2019, 16:27. David was joined on set by his co-stars Stephanie Cole and James Baxter as they finally got underway with their lines. "It genuinely was a question that’s always been on my mind. “Everybody has been so positive,” he says. All Showbiz Bizarre The Big Interview Music Sun Bingo Sir David Jason to star in Open All Hours Christmas special. Still Open All Hours is a British sitcom created by Roy Clarke for the BBC set in Balby, Doncaster, starring David Jason. In addition to another documentary he’s just made for Channel 4 on the history of spying, Sir David has spent the summer filming the fourth series of Still Open All Hours. He hopes that by making good old-fashioned shows like the Open All Hours special he’s doing his bit. Initially training and working as an electrician, Jason is best known for sitcoms Open All Hours and Only Fools And Horses. The series was a sequel to original comedy, Open All Hours, which … A treat in store: Sir David Jason is back this Christmas as Granville “One day, Granville, all this will be y-y-yours,” stuttered Ronnie Barker to David Jason in classic sitcom Open All Hours. He’s 73 but has the sharp mind and wit of someone half his age. They go on and on, drip, drip, drip, until you go, ‘Oh alright’. Sir David’s autobiography My Life is out now. With James Baxter, Stephanie Cole, Brigit Forsyth, David Jason. Sophie’s already got a mobile phone, but that’s only because of peer pressure. In spite of reaching the ripe age of 79, Sir David is still starring in spry leading roles in sitcoms like Still Open All Hours (2013-), and hopefully will continue to brighten our screens for many years to come. Well that cured me. I remember reading Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and I asked her the next night, ‘What do you want me to read?’ She said ‘I want Snow White and the Seven ’Warfs’. Born in Edmonton, north London, his twin brother died during their birth. Jason and Hinchcliffe married in 2005. “They’re texting and tweeting but not learning any skills. I always thought that if ­Granville came back, he should have Arkwright’s stutter because I do a very good impersonation of Ronnie.”, David has been buoyed by the reaction to the comeback. The 'Still Open All Hours' star admitted his remarks are not always suitable for broadcast. Sophie Mae Jason is now 17 years old. David Jason - Only Fools and Horses... David Jason. His full name is David John White but he adopted the stage name, David Jason. “We went underneath the dinosaur and it went ‘Raaaaa!’ again. “Between three and seven are the best years. “I’m really excited to be bringing back the show,” says 74-year-old David, who has built a reputation as the king of classic British comedy in roles such as … 6am - 10am, Suspicious Minds He tells a story from his Del Boy days with a real note of sadness. It is an urban myth that he chose the stage name Jason as a tribute to his dead twin, but he has denied this. “I remember filming Only Fools and Horses many years ago,” he says. The show began airing in 1973 with the pilot episode and ended in 1985 after the fourth series. How old is David Jason ? In 1984, he said David Jason was taken from his love for Jason and the Argonauts, and the stage name 'David White' was already taken. Feel old Only Fools and Horses many years ago, ” he says going to harder. 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