by David Jason
Television roles, Mother Goose (BBC pantomime, 1965), 108–13; Softly, Softly, 121–2; Crossroads, 122–31; television commercials, 147–50, 212; The Dick Emery Show, 150–2; Do Not Adjust Your Set, 158–68; We Have Ways of Making You Laugh, 167; Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), 170–2; Two D’s and a Dog, 177–81; Hark at Barker, 185–8, 228–9; Doctor in the House, 190; Micawber, 222; The Odd Job, 230–2; The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs, 212, 234–7, 249; Porridge, 238–40; Doctor at Sea, 260–1; Open All Hours, 228, 241–4, 247–8, 312; Lucky Feller, 248–9; A Sharp Intake of Breath, 257–9; Only Fools and Horses, 287–92, 294–309, 312, 313–14, 315–22, 323–6, 368–72; Porterhouse Blue, 326–31; A Bit of a Do, 337–8; The Darling Buds of May, 337–46; A Touch of Frost, 350–60
Jason Explanation, The (radio show), 184
Jeffers, Ray (childhood friend), 16, 38
Johns, Stratford, 121
Johnson, Paul, 204–5
Jonathan Creek (TV series), 184
Jones, Cyril (DJ’s cousin), 26
Jones, Idris (DJ’s uncle), 26, 27–9
Jones, John (DJ’s cousin), 26, 29
Jones, Llewellyn (DJ’s uncle), 26
Jones, Terry, 154, 159–60, 161–2, 167–8, 173–5
Journey into Space (radio programme), 58
Joy, Mr (schoolteacher), 32–3
Junkin, Jenny, 335, 364
Junkin, John, 210, 312, 335–6, 364
Keaton, Buster, 165, 235, 236, 261
Keeping Up Appearances (TV series), 208
Kendall, Jo, 272
Kent, Jean, 206
Kinnear, Roy, 261
Kirby Overblow, Yorkshire, 353
Kirby’s Flying Ballet, 112
Knights, Robert, 327
Kuwait, 370
La Frenais, Ian, 233, 239
La Rue, Danny, 242
Ladd, Alan, 87
Laing, Richard, 235
Lake, Veronica, 87
Lane, Lauri Lupino, 110–11
Lane, Lupino, 110
Langan’s Brasserie, London, 241, 292, 337
Langham, The (hotel), Portland Place, 182
Last of the Summer Wine (TV series), 114, 309
Laurel and Hardy, 91, 156, 165, 233, 248
Lawrence, Vernon, 350
Laye, Evelyn, 206
Le Mesurier, John, 261
Leeds Hospital, 358
Leon, Valerie, 251–2
Leonard, Hugh, 233
Les Diablerets, Switzerland, 182
Lincoln Cathedral, 146
Lindsay, Robert, 248, 295
Lipman, Maureen, 261
Llewellyn, Ruth see Madoc, Ruth
Lloyd, Hugh, 113, 188, 216
Lloyd-Pack, Roger, 306
Lockwood, Julia, 134–5, 138
Lockwood, Margaret, 134
Loe, Judy, 241
Logan, Phyllis, 360
London Underground system, 59
Look Back in Anger (Osborne), 45
Los Angeles, USA, 212–14
Lotterby, Sydney, 237–8, 238, 241, 290, 294–6
Lowe, Arthur, 261
Lucky Feller (TV series), 248–9
Luton News, 184
LWT (London Weekend Television), 230, 256
Lyell, Kay, 111–12
Lyndhurst, Nicholas, 297–9, 302–5, 309, 313, 315, 316, 322, 323, 324–5, 346, 369–70
Lyons, Anne, 379
Lyons, John, 352, 354–7, 379
MacDonald, Ken, 306–7
MacDougall, Roger, Escapade, 46
Macreadys (private club), 208
Madoc, Philip, 223
Madoc, Ruth (formerly Ruth Llewellyn), 95–6, 223–4
Magistrate, The (Pinero), 184–5
Manor Players, The, 45–6
Margate Repertory Theatre, 84–5
Markson, Leon, 88–9
Marr, Derek, 172, 186–8
Marriott, Anthony, 188, 196, 250, 253
Mayfair Theatre, London, 220
Maynard, Bill, 188
McCaul, Angie, 208, 269, 335, 379
McCaul, Micky, 208, 269, 311, 335, 377, 379
McGillivray, David, 214
McGoohan, Patrick, 76
McKenna, Bernard, 231, 235
Merryfield, Buster, 317–18, 319–20, 324–5, 369–70
Micawber (Sullivan), 222
Miller, Suzy, 181–2
Milligan, Spike, 59–61, 169, 256; The Bedsitting Room, 60; The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town, 232
Mills, Hayley, 210
Mills, Michael, 168
Minder (TV series), 321
Monkhouse, Bob, 153, 191–6, 325
Monkhouse, Jackie, 192
Monty Python’s Flying Circus, 174–6
Moody, Ron, 134–5, 138, 141
Moon, Keith, 224
Moore, Roger, 76
Morecambe, Eric, 292
Mostly Monkhouse (radio show), 195, 208
Mother Goose (BBC pantomime, 1965), 108–13
Mouskouri, Nana, 325
Mrs Dale’s Diary (radio drama serial), 77–8
Muir, Frank, 167
Murder at the Vicarage (Christie), 114–15
Muswell Hill Players, 75–6
Nathan’s costumiers, 37
Navy Lark, The (radio series), 110
Nedwell, Robin, 261, 262
New Theatre, Bromley, 90
New Zealand, 212
Newark, Derek, 255
Newbury, John, 151, 153
Nicholls, Sue, 124
Nicholson, Jack, 375
Nimmo, Derek, 270–2, 273, 277–8, 283–4
Nimmo, Pat, 281
No Sex Please – We’re British (Foot/Marriott), 143, 188, 196–207, 249; production in Dubai, 272
Nobbs, David, 337
Norman Conquests, The (Ayckbourn), 225
North Middlesex County Hospital, 13
Northside Junior School, 30
Northside Secondary Modern, 30, 32, 33
Not Now Darling (Chapman/Cooney), 272–3
Not the Nine O’Clock News (TV show), 184
Oates, Simon, 87–91, 156
O’Briain, Dara, 296
Odd Job, The (film), 224
Odd Job, The (TV comedy play), 224, 230–2, 234
Oddie, Bill, 158, 159
Oliver! (musical), 134
Olivier, Laurence, 95, 205
One Foot in the Grave (TV series), 184, 257
Only Fools and Horses (TV series), 175, 222; first and second series, 294–310; third series, and death of Lennard Price, 313–19; Buster Merryfield replaces Lennard Price, 317–20; Christmas Special 1985, 321–2; on the Royal Variety Show, 323–5; Christmas Special 1986, 325–6; extends from 30 to 50 minutes, 331–2; relocates to Bristol, 332–3; Del-Boy’s fall through the pub bar-flap, 333–4; DJ wins BAFTA for Best Comedy Performance, 334–5; Batman episode, 346; annual Christmas Specials (1991–93), 347–8; Christmas Special 1996, 368–9; effect on the public, 369–71; final episodes in 2001, 371–2
Open All Hours (TV comedy play), 234
Open All Hours (TV series), 175, 228, 241–4, 245, 247–8, 287–92, 312
Osborne, John: Epitaph for George Dillon, 45; Look Back in Anger, 45
Oxford Revue, 160
Pagett, Nicola, 338
Palin, Michael, 154, 159–62, 166, 167–8, 173–5
Palmer, Geoffrey, 298
Pan’s People (dance troupe), 199, 242
Parr, Melanie, 199, 342
Patrick John, The Teahouse of the August Moon, 87
Paulson, David, 114
Payne, Mac, 361–4
Peabody Estate, Newman St, London, 208
Peake-Jones, Tessa, 332, 347
Pearce, Lennard, 298–9, 303–4, 313–14, 315–17, 319
Pearson, Richard, 265
Perry, Jimmy, 168–9
Pertwee, Jon, 110, 112, 188
Pertwee, Michael, She’s Done It Again! 191–3
Pertwee, Sean, 110
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Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town, The (Milligan), 232
Phillips, Leslie, 272–3, 275–80
Pinero, Arthur Wing, The Magistrate, 184
Pontlottyn, Wales, 26, 27
Poole, Meg, 141, 379
Popes Garage, Finchley, 50–2
Porridge (TV series), 122, 238–40, 292
Porterhouse Blue (TV drama), 76, 326–31
Pratt, Mike, 170, 210
Pressland, Ernie (childhood friend), 21–2, 63
Pressland, Mrs (childhood neighbour), 10, 13
Prior, Ronnie (childhood friend), 16, 23, 38
Prisoner, The (TV series), 76
Prisoner and Escort (TV comedy play), 233, 238
Prowse, Dave, 220
Quinton, Colin, 80
Ralph, Stephanie, 341–2
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (TV series), 170–2
Ray Ellington Quartet, The, 60
Redbridge Hotel, 79
Rediffusion (ITV broadcaster), 159, 161, 166, 175 see also Associated-Rediffusion; Thames Television
Rees, Olwen, 225–6
Rees and Ronnie (comedy duo), 225
Reitel, Enn, 297
Renwick, David, 184, 335
Renwick, Ellie, 335
Reynolds, David, 337–8, 343, 350, 355, 356
Richard III (Shakespeare), 85–6
Richard Stone Partnership, 141, 189, 212 see also Stone, Richard
Richardson, Howard, Dark of the Moon, 44
Richardson, Ian, 328
Richardson, Tony, 95
Riders of the Range (radio programme), 58
Rigg, Diana, 95
Rivals, The (Sheridan), 118–19, 196, 197, 298
Rix, Brian, 191
Ronan, Linda, 212
Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, 77, 95
Royal Bodyguard, The (TV series), 370
Royal Court Theatre, London, 45, 95
Royal Shakespeare Company, 95, 140–1
Royal Variety Performance (TV show), 323–5
Rudd, Lewis, 161–2, 174
Rutter, Anne, 97
Ryton, Royce, 282
Sachs, Andrew, 273, 275, 277
Sadler’s Wells Theatre, 196
Saint, The (TV series), 76
Scott, Terry, 109–10, 112, 113–14, 188, 190, 216, 231, 250, 263–4
Secombe, Harry, 59
Second World War, 7–8, 11, 13–15, 26–7
Sellers, Peter, 60
‘Seven of One’ (TV series), 233–4
Shadwell, Daphne, 163–4, 177
Shaffer, Peter, Equus, 47
Shakespeare, William: Coriolanus, 95; Richard III, 85–6
Shardlow, Martin, 306
Sharp Intake of Breath, A (TV series), 257–9
Sharpe, Tom, Porterhouse Blue, 326
Sheridan, Richard, The Rivals, 118–19, 196, 298
She’s Done It Again! (Pertwee), 191–3
Sidney, Ann, 272, 279
Sim, Alistair, 138, 184–5
Simply Red, Holding Back the Years, 335
Sinclair, Andrew, 220
Sinden, Donald, 135
Singapore, DJ on tour with Derek Nimmo’s company, 277–80, 283
‘Six Dates With Barker’ (TV series), 230–3, 238
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo (children’s TV series), 206
Skoog, Leena, 251, 255
Smailes, Ned, 357–8
Sneider, Vern, The Teahouse of the August Moon, 87
Softly, Softly (TV series), 121–2, 220
Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em (TV series), 197
Sorry! (TV series), 309
South Sea Bubble (Coward), 90–2, 106
St Bride’s Players, 87
Stage (newspaper), 83, 88, 249, 259, 318
Stanshall, Vivian, 165
Steafel, Sheila, 182
Stone, Richard, 188–9, 190–1, 196–8, 213 see also Richard Stone Partnership
Stone, Tim, 213–14
Stott, Mike, 240
Strand Theatre, London, 134, 143, 197, 199, 312
Stratford, England, 140
Strindberg, August, Easter, 44–5
Strong, Gwyneth, 332
Suchet, David, 239
Sullivan, John, 256, 335, 379; Micawber, 222; Citizen Smith, 248; Only Fools and Horses, 222, 295, 296–7, 299, 307–9, 310, 316–19, 323–4, 331–3, 333, 347, 369, 372; death of, 372
Sullivan, Sharon, 335, 347, 379
Sunday Night at the London Palladium, 109
Swanage Pavilion, 152–3
Talog, Gwyl, 365–6
Talog, Myfanwy, 101, 246, 268–9, 271, 361; DJ meets for the first time, 225–6; sings theme tune for Danger Mouse, 264; moves in with DJ in Buckinghamshire, 310–13; throws 50th birthday party for DJ, 335–6; dies of breast cancer, 362–6
Tate, David, 182–3
Taylor, Annie, 379
Taylor, Elizabeth, 220–2
Taylor, Gwen, 338
Taylor, Malcolm, 94–5, 96–7, 123, 150, 154–5, 172, 196, 211, 220, 379
Taylor, Ronnie, 256, 258–9
Teahouse of the August Moon, The (Patrick), 87
television, DJ’s first viewing of, 23–4
Terry and June (TV series), 113, 216, 299, 309
Tetley UK, 148
Tewson, Josephine, 208, 229
Thames Television (formerly Rediffusion), 177, 179
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 143, 325
Thomas, Aeronwy, 220
Thomas, Dylan, Under Milk Wood, 93–6, 97–8, 220–4
Thornton Heath, London, 117, 153, 207
Thunderbirds (TV series), 61
Thurley, Martin, 223
Times, The, 314
Todd, Bob, 260–3
Top of the Pops, 199
Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs, The (TV series), 212, 234–7, 249
Topaz Productions, 97
Touch of Frost, A (TV series), 51, 110, 337, 350–60
Treasure Island (play), 115–16
Trinder, Tommy, 109
Tubb, Joy (Ronnie Barker’s wife), 241, 244–5, 292–3, 335
Tudor, Johnny, 225
Turner, Lawrence, 353–4, 357
TV Times (magazine), 235–6, 376
Twickenham Studios, 215
Two D’s and a Dog (TV series), 179–81
Two Ronnies, The, 184, 227–8, 232
Under Milk Wood (Thomas), 93–6, 97–8, 190, 220–4
Unvarnished Truth, The (Ryton), 272, 281–2
Upstairs Downstairs (TV series), 202
Usher, The (uncommissioned TV programme), 360
Vanbrugh Theatre, 94–5, 98, 220
Varney, Reg, 250
Vaughan, Norman, 109
Vernon, Doremy, 153
Villiers, James, 210
Virgin Islands, 1–5
Virgin Soldiers, The (film), 210
Wales: DJ’s childhood visits, 25–30, 95; filming for Under Milk Wood, 221–4; and Myfanwy Talog, 225–6, 268, 363
Wallis, Bill, 182
Waterman, Denis, 321
Watford Palace Theatre, 171
Wayside War (school play), 34–6
We Have Ways of Making You Laugh (TV series), 167
Weatherhead, Doug, 39–40, 42–3
Webb, Chris, 45
Weedon, Micky, 32, 34, 39–42, 41–2, 47, 58–9, 63
Week Ending (radio show), 183–4, 190
Wendover, Buckinghamshire, 311–12, 335–6
West Middlesex Hospital, 347
West Side Story, 61
Weston-super-Mare, Playhouse theatre, 191
White, Arthur (DJ’s brother), 23, 87, 94, 117, 249, 335, 367, 378, 379; childhood, 7, 9, 15–16; completes national service and takes up acting, 48; attends RADA and begins acting career, 77–8; helps DJ get his first professional acting job, 87; ventriloquism act with DJ, 149–50; is Ernie Trigg in A Touch of Frost, 358
White, Arthur (DJ’s father), 10–11, 49, 113
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White, Joy (DJ’s sister-in-law), 117, 335, 367, 378
White, June (DJ’s sister), 9, 113, 141, 335, 345, 367, 378, 379
White, Olwen (née Jones, DJ’s mother), 7, 9–10, 12–13, 25, 52, 113, 259, 345–6
White, Sophie (DJ’s daughter), 289, 374–5, 376, 378–9
White Cargo (film), 218–20
Whitfield, June, 250
Wilde, Brian, 122
Williams, Ray ‘Taffy’, 2
Williams, Simon, 202, 203–4, 206
Williams, Tennessee, The Glass Menagerie, 45
Wilson, Harold, 123
Wilson, Mary, 123
Wilson, Richard, 257
Wind in the Willows (animation), 264–6
Windsor, Frank, 272, 281–2
Wingfield, R. D., A Touch of Frost, 51, 350
Winter, Mr (schoolteacher), 32
Wood Green Civil Defence Association, 147
Woodside Park station, 59
Wright, Billy, 62
Wycombe Air Park, 343
Wynn Owen, Meg, 222
Yes Minister (TV series), 314
York, Susannah, 95
Yorkshire Television, 337–8, 350–1, 353, 367
Young Vic Theatre, 159
Z-Cars (TV series), 121
Zeta-Jones, Catherine, 341, 344–5
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