Sir David Jason reveals his one TV role he hopes fans never see

Before his rise to fame as Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses , Sir David Jason worked his way through the ranks with small roles in shows like Doctor at Large and His Lordship Entertains. Despite his eventual success, not all of his early projects bring him fond memories. Reflecting on his career in his book, David Jason: This Time Next Year, the 84-year-old actor recalls one particular show that he wishes had been left forgotten.

He joked: “Have you ever seen Two D’s and a Dog? I hope you haven’t, in a way...



it's not, shall we say, the most glittering of baubles on the decorated tree which is my career in show business. “The D’s of the title referred to the leading character in this escapade: Dotty Charles, played by Denise, and (Caution: terrible name for a character coming here - turn the page now if you are in any way sensitive terrible puns which don’t really take you anywhere) Dingle Bell, played by me. He added: “And the dog in the title was an actual dog, played by an actual dog.

An old English sheepdog, to be precise, called Fido." Diving into the challenges of working with his four-legged co-star, David hilariously commented: “Anyhow, despite clearly being, at least to some context, an experienced performer, I’m not sure acting was Fido’s first love. Certainly, it was quite hard to get him to sit still when you wanted him to sit still.

” Reflecting on his long and successful career, the sitcom star spoke candidly in 2022 on BBC Breakfast about his humble beginnings in the acting world, recalling his very first role as King Goose in Mother Goose. He confessed: “It’s like Derek Trotter always used to say ‘This time next year we’ll be millionaires’. They’re going to go somewhere and they’re going to be something.

“But you would never, ever have thought that that could possibly happen from playing the King of Goose Land on television...

you’re lucky if you got another job.” He added: “That was not the reason I started the journey of being an actor – it was to act, it wasn’t fame or fortune. “I wanted to succeed, and to succeed means you wanted to be better at your job and to be recognised for it.

Yes, of course I did that, I think most actors do..