Beckham in Peckham

"Beckham in Peckham"
Only Fools and Horses episode
Rodney and Del Boy, pictured with former professional footballer David Beckham.
Directed byTony Dow
Written byJim Sullivan, Dan Sullivan and John Sullivan[1]
Original air date21 March 2014 (2014-03-21)
Running time10 minutes and 30 seconds
Guest appearance
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"Beckham in Peckham"[2][3] is a 10 minute edition of the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, broadcast as part of the Sport Relief 2014 appeal on 21 March 2014. Actors David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst reprised their roles as Del Boy and Rodney in the sketch written by Jim Sullivan and Dan Sullivan; the script included previously unused material written by their father John Sullivan, who created and wrote every episode of the series.[4] David Beckham guest starred,[1] Beckham having got in touch with Jim Sullivan.[5]

According to Shazam Productions there was a lot of interest in the sketch.[6] The return of Only Fools and Horses was eagerly awaited by fans of the show, which ran from 1981 until 2003.[7][8]

This special sketch was dedicated to the memory of John Sullivan and Roger Lloyd-Pack, who had both died prior to its broadcast.

  1. ^ a b "Football legend David Beckham to join Del and Rodney in Only Fools and Horses sketch for Sport Relief | Shazam Productions". shazamtv.com. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  2. ^ "BBC - Beckham in Peckham".
  3. ^ The Independent
  4. ^ "Del Boy and Rodney to return for a one-off Only Fools and Horses sketch for Sport Relief | Shazam Productions". shazamtv.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  5. ^ "I was such a nervous wreck about Only Fools part I couldn't sleep, says David Beckham". Irish Independent. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Sport Relief sketch | Shazam Productions". shazamtv.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  7. ^ "BBC News - David Beckham to appear in Only Fools and Horses". BBC News. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Del Boy and Rodney to return in Only Fools and Horses sketch". The Independent. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.