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The Second Time Around (Only Fools And Horses)
"The Second Time Around" is an episode of the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses''. It was the fourth episode of series 1, and was first broadcast on 29 September 1981. In the episode, an old fiancée of Del's returns and they rekindle their relationship, to Rodney and Grandad's horror. Synopsis Del Boy and Rodney are at work as usual, flogging handkerchiefs to the market crowd. They then pop into ''The Nag's Head'' for a drink, until Del is surprised to see one of his old girlfriends, Pauline Harris, back in London after twelve years. Pauline tells Del that she got work as an air hostess in San Francisco after her husband Bobby Finch died. Del decides to arrange a date with Pauline so they can be together again, but Rodney does not agree with it, since he remembers Pauline's personality and now suspects that she may be a cold-blooded killer (as it now appears that Finch is one of two husbands to have died). Later that night, at Nelson Mandela House, as Rodney and Grandad talk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only Fools And Horses
''Only Fools and Horses'' (titled onscreen as ''Only Fools and Horses....'') is a British television sitcom that was created and written by John Sullivan (writer), John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas specials aired until the end of the show in 2003. Set in working-class Peckham in south-east London, it stars David Jason as ambitious market trader Del Boy, Derek "Del Boy" Trotter and Nicholas Lyndhurst as his younger brother Rodney Trotter, alongside a supporting cast. The series follows the Trotters' highs and lows in life, in particular their attempts to get rich. Critically and popularly acclaimed, the series received numerous awards, including recognition from BAFTA, the National Television Awards, and the Royal Television Society, as well as winning individual accolades for both Sullivan and Jason. It was voted Britain's Best Sitcom in a 2004 BBC poll. Lennard Pearce appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speaking Clock
A speaking clock or talking clock is a live or recorded human voice service, usually accessed by telephone, that gives the correct time. The first telephone speaking clock service was introduced in France, in association with the Paris Observatory, on 14 February 1933. The format of the service is similar to that of radio time signal services. At set intervals (''e.g.'' ten seconds) a voice announces (for example) "At the third stroke, the time will be twelve forty-six and ten seconds……", with three beeps following. Some countries have sponsored time announcements and include the sponsor's name in the message. List by country Australia In Australia, the number 1194 was the speaking clock in all areas. The service started in 1953 by the Post Master General's Department, originally to access the talking clock on a rotary dial phone, callers would dial "B074", during the transition from a rotary dial to a DTMF based phone system, the talking clock number changed from "B074" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Hazlehurst
Ronald Hazlehurst (13 March 1928 – 1 October 2007) was an English composer and conductor who, having joined the BBC in 1961, became its Light Entertainment Musical Director. Hazlehurst composed the theme tunes for many well-known British sitcoms and game shows of the 1970s and the 1980s, including ''Yes Minister'', ''Are You Being Served?'', '' I Didn't Know You Cared'' and ''Last of the Summer Wine''. Early life Ronald Hazlehurst was born in Dukinfield, Cheshire in 1928 to a railway worker father and a piano teacher mother. Having attended Hyde County Grammar School, he left at the age of 14 and became a clerk in a cotton mill for £1 a week. From 1947 to 1949, he did his National Service as a bandsman in the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards. During his spare time, he played in a band and soon became a professional musician, earning £4 a week. The band appeared on the BBC Light Programme, but Hazlehurst left when he was refused a pay rise. Moving to Manchester, he became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beryl Cooke
Beryl Cooke (1 November 1906 – 21 August 2001) was an English actress. Her career spanned six decades; she is most familiar to British audiences as Aunt Lucy in the sitcom '' Happy Ever After'' and Mrs. Vance in the BBC drama '' Tenko''. Early life Cooke was born in Westminster, London on 1 November 1906. Career Cooke made an appearance in British sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'', in the episode'' The Second Time Around'', as a woman Del Boy (David Jason) and Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst (born 20 April 1961) is an English actor. He began his career as a child actor and is best known for his role as Rodney Trotter in the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' (1981–2003). He was cast as Professor Alan C ...) believe to be their Aunt Rose, only for it to emerge that the real Aunt Rose moved away some years beforehand. Death Cooke died in London on 21 August 2001 aged 94. She is buried in East London Cemetery. Filmography Film Televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Baker
Jill Baker (born 1952) is a British actress who has worked extensively in theatre and television for 50 years. Personal life Baker is a graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She and actor Bob Peck were married for 17 years, from 1982 until his death, in 1999. They had three children. Career She made her debut in the TV movie ''Savages'' in 1975 and has worked steadily on television and theatre since then. Her theatre work includes ''Sufficient Carbohydrate'' by Denis Potter, ''Goosepimples'' by Mike Leigh, and ''All My Sons'', all in the West End, and the premiere of '' The Secret Rapture'' in 1988. She has also been working as an actress in British television since 1975. Along with playing a recurring lead character in '' Rides'', ''Screaming'' and ''Fish'', she has made cameo appearances in individual episodes of ''Blore M.P'', '' The Professionals'' (1980), ''Only Fools and Horses'' (1981), ''Me and My Girl'' (1984), "Last Bus to Woodstock" (an ''Inspector Morse' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Lloyd-Pack
Roger Anthony Lloyd-Pack (8 February 1944 – 16 January 2014) was a British actor. He is best known for playing Trigger in ''Only Fools and Horses'' from 1981 to 2003, and Owen Newitt in ''The Vicar of Dibley'' from 1994 to 2007. He later starred as Tom in '' The Old Guys'' with Clive Swift. He is also well known for the role of Barty Crouch Sr. in ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' and for his appearances in ''Doctor Who'' as John Lumic in the episodes "Rise of the Cybermen" and "The Age of Steel". Early life Lloyd-Pack was born in 1944 in Islington, London, the son of actor Charles Lloyd-Pack (1902–1983) and Ulrike Elisabeth (''née'' Pulay, 1921–2000), an Austrians, Austrian Jewish refugee who worked as a travel agent. His uncle was George Pulay, one of the secret listeners to German POW in Trent Park during World War II. He attended Bedales School near Petersfield in Hampshire, where he achieved A Level passes in English, French and Latin. He subsequently trained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennard Pearce
Leonard "Lennard" Pearce (31 October 1915 – 15 December 1984) was an English actor who worked in theatre and television. He played Grandad in the BBC television sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' from its first episode in 1981 until his death in December 1984. Early life Born in Paddington as the youngest of five children, Pearce's father Sidney was killed in action during World War I. He trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Career Theatre As a young actor in the 1930s, Pearce joined a performance tour in Germany. According to Nicholas Lyndhurst, one theatrical performance was attended by senior members of the Nazi Party. At the end of the show, party officials came backstage to congratulate the cast, and Pearce shook hands with Adolf Hitler. Lyndhurst claimed that Pearce said that he regretted not taking the opportunity to kill Hitler. During World War II, Pearce performed for the Entertainments National Service Association. In the early 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst (born 20 April 1961) is an English actor. He began his career as a child actor and is best known for his role as Rodney Trotter in the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' (1981–2003). He was cast as Professor Alan Cornwall in the revival of the American sitcom '' Frasier'' (2023–2024). Lyndhurst had major roles in other sitcoms, including as Raymond Fletcher in '' Going Straight'' (1978), as Adam Parkinson in ''Butterflies'' (1978–1983), as Ashley Phillips in '' The Two of Us'' (1986–1990), as Peter "Piglet" Chapman in '' The Piglet Files'' (1990–1992), as Gary Sparrow in '' Goodnight Sweetheart'' (1993–1999, 2016), and as Jimmy Venables in '' After You've Gone'' (2007–2008). He starred as Freddie Robdal in the comedy-drama series '' Rock & Chips'' (2010–2011) and co-starred as Danny Griffin in the police procedural series ''New Tricks'' (2013–2015). Lyndhurst won two National Television Awards for his role in ''Goodnight Sweeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Jason
Sir David John White (born 2 February 1940), known professionally as David Jason, is an English actor. He has played Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'', Detective Inspector Jack Frost in the drama series '' A Touch of Frost,'' Granville in the sitcoms '' Open All Hours'' and '' Still Open All Hours,'' and Pop Larkin in the comedy drama series '' The Darling Buds of May'', as well as voicing several cartoon characters, including Mr. Toad in '' The Wind in the Willows'', the BFG in the 1989 film of the same name, and the title characters of '' Danger Mouse'' and '' Count Duckula''. In September 2006, Jason had topped the poll to find TV's 50 Greatest Stars, as part of ITV's 50th anniversary celebrations. He was knighted in 2005 for services to acting and comedy. Jason has won four British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), (1988, 1991, 1997, 2003), four British Comedy Awards (1990, 1992, 1997, 2001) and seven National Television Awards (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trigger (Only Fools And Horses)
Colin Arthur Ball, better known as Trigger, is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' and its prequel '' Rock & Chips''. He was played by Roger Lloyd-Pack in ''Only Fools and Horses'' and Lewis Osbourne in ''Rock & Chips''. According to Del Boy, he earned the nickname ''Trigger'' because he looks like a horse. Characteristics A regular at the Nag's Head pub, and old friend of Del Boy, Trigger is a road sweeper - looking after a 20 year-old broom that is an example of the Ship of Theseus paradox - and also engages in trading and petty thefts. Trigger speaks in a slow, monotone voice, and is very simple-minded, although affable and warm-hearted. Trigger did not know his father, saying "he died a couple of years before I was born", when Rodney asks of his whereabouts in the episode " Ashes to Ashes". He was brought up by his grandparents, with his grandfather having also been a road sweeper. When Trigger is pushed by Boycie to say who his mother had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sullivan (writer)
John Richard Thomas Sullivan (23 December 1946 – 22 April 2011) was an English television scriptwriter responsible for several British sitcoms, including ''Only Fools and Horses'', '' Citizen Smith'' and '' Just Good Friends''. From working-class South London, Sullivan worked in a variety of low-paid jobs for 15 years before getting his first break writing sketches for '' The Two Ronnies'', which led to writing the sitcom ''Citizen Smith'' (1977–1980). He became best known for his next sitcom, ''Only Fools and Horses'' (1981–2003). His other sitcoms include '' Dear John'', '' Sitting Pretty'', '' Roger Roger'', and '' The Green Green Grass''. In addition, he wrote the comedy drama serial ''Over Here'' and the drama series '' Micawber'' for ITV, and co-wrote the comedy '' Heartburn Hotel''. Sullivan's work won him a number of comedy awards, including the BAFTA for best sitcom on three occasions, and he was made an OBE in 2005. His last work was '' Rock & Chips'', a come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clacton-on-Sea
Clacton-on-Sea, often simply called Clacton, is a seaside town and seaside resort, resort in the county of Essex, on the east coast of England. It is located on the Tendring Peninsula and is the largest settlement in the Tendring District, with a population of 53,200 (2021). The town is situated around northeast of London, southeast of Colchester and south of Harwich. The area was historically in the parish of Great Clacton. The development of the seaside resort began in the 1870s and was called Clacton-on-Sea to distinguish it from the older village about inland. Great Clacton and Clacton-on-Sea were always administered together, forming a single Urban district (England and Wales), urban district called Clacton between 1895 and 1974. The two settlements gradually merged into a single urban area during the twentieth century. It lies within the United Kingdom Parliament United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency of Clacton (UK Parliament constituency), Clacton. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
