- Once Upon a Time in Peckham
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show_name = Once Upon a Time in Peckham
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genre =Sitcom
creator = John Sullivan
developer =BBC
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country = UK
language = English
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followed_by = "Only Fools and Horses (1981 -2003 )The Green Green Grass (2005 -"present"")
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tv_com_id ="Once Upon a Time in Peckham" is a forthcoming
British television sitcom. It is a prequel to the popular "Only Fools and Horses ", which ran for seven series and nine special one-off episodes between 1981 and 2003.Setting
The series, to be written by
John Sullivan (writer and creator of "Only Fools and Horses") will be set in the 1960s, charting the teenage years ofDel Boy in and around Peckham. Other characters are likely to include: Boycie, Trigger, Mickey Pearce, Denzil, Reg and Joan (Del and Rodneys' parents), a young Grandad, and Rodney as a toddler.Progress
The first scripts for "Once upon a Time in Peckham" are being written as of November 2006.
As yet there have been no cast announcements. However, it has been strongly hinted that
David Jason could make a comeback as either a cameo, asDel Boy in the future (In the form of flash forwards) or as a different character in the main cast.The pilot episode will see Del Boy in the 1960s as he bunks off school, becomes a Mod and flogs dodgy gear to his mates.
External links
* [http://www.ofah.net/immediacy-411 Only Fools and Horses fan site] "(last edited 29/11/2006)"
* [http://www.merrymedia.co.uk/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=2003 www.merrymedia.co.uk] "(last edited 29/11/2006)"
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/tv_film/newsid_3086000/3086530.stm Early casting call] "(last edited 06/09/2003"
* [http://thenagshead.tripod.com/news03.htm Only Fools and Horses fan site] "(last edited 06/09/2003)"
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