Sir David Jason was born in 1940 in North London. His acting career has been long and varied- from his theatre work in the West End to providing the voices of Mr Toad from The Wind in the Willows, Dangermouse and The BFG. From Open All Hours to The Darling Buds of May to his starring roles as Detective Inspector Frost in A Touch of Frost and, of course, Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter in Only Fools and Horses. The 1996 Only Fools Christmas special 'Time on Our Hands' was seen live by 24.35 million viewers and to this day is the UK's most-watched comedy show of all time. David Jason is the author of three No.1 Sunday Times bestselling books- My Life; Only Fools & Stories and A Del of a Life.
The book is such gold [...] David writes with this wonderful sense of humour and has so many incredible stories [...] The book is an absolute delight -- Zoe Ball Your book is lovely, it's beautifully written [...] your style of writing is so conversational and chatty [...] it's so lovely and warm -- Chris Moyles The former trainee electrician shares heartfelt and hilarious wisdom[...] With his characteristic warmth and wit, Jason shines a wonderful new light on the charactersand shows that fans have come to love him for * Candis * Hilarious and heartfelt new autobiography from the national treasure Sir David Jason * Eastern Daily Press * A man who's been a star for over 50 years -- Alex Jones Sir David Jason, the legend! -- Rylan Clark-Neal As David Jason recalls, in a memoir as joyous as any episode, you'd have to be a plonker not to realise Only Fools was TV gold * Daily Mail * Showbiz royalty, one of the greatest actors this country have ever produced [...] to celebrate his 80th birthday Sir David Jason has written a third volume of his autobiography, it looks back on his acting career of over 50 years and counting with all the experiences and lessons he has learnt along the way * Radio 5 Live * Tips and tricks for living a good life * Radio Times * From the very first page of A Del of a Life, David Jason's distinctive warm patter sounds in the mind's ear and he'll have you laughing from start to finish. * This England *