Sir David Jason still earns a staggering amount of money 20 years after Only Fools and Horses
Throughout their escapades on Only Fools and Horses, Del Boy would always reassure his little brother Rodney Trotter not to worry as they would be millionaires 'this time next year'.
But little did Sir David Jason know, he'd end up a multi-millionaire thanks to the success of the legendary British sitcom.
It's been more than two decades since the last episode of the BBC series aired, yet we all still quote the stars iconic one-liners in a dodgy Cockney accent on a daily basis.
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Only Fools and Horses had more than a good run - after ten years of broadcasts that made us belly laugh, viewers were treated to a dose of Del Boy and a top up of the Trotters with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003.
Although times have changed and most people prefer finding something new to watch on Netflix these days, there is nothing quite like stumbling across a rerun of the comedy series somewhere on the telly.
But as well as bringing us a bit of amusement during our day, it's also giving the stars of the show a welcome boost to their bank balances.
Signing up for the series was definitely one of Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst's most profitable get-rich-quick schemes, although thankfully it didn't involve them actually buying and selling illegal goods.
The pair are still making a more than cushty profit from their time on screen all these years on and put it this way, it's more than enough to upgrade their three-wheeled Reliant Regal van.
Jason revealed that he has received plenty of 'offers' over the year to reboot Only Fools and Horses during an appearance on David and Jay’s Touring Toolshed with Jay Blades, but said it 'just wouldn't work' without John Sullivan.
The creator of the hit show sadly passed away in April 2011 at the age of 64 and the actor reckons no one could replicate his work.
Jason said: "He was a magician and could whip up humour out of virtually nothing - that was his genius. Without him, I don’t see it working, sadly."
The 84-year-old did slip back into Del Boy during a special episode of Car SOS this year and has admitted that he does find himself 'morphing' into the wheeler-dealer occasionally to 'make people laugh', but he seems happy to leave it there.
Jason - who received his OBE in 1993 before being knighted for services to acting and comedy in 2005 - is reportedly still earning big bucks from his days as Del Boy.
Companies House papers reveal that his company, Peglington Productions (previously named David Jason Entertainments Limited), had a whopping £803,108 in cash and assets in 2022.
In the previous year, the company paid out £402,830 in corporation tax - making Jason’s income for those two years a mega £2.1 million.
On top of that, he's still scooping regular royalties from Only Fools and Horses, while cashing in on a number of TV, theatrical and voiceover gigs.
The A Touch of Frost actor also has various books, such as his best-selling memoir A Del of a Life: Lessons I’ve Learned from 2020.
Ain't that just lovely jubbly?
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Olivia Burke