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Only Fools and Horses legend David Jason's famous brother who starred alongside him onscreen - but fans never knew


Sir David Jason is a television legend and has been entertaining the nation for decades - and it seems that acting runs in the family as he has a famous brother

The BBC sitcom, which first aired in 1981, follows the antics of Del Boy and the Trotter family as they attempt to make a quick buck and ultimately become millionaires. In 1996, Arthur starred in Goodnight Sweetheart, which also featured Nicholas Lyndhurst, who played Rodney Trotter in Only Fools and Horses, in the lead role of Gary Sparrow. From 1995 to 2001, Arthur portrayed Derek in the ITV series London's Burning, before taking on the role of Albert Fogerty in Heartbeat.

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