Beckham in Peckham
"Beckham in Peckham" is a 10 minute edition of the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, broadcast as part of the Sport Relief 2014 appeal on 21 March 2014. Actors David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst reprised their roles as Del Boy and Rodney in the sketch written by Jim Sullivan and Dan Sullivan; the script included previously unused material written by their father John Sullivan, who created and wrote every episode of the series. David Beckham guest starred, Beckham having got in touch with Jim Sullivan.
| "Beckham in Peckham" | |
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| Only Fools and Horses episode | |
Rodney and Del Boy, pictured with former professional footballer David Beckham. | |
| Directed by | Tony Dow |
| Written by | Jim Sullivan, Dan Sullivan and John Sullivan |
| Produced by | Clyde Holcroft |
| Original air date | 21 March 2014 |
| Running time | 10 minutes and 30 seconds |
| Guest appearance | |
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According to Shazam Productions there was a lot of interest in the sketch. The return of Only Fools and Horses was eagerly awaited by fans of the show, which ran from 1981 until 2003.
This special sketch was dedicated to the memory of John Sullivan and Roger Lloyd-Pack, who had both died prior to its broadcast.