From a trainee electrician to one of Britain's most revered and loved actors, Jason shares heartfelt and hilarious wisdom with readers on subjects ranging from family to work, resilience to ebullience. I’ve been blessed to play characters such as Derek Trotter, Granville, Pop Larkin and Frost, who have changed my life in all sorts of ways, and taught me lessons that go far beyond the television set. In celebration of Sir David Jason's 80th year, 'A Del of a Life' relives Jason's extraordinary life and career from over 50 years in entertainment.

One sunny morning, with a letter of consent from my parents tucked away, I found myself standing near the set of 'A Touch of Frost.With any luck, some of these thoughts and observations will chime with episodes and challenges you have faced, or are facing, in your own life. When David Jason emerged, he graciously signed not only my keepsake, but also the letter from my parents, etching the memory deep in my heart.

An hour of tai chi first thing in the morning, an HIIT work-out with my personal trainer, a bowl of steamed kale and a handful of almonds for lunch, and then two hours of yoga in the afternoon followed by an ice bath – this is a routine which I’m sure would work miracles for anyone of any age, although I can’t be entirely sure because I haven’t myself adopted any aspect of it at any point. And I’ve worked a few things out for myself as well, about friendship, ambition, rejection, success, failure, adversity and fortune. I do not mind admitting that I read A Del of a Life - Lessons I've Learned by David Jason (real name Sir David John White) with more than a little trepidation. Only Fools and Horses is something I have turned to so many times when I needed a pick me up, a laugh, something to give you the kick up the backside to get on with it and give it a shot. An hour of tai chi first thing in the morning, an HIIT work-out with my personal trainer, a bowl of steamed kale and a handful of almonds for lunch, and then two hours of yoga in the afternoon followed by an ice bath - this is a routine which I'm sure would work miracles for anyone of any age, although I can't be entirely sure because I haven't myself adopted any aspect of it at any point.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. I have never met Sir David, nor any of the others from the Trotter family or their circle of friends and acquaintances, but they shared our family living room with us on many an evening over many years, making us laugh out loud, often until it hurt, and even at times making us cry.

Fortunately, during my life and career I have been given all sorts of advice and learned huge amounts from some great and enormously talented people.And I've worked a few things out for myself as well, about friendship, ambition, rejection, success, failure, adversity and fortune. Through the pages of 'A Del of a Life,' David Jason brings back the halcyon days of 'Only Fools and Horses. From a trainee electrician to one of Britain's most revered and loved actors, Jason shares heartfelt and. This book is a treasure trove of delightful tales for fans of David Jason or captivating autobiographies. 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.