Peake, Peckham & Pratfalls
Tessa Peake-Jones may be forever as, Raquel, who resides in Nelson Mandela House, Peckham with market trader, Del Boy, alongside his brother Rodney and Uncle Albert. The reason is pretty straight forward; Only Fools and Horses was, quite simply, one of the UK’s most popular comedies of all time. Penned by John Sullivan, the show peaked at a whopping 24.35 million viewers (1996 - when Del and Rodney really do become millionaires) – viewing figures not to ever be repeated in today’s multi-media age.
As if one slice of British comedy history wasn’t enough, here in 2020, Tessa is about to open in Bang Bang!, a new farce adapted by Fawlty Towers creator, John Cleese. Based on Monsieur Chasse! by 19th Century French comedy playwright, Georges Feydeau, Sardines caught up with Tessa as the company was deep in rehearsals ahead of the opening night (in Exeter) of its UK tour…
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BANG BANG!Daniel BuckroydFarceFawlty TowersGeorges FeydeauJohn CleeseMonsieur ChasseOnly Fools and HorsesTessa Peake-JonesTony GardnerWendi Peters
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