Once Upon a Time in Peckham

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Once Upon a Time in Peckham
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	John Sullivan
Developed by	BBC
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC
Picture format	PAL
Chronology
Preceded by	Only Fools and Horses The Green Green Grass

Once Upon a Time in Peckham is a forthcoming British television sitcom. It is a prequel to the popular Only Fools and Horses, which ran for seven series and nine special one-off episodes between 1981 and 2003.

[edit] Setting

The series, to be written by John Sullivan (writer and creator of Only Fools and Horses) will be set in the 1960s, charting the teenage years of Del Boy in and around Peckham. Other characters are likely to include: Boycie, Trigger, Mickey Pearce, Denzil, Reg and Joan (Del and Rodneys' parents), a young Grandad, and Rodney as a toddler.

[edit] Progress

The first scripts for Once upon a Time in Peckham are being written as of November 2006.

As yet there have been no cast announcements. However, it has been strongly hinted that David Jason could make a comeback as either a cameo, as Del Boy in the future (In the form of flash forwards) or as a different character in the main cast.

The pilot episode will see Del Boy in the 1960s as he bunks off school, becomes a Mod and flogs dodgy gear to his mates.