David Jason, 84, overcome with raw emotion at Only Fools and Horses musical as he wells up

Sir David Jason, best known for his role as Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter on Only Fools And Horses, was moved to tears watching the musical version of the famous sitcom

Sir David Jason attended the gala performance of the Only Fools and Horses The Musical in London on Wednesday evening and reminisced about his old friends.

The 84-year-old, who portrayed Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter on the BBC sitcom between 1981 and 1991 along with a few Christmas specials, said the entire performance was a 'memory' for him. "It's very, very good," he said after the show. "What I did like about it was so much of the original script was used and they did it so well that sometimes it took me by surprise.

"The whole show was a memory for me of the whole thing - the script, the characters. It was lovely to see them all and everybody was working so well together, very much like we did." He sighed before adding that he was going to 'cry' as he was touched by the entire production.

He said: "I'm going to have a boo now. I'm so moved." The iconic star went on to joke that he 'missed out on it' when the audience gave the stage cast a standing ovation. The show brought back fond memories of the original, with David saying that it very "nearly bought a tear to my eye."

Sir David also posed for pictures backstage at the Eventim Apollo, with the star posing with Sam Lupton. Sam took on the role of David's Del Boy in the stage production. David looked dapper in a checkered button up top with a red zip-up sweater. He kept warm in a brown leather jacket.

The special night for the theatre show was to celebrate Hollywood hardman Vinnie Jones making his stage acting debut in the role of Danny Driscoll, alongside comedy legend Paul Whitehouse who reprises the role of Grandad.

Ahead of the show asked how he was feeling, David Jason said: "I don't know, I am full of anticipation. I have heard it is very good but Im going to make my mind up when I see it. But it is getting big (theatre)houses, which is the main thing. So people are telling each other how good it is."

Referring to the show's original writer John Sullivan he added: "I'm sure John would be as pleased as punch to see how successful it is, because it's still reaching the audience that he wrote it for any key moments or characters." David went on to say the success of Only Fools was down to John's great writing and way with words."

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