Only Fools and Horses star John Challis cancels tour due to ill health
Only Fools and Horses star John Challis cancels the tour due to poor health
Only Fools and Horses star John Challis has had to cancel his tour due to ill health, advertisers said.
The Herefordshire actress, best known as Boycie on the BBC1 series, had been on tour in Her Only Madness and Boycie, but only graduated for the first time.
Away With Media said in a statement that the tour has been canceled "immediately".
The actor was urged to cancel other engagements, it added.
The play was described as "an intimate evening with John Challis," and was meant to "reveal a series of secrets with stories and anecdotes about his dazzling career."
The 79-year-old also had to meet fans after the show to sign autographs and pose for pictures.
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According to the organizer, there were just over 30 schedule days, from September 3 to mid-November.
The only performance was at the Stourport Civic Center in Stourport-on-Severn.
Challis was best known for appearing as a ruthless used car dealer in Terrance Aubrey ‘Boycie’ Boyce as a beloved comedy series alongside Peckham, South London, Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst.
Most recently, he played Monty Staines in four Benidorm series on ITV.
In addition to television, he has appeared extensively in theater, film and radio programs.
According to his website, he shares his home with his wife on the ruins of a 13th-century convent in Herefordshire.
