As someone who only ever saw one episode of OFH, and that one was the legendary one where Del Boy fell backwards in the bar, I came to this not really having been part of the whole Del Boy experience. I know that her lived in Nelson Mandela house only because I’ve watched a lot of quiz shows.

But I have memories of David Jason that go all the way back to the Blit Men. I am also old enough to know of almost everyone he mentions.

The thing with autobiographies is that they are people’s recollections off their lives, they don’t really have any higher aims. I doubt a Booker or Pulitzer will ever be awarded for one, I’d be very interested to read one if it did.

As for this one, I claim to have a partisan interest because I am English, of a similar age and outlook, and grew up not far from him, so I found plenty to resonate with. I am not judging this book as I would a novel.

I liked it and thoroughly enjoyed it. There. ( )