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- ↑ "Still Open All Hours returns for a new series this Christmas" (Press release). BBC. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ↑ "David Jason confirms Still Open All Hours will return and reveals his Hollywood dream" (Press release). The Mirror. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ↑ "Only Fools And Horses reboot? Sir David Jason says he would play Del Boy one last time". The Mirror. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.