Sue Holderness hasn't 'grieved' for John Challis

Sue Holderness has not "grieved" for her 'Only Fools and Horses' co-star John Challis.

The 72-year-old star - who played Marlene Boyce in the classic BBC sitcom - admits that she has struggled to come to terms with the death of her on-screen husband John, who played car dealer Boycie and passed away last September aged 79 after a battle with cancer.

Speaking on Friday's (28.01.22) episode of 'The One Show', Sue said: "Double acts you often hear hate each other, John and I became very good friends from the very beginning.

"His wife and my husband, the four of us would go on holiday together, we saw each other regularly. I still speak to Carol every day."

Sue continued: "It's very difficult for me to say that I have really gone through the grieving process because I haven't, I still don't believe he is gone.

"He feels very much that he is still with us and of course he will be with us, he will be in our lives forever because of the wonderful Boycie that he created."

Sue added that it is a credit to the comedy's creator John Sullivan that viewers are still interested in the show over 40 years after it first aired.

She said: "I think that's what John Sullivan wanted, he had the older generation and kids in mind when he was writing this so everybody, the whole family, were able to sit and watch his shows and laugh.

"I hear all the time that in these really rather gruesome times people are turning to 'Only Fools' particularly because it is escapism really, you can forget what is going on outside and it's huge fun, they say laughter is the best medicine."