JOHN SULLIVAN (WRITER)

:''For other men with this name, see John Sullivan (disambiguation).''
'John Sullivan' OBE (born December 23 1946 in Balham, London,England), is the writer of several British sitcoms including the immensely popular ''Only Fools and Horses'' as well as ''Citizen Smith'', ''Dear John'', ''Just Good Friends'', ''Roger Roger'', and ''The Green Green Grass''. In addition, he also wrote the comedy drama series ''Micawber'' for ITV.
John also co-writes many comedies including ''Heartburn Hotel''.
He composed the theme tune of ''Only Fools and Horses'', ''Just Good Friends'' and ''Dear John''.
He grew up in the South London area of Balham where he observed the sort of market trader that would later appear in ''Only Fools and Horses''. John is an ardent Fulham FC fan.
John got a lot of his material for ''Only Fools and Horses'' scripts from his real-life experiences i.e. the chandelier falling, his father's poker sessions, his niece working in the police force, and his grandfather falling down holes to claim money.

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A shire thing - The Times, August 21, 2005, Sullivan talks about his ''Only Fools and Horses'' spin-off series, ''The Green Green Grass''.



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