David Jason

ONLY Fools and Horses star Sir David Jason has revealed he didn't know he had another daughter for a whopping 52 years.The TV legend, 83, also learned.

David and Gill then married in 2005 and live in Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire. [finding out David was her dad](https://www.thesun.ie/tv/10454327/david-jasons-long-lost-daughter-breaks-silence/), she The Mirror: “In discovering my father’s identity, I am starting to piece together my own. Abi and son Charlie reportedly spent some of the 2022 festive period with Sir David at his home in Ellesborough, Bucks. It is reported that she only found out that Sir David was her father in 2022. The popular actor - who played Del Boy in Only Fools And Horses - told Born in 1970, Abi Harris is an actor and the daughter of

Only Fools and Horses star David Jason has been reunited with a daughter he wasn't aware existed for 52 years.

"However, on settling with the news, I am delighted that I am now able to get to know Abi and so we meet up when we can. Sir David said: "To say it was a surprise to find out I had a daughter from years ago is an understatement. "After a measured start, now I hope we can consciously make time to see each other more often, so that I can master the art of being the best big sister and build a meaningful father-daughter relationship in its truest sense." Abi and Sir David were standing next to one another at an event when she spotted they had similar side profiles. However, it was another five years until Abi started to suspect Sir David could be her real father. Jennifer was married to screen star Geoffrey Davion, who appeared in Miss Marple and The Stars Look Down, and Abi believed he was her father until his death in 1996.

Sir David Jason says he is "delighted" to be united with the daughter he never knew he had.

She wrote a letter to Sir David, opening with the same words as Under Milk Wood ("to begin at the beginning") outlining her suspicions and asking him to take a paternity test – a request he accepted. Abi – also an actor – also appeared in the reworking, but it wasn't until a few years later when conversations with her mother sparked the thought that Sir David may be her biological dad. Sir David added: "We hope we are all allowed the privacy to continue our new relationship and get to know each other more and more." "However, on settling with the news, I am delighted that I am now able to get to know Abi and so we meet up when we can. "To say it was a surprise to find out I had a daughter from years ago is an understatement," Sir David told Sir David Jason says he is "delighted" to be united with the daughter he never knew he had.

He has acted in some outlandish storylines over the course of his lengthy career, but David Jason's real-life story might be the most unbelievable yet.

"However, on settling with the news, I am delighted that I am now able to get to know Abi and so we meet up when we can. The 83-year-old actor - who was 31 at the time of Abi's birth - told The Mirror: "To say it was a surprise to find out I had a daughter from years ago is an understatement. Abi Harris was born in 1970, following a brief relationship her mother, Welsh actress Jennifer Hill.

The Only Fools and Horses legend, 83, has also discovered he has a 10-year old grandson.

[Jack Frost](/topic/jack-frost) in A Touch of Frost, Granville in Open All Hours and Still Open All Hours, and Pop Larkin in The Darling Buds Of May. “However, on settling with the news, I am delighted that I am now able to get to know Abi and so we meet up when we can. [ir David Jason](/topic/sir-david-jason) has said he was “delighted” to discover he has a 52-year-old daughter who he did not know anything about, according to reports.

The Only Fools And Horses actor has spoken of his joy at discovering he is a father to actress Abi Harris and grandfather to Charlie, 10, saying he has ...

The actor took a paternity test after Abi Harris wrote to him to explain why she thought they might be related. Abi was born in October that year. At that time, his then partner and now wife, Lady Gill Hinchcliffe, gave birth to their daughter, Sophie Mae.

In a new interview, the actor shared his surprise after learning that a brief relationship he had with actor Jennifer Hill in 1970 resulted in the birth of ...

Putt in his place Two of Enoch Burke’s siblings complain to Garda Ombudsman over ejection from Court of Appeal In a new interview, the actor shared his surprise after learning that a brief relationship he had with actor Jennifer Hill in 1970 resulted in the birth of Abi Harris.

Sir David Jason has discovered he has a 52-year-old daughter he never knew about.

Speaking about his delight and finding his long lost daughter, Sir David told the The discovery was made after Abi had an inkling the 83-year-old could be her dad, after learning of her mum's involvement with him and thoughts she had a "similar shaped nose." The Only Fools and Horses star has shared his joy at welcoming his long lost daughter, Abi Harris, and grandson Charlie into his family.

YOU'D be hard to find someone who didn't know who David Jason was, thanks to his roles in hit TV shows like Only Fools And Horses.But in March 2023, i.

[Sir David Jason](https://www.thesun.ie/who/david-jason/) and Jennifer met in the late 60s, when the actress was in her 30s. [finding out Sir David was her father](https://www.thesun.ie/tv/10454327/david-jasons-long-lost-daughter-breaks-silence/), she told The Mirror: "In discovering my father’s identity, I am starting to piece together my own. [Darling Buds of May](https://www.thesun.ie/tv/7685435/larkins-darling-buds-of-may-cast-where/) star was her father. [Abi Harris](https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/10454397/david-jason-daughter-abi-harris-who/) believed he was her father until his death in 1996. [Miss Marple](https://www.thesun.ie/fabulous/2319530/agatha-christie-books-ordeal-by-innocence-published-poirot-miss-marple/) and The Stars Look Down. [Grange Hill](https://www.thesun.ie/tv/6484289/grange-hill-movie-cast-where-are-they-now/), and Tenko.

We don't remember this storyline in Only Fools & HorsesDavid Jason, best known for his roles...

And well, the rest is history! She wrote to him to explain and ask if he'd be up for a paternity test. Jason and Abi were united when Abi started speculate that the TV star could be her father.

It had been reported that Jason's daughter Abi Harris was born in 1970, following her actor mother Jennifer's relationship with the actor. Following this ...

It appears that Abi Harris has followed in her parents’ footsteps. “To say it was a surprise to find out I had a daughter from years ago is an understatement”, he said. Along with his role as Del Boy, David Jason is also renowned for his starring roles as Granville in Open All Hours and Still Open All Hours, along with Detective Inspector Jack Frost in A Touch Of Frost.

Sir David Jason's wife and 22-year-old daughter welcomed the Only Fools and Horses star's eldest child into the family in a sweet way, after the legendary ...

“To say it was a surprise is an understatement,” Sir David told the Mirror. He wrote in his autobiography: “We were older than people conventionally are when they think about these things. It is lovely to embrace Abi into our family and I’m so pleased that everyone has been so understanding. That was the eve of his investiture ceremony. Speaking about the discovery, Sir David said: “To say it was a surprise to find out I had a daughter from years ago is an understatement. In addition to welcoming daughter Abi Harris into his life, Sir David has also had the pleasure of discovering he has a 10-year-old grandson Charlie.

The Only Fools and Horses legend made the bombshell discovery that he was the father of actress Abi Harris, and has a 10-year-old grandson.

Sir David was knighted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace in December 2005. Though he initially trained as an electrician, he fell in love with the theatre and then branched into TV acting. “However, on settling with the news, I am delighted that I am now able to get to know Abi and so we meet up when we can. Sir David met Gill, a floor manager, on Yorkshire Television’s set of A Bit of a Do in 1989. Of course, I am tickled pink and incredibly proud but, frequently, overwhelmed with sorrow for the years we have lost. It is lovely to embrace Abi into our family and I’m so pleased that everyone has been so understanding.

Abi Harris, who is the daughter of the Only Fools And Horses star and her actress mother Jennifer Hill, was born in the 70s and is a product of the pair's brief ...

They reunited for a new production of the same play in 2008 - with Ms Harris joining as part of the cast. Mr Jason also shares a 22-year-old daughter with his wife Gill Hinchcliffe, who he also met on the set of a TV show and is 20 years his junior. Abi Harris, who is the daughter of the Only Fools And Horses star and her actress mother Jennifer Hill, was born in the 70s and is a product of the pair's brief relationship.