David Jason spouts a load of fecking bollocks and says he was offered Father Ted

[Alberon]

David Jason was originally cast as the monolith in 2001, but the part was recast after a massive argument when Kubrick demanded over fifty takes of one scene.

[peteprodge]

David "Kid" Jason (born 4 July 1950) is a Canadian-born British radio DJ and television presenter. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Jason began as a radio DJ on Radio Luxembourg. Jason was later a broadcaster for the BBC from 1976 to 1984, as a host on BBC Radio 1 and presenter on the TV music programme Top of the Pops from 1977 to 1984. Jason has also hosted and presented for Capital FM and ITV among other stations.

[Replies From View]

David Jason was the very first number 68 bus in London, and would routinely cart people for 15 miles in one go if they chose to travel the entire length from south to north London or vice versa.

One ticket to travel such a substantial distance - quite a bargain.  Thanks David J!

[Alberon]

David Jason (also known as Delboy, the Great Dangermouse or simply, Father Ted) was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Afro-Eurasia from 1346 to 1353. He is the most fatal pandemic recorded in human history, causing the death of 75–200 million people in Eurasia and North Africa, peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351. David Jason is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis spread by fleas, but he can also take a secondary form where he is spread person-to-person contact via aerosols causing septicaemic or pneumonic plagues.

[kalowski]

David "the King" Jason pictured in 1971 just before his election to Parliament as MP for Chipping Norton

[kalowski]

David "Del-boy" Jason (Arabic: وليد جنبلاط; born 7 August 1949) is a Lebanese Druze politician and former militia commander who has been leading the Progressive Socialist Party since 1977. While leading the Lebanese National Resistance Front and allying with the Amal Movement during the Lebanese Civil War, he worked closely with John Sullivan to oppose Amine Gemayel's rule as president in 1983. After the civil war, he initially supported Syria but later led an anti-Assad stance during the start of Father Ted. He is still active in politics, most recently leading his party, the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) in the 2022 Lebanese general election.

[kalowski]

The David Jason Del-Boy Scope (DJDBS) is a space telescope designed primarily to conduct infrared astronomy. As the largest optical telescope in space, its greatly improved infrared resolution and sensitivity allow it to view objects too early, distant, or faint for the Trotter Space Telescope. This is expected to enable a broad range of investigations across the fields of astronomy and cosmology, such as observation of the first stars and the formation of the first galaxies, and detailed atmospheric characterization of potentially habitable bars to fall through.

[willbo]

It still bothers me that DJ forced himself into a totally miscast Rincewind in Discworld. Especially as Nicholas Lyndhurst is pretty much the embodiment of the role. Rincewind is just Rodney as a wizard IMO. He's supposed to be a lethargic mopey young alcoholic not a fast talking witty older man.

[peteprodge]

David Jason Status are an English electronic music duo composed of Granville Bianco (Jason) and Frost Larkin (Status). In addition, Ted Skullion is the drummer when the band performs live. MC Micawber formerly assisted the group when they performed, but left in July 2021 to focus on solo ventures. The duo are from London, and formed in 2003 after meeting at university in Manchester. The duo have since released five studio albums and collaborated with major artists such as Lyndhurst, Terr-E Scott, Pam Ferr15, Ronnie Bark A and DJ Peter Sallis.

[Alberon]

David Jason (Latin: davidjasonus) is all of space and time and their contents, including Delboys, Father Teds, Dangermouses, and all other forms of matter and energy. The Pa Larkin theory is the prevailing cosmological description of the development of David Jason. According to this theory, space and time emerged together 13.787±0.020 billion years ago, and David Jason has been expanding ever since. While the spatial size of the entire David Jason is unknown, it is possible to measure the size of the observable David Jason, which is approximately 93 billion light-years in diameter at the present day.

[kalowski]

Who wants to play Redactle?
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[Replies From View]

David Jason was a 41-foot trimaran sailing vessel designed explicitly for Donald Crowhurst's ill-fated attempt to sail around the world in the Golden Globe Race of 1968. He became a ghost ship after Crowhurst reported false positions and presumably committed suicide at sea. The journey was meticulously catalogued in Crowhurst's found logbooks, which also documented the captain's thoughts, philosophy, and eventual mental breakdown. Sold after its recovery, the vessel passed through several subsequent hands, being re-purposed and re-fitted as a cruise vessel and later, dive boat, before eventually being beached at Craggy Island, where its remains were still visible as at 2019 but in an advanced state of decay.

[buzby]

According to his Wikipedia article he's a fully qualified helicopter pilot.

Just don't ask about the activities his chums from his flying club got up to in his hosue while he was away filming...

[idunnosomename]

be quiet tart!!!!

[TheMonk]

Really I think almost any film would be improved by the lead being replaced with David Jason.

David Jason playing Max in Mad Max. "You plonker, Nightrider!"

David Jason playing the Terminator. "I'll be back. Lovely jubbly!"

Karate Kid:
Daniel My San, you tart. Here Are Two Rules Of Miyagi Origami. Rule Number One: Origami For Defense Only. Rule Number 2 - Play it nice and cool, Daniel San, nice and cool - you know what I mean?"
 *Miyagi disappears through bar*

[Video Game Fan 2000]

David Jason on the swing in Ikiru, singing Holding Back The Years

[idunnosomename]

Will David Jason get a state Only Fools funeral? Thousands upon thousands of Rodneys and Uncle Alberts lining Ludgate Hill up to St Paul's

[Video Game Fan 2000]

Good bye England's Del Boy
May you ever wheel and deal in our hearts
you were the brother that snuck his nose in
when Rodney was romping with a middle aged lady whose husband was in prison

and it seems to me it was really good
when you fell through that bar's bar

[JamesTC]

Imagine if David Jason died in a fatal falling through the bar related incident. One of the greatest comedy moments in the history of humanity would be completely ruined. It is imperative that we keep David Jason away from bars at all costs.

[Video Game Fan 2000]

"Falling through the bar" would be the English "Too soon!"

[jamm]

"During the war"

[superthunderstingcar]

It still bothers me that DJ forced himself into a totally miscast Rincewind in Discworld. Especially as Nicholas Lyndhurst is pretty much the embodiment of the role. Rincewind is just Rodney as a wizard IMO. He's supposed to be a lethargic mopey young alcoholic not a fast talking witty older man.

If you could adapt any book or remake any film or TV show, on the one condition that David Jason had to play the lead, how would you make it work or, at least, make the best of it?

Myself, I'd be interested in seeing David Jason's take on Turin Turambar in Tolkien's Silmarillion, falling through the bar on to the point of the black sword Gurthang. Either that or he could play Blake in a remake of Blakes 7.

[Alberon]

A shot for shot remake of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (All wire-fu - none of that CGI shit). I'm sure he's still limber enough to do it.

[poodlefaker]

  For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place
      The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
      When I have fall'n through the bar.

[purlieu]

Just imagine the amount of Father Ted dining experiences we'd have today if he'd ended up in the role. Mrs Doyle goes around offering people things they don't want, saying "go on, go on, go on," until they accept, then walking away without giving the food. To stay in character, she does this for every person attending, extending the meal well past five hours. The Jack character sits in the corner literally getting pissed and shouting for the whole evening. Ted wanders around saying "you plonker, Dougal" when he accidentally backs a hearse into the restaurant. The couple who run the shop end the night by literally killing each other.

[petril]

every five minutes the whole thing is interrupted by yet another fecking priest to do their little bit for five minutes

[peteprodge]

At the end of the five hours, by contractual obligation on the part of one of the writers, the script ends like this

Dougal: "Ted, what do you think of this trans business?"

Ted: "Bonnet de douche, Dougal! It's gender madness, and even I, as a wheeling-dealing priest, can't make head nor tail of it!"

Mrs Doyle: "Ooh, it's a bad thing indeed boys. So much healthy breast tissue being taken away. Don't go on, don't go on, don't go on, don't go on!"

Dougal: "When does this all end?"

Ted: "Only when we all petition Stonewall! This time next year, Dougal, we'll be rid of the transes!"

Dougal: "I don't believe you, Ted!"

Ted: "He who dares wins, Dougal, he who dares!"

Uncle Jack: "Duwin' the war, feck! feck! feck! girls! Except they're not girls, it's some groomer in a frock! Frock! Frock! Frock! Girls!"

[Video Game Fan 2000]

No they're a couple of groomers

[willbo]

If you could adapt any book or remake any film or TV show, on the one condition that David Jason had to play the lead, how would you make it work or, at least, make the best of it?

Myself, I'd be interested in seeing David Jason's take on Turin Turambar in Tolkien's Silmarillion, falling through the bar on to the point of the black sword Gurthang. Either that or he could play Blake in a remake of Blakes 7.

David Jason as Paul Chadwick's graphic novel character, eco-warrior/left wing man turned rock monster, Concrete. I've always wanted to see a Concrete TV show and DJ is the right shape. (tho too short) He'd have to be dubbed over by some cool American like Michael Stipe or someone

[Icehaven]

"During the war"

"Falling through bar"