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A Night In With Sally Lindsay

Tessa Peake-Jones: Only Fools and Horses, Bipolar & a Life Changing Letter

This week on A Night In with Sally Lindsay, Sally is joined by Tessa Peake-Jones, best known as Raquel in Only Fools and Horses, for a funny, heartfelt and deeply revealing interview.


Tessa shares behind-the-scenes stories from her time on Only Fools and Horses, one of the UK’s most iconic sitcoms, including working alongside David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst, and reflects on the moments that shaped her career. She'll also open up about filming the last ever series of Grantchester, and the end of her starring role as Mrs Chapman.


During a cosy night on the sofa, she opens up about her extraordinary upbringing, her mum’s bipolar disorder and dementia and the powerful influence she had on her life. She also reveals the remarkable story of the letter that helped launch her career, secretly written by her mum to BBC producers.


Expect warmth, honesty and humour as Tessa looks back on missed opportunities, career-defining roles and the unexpected twists that shaped her journey.


New episodes drop every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts - plus you can watch each episode on YouTube!


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Tessa Peake-Jones stars in Invisible Me at Southwark Playhouse from April 8 to May 2.

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