Topic: Only Fools and Horses writer John Sullivan OBE dies

[Simon]

John Sullivan, who wrote one of the best-loved British sitcoms, Only Fools and Horses, has died at the age of 64.

He had been in intensive care for six weeks at a hospital in Surrey, battling viral pneumonia.

He also wrote Citizen Smith and Just Good Friends, and the third and final episode of his latest work Rock & Chips will be shown on BBC One on Thursday.

Sir David Jason, who played Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses, said he was "devastated" at the loss of his friend.

He said: "We have lost our country's greatest comedy writer but he leaves us a great legacy, the gift of laughter. My thoughts at this time are with his lovely family."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13176198

[GillE]

"...our country's greatest comedy writer..."

What about Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, Eric Sykes, John Cleese, Victoria Wood, Jimmy Perry & David Croft, Anthony Jay & Jonathan Lynn?

John Sullivan was very talented and his loss is sad, but let's keep things in perspective.

[Clive]

He looked quite ill when I saw him on television a couple of months ago.  Mrs Clive commented "he's not long for ths world". 

[Simon]

Oddly, I don't even think I'd seen a picture of him until now.