Star of Only Fools and Horses became part of sitcom aristocracy and was also a classy raconteur
The used-car dealer whose forecourt it would be wise to drive past at speed is a social and cultural stereotype. However, the comedy Rolls-Royce of the profession was Terrance Aubrey “Boycie” Boyce, played by John Challis, who has died aged 79.
Appearing in 33 episodes of John Sullivan’s sitcom Only Fools and Horses (BBC One, 1981-2003), Boycie had accumulated vast wealth from flogging second-hand vehicles that struggled to go forward as far as their mileage odometers had been turned back.
