TAKING THE MICKEY
Only Fools and Horses’ Mickey Pearce actor looks unrecognisable 40 years on from show debut
ONLY Fools and Horses still leaves us all in stitches despite coming to a close almost 20 years ago - and its beloved characters are testament to just that.
One of the show's most underrated characters came in the shape and size of Mickey Pearce - essentially a 'frenemy' of Rodney - often running off with his girlfriends or swindling him out of money.
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The arrogant youngster was the original Jay from The Inbetweeners due to making exaggerated boasts about his business success and prowess with the ladies.
Played by Patrick Murray, Mickey appeared in 20 episodes of the comedy show in total.
Away from the BBC hit, Patrick landed parts in big-screen movies including Curse of the Pink Panther and The Firm then retired from acting.
He went on to become a cabbie working in Kent, was a builder at one point and even a professional poker player.
During a 2018 appearance of Loose Women, Murray revealed he'd gone to Thailand for 10 years where he had met his wife.
However, Murray later faced the heartache of being separated from his Thai wife and their daughter Josie following a visa row.
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It was revealed the Home Office had denied a visa to his wife and daughter on the grounds he didn’t earn enough money to support them.
He then said he'd had to work as a chauffeur in order to get a visa to bring his Thai wife and daughter to the UK.
He said: "I wanted to get her a visa but it was hard so I had to come back here.
"Being out of the industry for so long, the work dried up so I went back to driving an executive car, a Mercedes, to do it.
"I only saw my baby on the phone for two years, I was a Skype dad."
He confirmed that he'd been reunited in Britain with his family two weeks before appearing on the show.
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