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BOYCIE'S WILL

Only Fools and Horses legend John Challis left £469,000 to his wife in will

ONLY Fools and Horses legend John Challis left £469,000 to his wife.

The Boycie star died aged 79 in September 2021 after battling cancer.

The Boycie star left £469,000 to his fourth wife Carol
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The Boycie star left £469,000 to his fourth wife CarolCredit: Shutterstock

Probate figure show he left a gross estate of £497,000.

After his affairs were settled, the remainder went to fourth wife Carol.

John became a household name starring in the classic sitcom as cigar-smoking, second-hand car dealer Terrance Aubrey Boyce.

His antagonistic relationship with Del Boy and Rodney Trotter often saw him in the Nag’s Head swigging cognac.

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And Boycie’s clashes with long-suffering wife Marlene left viewers in stitches.

John also starred in spin-off The Green Green Grass, and ITV sitcom Benidorm.

He was previously married to stage manager Carol Robertson, and actresses Debbie Arnold and Sabina Franklyn.

Arsenal fan John had no children, saying in 2011: “It would’ve been nice to pass on all the stories and the experiences I’ve had. Not that they’d take any bloody notice, of course. Like me.”

John — a patron of the British Hedgehog Preservation Society — was laid to rest in Martinstown, Dorset.

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