Sir David Jason guarded by minders around the clock after ‘credible threat’ made against him
Two minders have been assigned to watch the Still Open All Hours actor after he was threatened by a 'rogue nutter'
TV legend Sir David Jason is being guarded round the clock after a “credible threat” was made against him.
Two minders have been assigned to the star, 77.
Security vehicles tail him on and off the set of BBC’s Still Open All Hours.
Bosses have also put up a cordon after word went around film crew that his safety was at risk.
The threat is thought to have come from a rogue nutter.
It is not known why they have targeted the Only Fools and Horses stalwart.
An on-set source said: “Production and security have been told there has been talk of a real threat.
"No one is taking any chances."
"Security is extra tight compared to previous years and he has two suited guards who follow him everywhere.
“They even follow his car when he leaves the set.
“The road they film on has been barriered off halfway along and sometimes even blocked with a van.”
Sir David, who plays grocer Granville in Still Open All Hours, has been filming in Doncaster, South Yorks, where the sitcom is set.
He will be joined in the fourth series by comedian Johnny Vegas, 47.
The show, set in Arkwrights Shop, returned to UK screens on Boxing Day 2013.
It is the sequel to Open All Hours, which starred Sir David alongside comic legend Ronnie Barker.
A spokeswoman for the BBC said last night: “We wouldn’t comment on security matters."
DEL NUMBER 1 TV MISS
COMEDY classic Only Fools and Horses is the TV show Brits most want to make a comeback, a poll found.
The trials and tribulations of Del Boy (David Jason) and Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst) beat police series The Bill to the top spot.
Top Trumps polled 2,000 Brits for the launch of its Retro Collection. The Top Ten is below.
1. Only Fools and Horses
2. The Bill
3. Spooks
4. The Sweeney
5. Soldier Soldier
6. The Equalizer
7. Grange Hill
8. Murder She Wrote
9. Byker Grove
10. Teachers
