Initially, the proposal was rejected.
Eventually, the BBC commissioned and filmed the prequel in 2009.
Unusually for a BBC production, this DVD has been licensed to Lionsgate.
Is this a suggestion the show may not eventually spawn the long anticipated series?
Special mention should be made of Kellie Bright as Joan Trotter.
Grandads name is revealed as Ted.
Delboy is played by James Buckley, familiar to some quarters as the eager, cocksure Jay fromThe Inbetweeners.
We meet Dels mates Trigger, Boycie, and (newly arrived from Liverpool) Denzil as young men.
Likewise Monkey Harris remains an unseen trader on Dels phone.
Joans best friend is Reenie Turpin, played inThe Frogs LegacybyCarry Onstalwart Joan Sims and here by Emma Cooke.
Rock And Chipsexploits its period credentials.
Mandela was yet to become the imprisoned cause celebre.
There are no extras, which is a serious missed opportunity.
Surely a making of doc or a commentary from Nick Lyndhurst and Kellie Bright could have been arranged?
Feature:
Rock & Chipsis out now andavailable from the Den Of Geek Store.
Rating:
4 out of 5
