Only Fools and Horses’ actor Patrick Murray reveals cancer battle

He played Mickey in the hit show

Author: Hannah MellinPublished 26th Jan 2022
Last updated 26th Jan 2022

Only Fools and Horses actor Patrick Murray, who played the character of Mickey in the iconic show, has been diagnosed with cancer.

Patrick, 69, told his followers on Twitter that he has a tumour in his lung and thanked the NHS.

He wrote: 'Naturally I wanted to keep my own health problems private, but failing to fully endorse this ad would be selfish. Thanks to my ultrascan I have a fighting chance.

'It showed my organs needed further investigation and tumours were spotted.

'This led to a PET scan which covers a much larger area. To my wonderful surprise these lesions were not cancerous but the scan did find an early-stage cancerous tumour in my lung. This has since been removed.'

He continued: 'I am tweeting now, which wouldn’t be the case if I hadn’t had the ultrasound all those months ago.

'A lot of people put these symptoms down to age and the discomfort to simply having a weak stomach.'

Patrick finished the post by urging people to get checked if they have any symptoms: 'Please don’t ignore it if it persists. As for me, and thanks to the NHS, I can now see the same beautiful horizon as you.'

After filming Only Fools and Horses alongside David Jason (who played Del Boy) and Rodney Trotter (played by Nicholas Lyndhurst), which ended in 2003, Patrick went on to star in films such as The Firm.

However, a few years later Patrick took another route completely and became a taxi driver in his hometown of Kent. He was then forced to quit work completely after being diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

We wish him a speedy recovery!

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