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Challis appeared in a 1980 episode of ''Series/CitizenSmith'', which was written by John Sullivan. The following year, Sullivan cast Challis as the snooty car salesman Boycie in one episode of the first series of ''Only Fools and Horses'', a role that would [[AscendedExtra quickly expand]] in the following years. Stuck-up Boycie and his tarty wife Marlene became fan favourites, and after ''Only Fools'' came to an end in 2003, the pair were given a SpinOff, ''The Green Green Grass'', which aired from 2005 to 2009. Challis became an honourary citizen of Serbia thanks to the series, [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff which was beloved over there]].
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Challis appeared in a 1980 episode of ''Series/CitizenSmith'', which was written by John Sullivan. The following year, Sullivan cast Challis as the snooty car salesman Boycie in one episode of the first series of ''Only Fools and Horses'', a role that would [[AscendedExtra quickly expand]] in the following years. Stuck-up Boycie and his tarty wife Marlene (played by Creator/SueHolderness) became fan favourites, and after ''Only Fools'' came to an end in 2003, the pair were given a SpinOff, ''The Green Green Grass'', which aired from 2005 to 2009. Challis became an honourary citizen of Serbia thanks to the series, [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff which was beloved over there]].
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[[caption-width-right:1000:"[[Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses For Gawd's sake, Marlene...]]"]]
->''"We just knew that whatever else we did, however good we were in other roles, the most famous thing we'd ever do was ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses''. It was just so big. But it was wonderful to be in something that meant so much to people."''
John Spurley Challis, (16 August 1942 -- 17 September 2021), was a British actor best known for playing Boycie in ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' and ''Series/TheGreenGreenGrass''.
He worked as a trainee estate agent early in his life but soon gave it up for the Argyle Theatre for Youth. As he was 1.85m in height, was TypeCast in authority roles early on, including Sergeant Culshaw in ''Series/ZCars'' and Detective Sergeant Phillips in ''Series/CoronationStreet''. During a break from acting, Challis owned and worked in a garden centre, which ended up being the {{inspiration|ForTheWork}} for the series ''Bloomers''; Challis made a guest appearance in it as a policeman.
Challis appeared in a 1980 episode of ''Series/CitizenSmith'', which was written by John Sullivan. The following year, Sullivan cast Challis as the snooty car salesman Boycie in one episode of the first series of ''Only Fools and Horses'', a role that would [[AscendedExtra quickly expand]] in the following years. Stuck-up Boycie and his tarty wife Marlene became fan favourites, and after ''Only Fools'' came to an end in 2003, the pair were given a SpinOff, ''The Green Green Grass'', which aired from 2005 to 2009. Challis became an honourary citizen of Serbia thanks to the series, [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff which was beloved over there]].
Near the end of his career, he joined ''Series/{{Benidorm}}'' in the seventh series as Monty Staines and stuck with the series until it came to an end in 2018. He also played Captain Peacock in the 2016 ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' {{Revival}}, which wasn't picked up for a full series.
He died of cancer at the age of 79.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/ZCars'', 13 episodes:
** 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"If I Can't Have Him: Part 1", "If I Can't Have Him: Part 2"[[/labelnote]] (1967) -- Detective Constable Armitage
** "The Horse Dealer: Part 1" (1971) -- Desk Sergeant
** 10 episodes (1972-75) -- Sergeant Frank Culshaw
* ''Series/CoronationStreet'', 10 episodes:
** 2 episodes (1967) -- George Naylor
** 8 episodes (1974-77) -- Detective Sergeant Norman Phillips
* ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'', episode "Obsession" (1969) -- Ray
* ''Series/StrangeReport'', episode "Report 7931: Sniper - When Is Your Cousin Not?" (1969) -- Soldier
* ''Series/{{Crossroads}}'', 9 episodes (1971) -- Jim Wright
* ''[[Series/WhodunnitUk Whodunnit?]]'', episode "Goodbye Sarge" (1974) -- Private Rhodes
* ''Series/TheSweeney'', episode "Stay Lucky Eh?" (1975) -- Skef Warren
* ''Series/DoctorWho'', 6-episode story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E6TheSeedsOfDoom The Seeds of Doom]]" (1976) -- Scorby
* ''Series/OpenAllHours'', episode "Well Catered Funeral" (1975) -- Bread Man
* ''Series/TheNewAvengers'', episode "Dirtier by the Dozen" (1976) -- Soldier (UncreditedRole)
* ''Series/CitizenSmith'', episode "The Letter of the Law" (1980) -- Chief Inspector Humphreys
* ''Series/PlayForToday'', 3 episodes:
** "Number on End" (1980) -- Victor Mintell
** "Before Water Lilies" (1981) -- Harry
** "A Turn for the Worse" (1981) -- Stutterer
* ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'', 33 episodes (1981-2003) -- Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce
* ''Series/ChanceInAMillion'', episode "And What Shall We Do for a Ring?" (1986) -- Policeman
* ''Series/RolandRatTheSeries'', 1 episode (1986) -- Policeman
* ''Series/AlasSmithAndJones'', episode "Start the Show off with a Bang." (1987) -- Mexican Hotel Receptionist
* ''Series/EverDecreasingCircles'', episode "Half an Office" (1987) -- Maintenance Man
* ''Series/WishMeLuck'', 5 episodes (1988) -- Victor Travussini
* ''Series/TheBill'', episode "Runaround" (1988) -- Ian Gore
* ''Series/{{Casualty}}'', episode "Living Memories" (1988) -- Harry
* ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'', episode "Beware the Trickster on the Roof" (1992) -- Jack
* ''Series/TheNewStatesman'', episode "A Bigger Splash" (1992) -- General Giray
* ''Series/NoelsHouseParty'', 4 episodes:
** 3 episodes (1995-97) -- Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce
** "Noel's 100th House Party" (1996) -- Neighbour's Husband
* ''Series/SoldierSoldier'', episode "Delayed Action" (1996) -- Police Superintendant
* ''Series/{{Heartbeat}}'', episode "Where There's a Will" (1998) -- Stan Fraser
* ''Series/{{Doctors}}'', 2 episodes:
** "Feet of Clay" (2002) -- James Fletcher
** "Vapour Trail" (2015) -- Freddie Prenton
* ''Series/TheGreenGreenGrass'', 32 episodes (2005-09) -- Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce
* ''Series/MyFamily'', episode "Ho Ho No" (2007) -- Jacob Marley
* ''Series/LastOfTheSummerWine'', episode "Is Jeremy Quite Safe?" (2008) -- Jeremy
* ''Series/{{Benidorm}}'', 15 episodes (2015-18) -- Monty Staines
* ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', episode "You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks" (2016) -- Captain Stephen Peacock
* ''Series/{{Sooty}}'', episode "Just Desserts" (2018) -- Henry Witham-Smythe
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[[caption-width-right:1000:"[[Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses For Gawd's sake, Marlene...]]"]]
->''"We just knew that whatever else we did, however good we were in other roles, the most famous thing we'd ever do was ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses''. It was just so big. But it was wonderful to be in something that meant so much to people."''
John Spurley Challis, (16 August 1942 -- 17 September 2021), was a British actor best known for playing Boycie in ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' and ''Series/TheGreenGreenGrass''.
He worked as a trainee estate agent early in his life but soon gave it up for the Argyle Theatre for Youth. As he was 1.85m in height, was TypeCast in authority roles early on, including Sergeant Culshaw in ''Series/ZCars'' and Detective Sergeant Phillips in ''Series/CoronationStreet''. During a break from acting, Challis owned and worked in a garden centre, which ended up being the {{inspiration|ForTheWork}} for the series ''Bloomers''; Challis made a guest appearance in it as a policeman.
Challis appeared in a 1980 episode of ''Series/CitizenSmith'', which was written by John Sullivan. The following year, Sullivan cast Challis as the snooty car salesman Boycie in one episode of the first series of ''Only Fools and Horses'', a role that would [[AscendedExtra quickly expand]] in the following years. Stuck-up Boycie and his tarty wife Marlene became fan favourites, and after ''Only Fools'' came to an end in 2003, the pair were given a SpinOff, ''The Green Green Grass'', which aired from 2005 to 2009. Challis became an honourary citizen of Serbia thanks to the series, [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff which was beloved over there]].
Near the end of his career, he joined ''Series/{{Benidorm}}'' in the seventh series as Monty Staines and stuck with the series until it came to an end in 2018. He also played Captain Peacock in the 2016 ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' {{Revival}}, which wasn't picked up for a full series.
He died of cancer at the age of 79.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/ZCars'', 13 episodes:
** 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"If I Can't Have Him: Part 1", "If I Can't Have Him: Part 2"[[/labelnote]] (1967) -- Detective Constable Armitage
** "The Horse Dealer: Part 1" (1971) -- Desk Sergeant
** 10 episodes (1972-75) -- Sergeant Frank Culshaw
* ''Series/CoronationStreet'', 10 episodes:
** 2 episodes (1967) -- George Naylor
** 8 episodes (1974-77) -- Detective Sergeant Norman Phillips
* ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'', episode "Obsession" (1969) -- Ray
* ''Series/StrangeReport'', episode "Report 7931: Sniper - When Is Your Cousin Not?" (1969) -- Soldier
* ''Series/{{Crossroads}}'', 9 episodes (1971) -- Jim Wright
* ''[[Series/WhodunnitUk Whodunnit?]]'', episode "Goodbye Sarge" (1974) -- Private Rhodes
* ''Series/TheSweeney'', episode "Stay Lucky Eh?" (1975) -- Skef Warren
* ''Series/DoctorWho'', 6-episode story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E6TheSeedsOfDoom The Seeds of Doom]]" (1976) -- Scorby
* ''Series/OpenAllHours'', episode "Well Catered Funeral" (1975) -- Bread Man
* ''Series/TheNewAvengers'', episode "Dirtier by the Dozen" (1976) -- Soldier (UncreditedRole)
* ''Series/CitizenSmith'', episode "The Letter of the Law" (1980) -- Chief Inspector Humphreys
* ''Series/PlayForToday'', 3 episodes:
** "Number on End" (1980) -- Victor Mintell
** "Before Water Lilies" (1981) -- Harry
** "A Turn for the Worse" (1981) -- Stutterer
* ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'', 33 episodes (1981-2003) -- Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce
* ''Series/ChanceInAMillion'', episode "And What Shall We Do for a Ring?" (1986) -- Policeman
* ''Series/RolandRatTheSeries'', 1 episode (1986) -- Policeman
* ''Series/AlasSmithAndJones'', episode "Start the Show off with a Bang." (1987) -- Mexican Hotel Receptionist
* ''Series/EverDecreasingCircles'', episode "Half an Office" (1987) -- Maintenance Man
* ''Series/WishMeLuck'', 5 episodes (1988) -- Victor Travussini
* ''Series/TheBill'', episode "Runaround" (1988) -- Ian Gore
* ''Series/{{Casualty}}'', episode "Living Memories" (1988) -- Harry
* ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'', episode "Beware the Trickster on the Roof" (1992) -- Jack
* ''Series/TheNewStatesman'', episode "A Bigger Splash" (1992) -- General Giray
* ''Series/NoelsHouseParty'', 4 episodes:
** 3 episodes (1995-97) -- Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce
** "Noel's 100th House Party" (1996) -- Neighbour's Husband
* ''Series/SoldierSoldier'', episode "Delayed Action" (1996) -- Police Superintendant
* ''Series/{{Heartbeat}}'', episode "Where There's a Will" (1998) -- Stan Fraser
* ''Series/{{Doctors}}'', 2 episodes:
** "Feet of Clay" (2002) -- James Fletcher
** "Vapour Trail" (2015) -- Freddie Prenton
* ''Series/TheGreenGreenGrass'', 32 episodes (2005-09) -- Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce
* ''Series/MyFamily'', episode "Ho Ho No" (2007) -- Jacob Marley
* ''Series/LastOfTheSummerWine'', episode "Is Jeremy Quite Safe?" (2008) -- Jeremy
* ''Series/{{Benidorm}}'', 15 episodes (2015-18) -- Monty Staines
* ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', episode "You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks" (2016) -- Captain Stephen Peacock
* ''Series/{{Sooty}}'', episode "Just Desserts" (2018) -- Henry Witham-Smythe
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