Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst is an English actor. His successful career has seen him play Rodney Trotter in Only Fools and Horses, Gary Sparrow in Goodnight Sweetheart, Dan Griffin in the BBC drama New Tricksand Adam Parkinson in Carla Lane's series Butterflies. Lyndhurst also prominently starred as Ashley Philips in The Two of Us, as Fletch's son Raymond in Going Straight, the sequel to the classic British sitcom Porridge, Jimmy Venables in After You've Gone, and Freddie 'The Frog' Robdal in the Only Fools and Horses prequel Rock & Chips.
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Frasier (2023)
Starring as Alan Cornwall
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Reindeer Games (Dec 7, 2023)
- Episode 1x09: The Fix Is In (Nov 30, 2023)
- Episode 1x08: The B Story (Nov 23, 2023)
- Episode 1x07: Freddy's Birthday (Nov 16, 2023)
- Episode 1x06: Blind Date (Nov 9, 2023)
- Episode 1x05: The Founders' Society (Nov 2, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: Trivial Pursuits (Oct 26, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: First Class (Oct 19, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: Moving In (Oct 12, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: The Good Father (Oct 12, 2023)
After You've Gone (2007)
Starring as Jimmy
(25 episodes)
- Episode 3x09: There Will Be Pud (Dec 21, 2008)
- Episode 3x08: Too Cool for School (Nov 21, 2008)
- Episode 3x07: The Law of the Skip (Nov 7, 2008)
- Episode 3x06: Damaged (Oct 31, 2008)
- Episode 3x05: The Lure of the Rings (Oct 24, 2008)
- Episode 3x04: Bad, Bad Old Days (Oct 17, 2008)
- Episode 3x03: Going Solo (Sep 28, 2008)
- Episode 3x02: Not Love Actually (Sep 21, 2008)
- Episode 3x01: Dawn of the Dad (Sep 14, 2008)
- Episode 2x09: And So This Is Christmas (Dec 23, 2007)
- Episode 2x08: Just Say No (Oct 26, 2007)
- Episode 2x07: Ride of the Valkyrie (Oct 19, 2007)
- Episode 2x06: When She Came Back (Oct 12, 2007)
- Episode 2x05: Love and War (Oct 5, 2007)
- Episode 2x04: Meet the Parent (Sep 28, 2007)
- Episode 2x03: Tell Tale (Sep 21, 2007)
- Episode 2x02: Rose Tattoo (Sep 14, 2007)
- Episode 2x01: Web of Deceit (Sep 7, 2007)
- Episode 1x07: Out of Africa (Feb 23, 2007)
- Episode 1x06: Let's Get Quizzical (Feb 16, 2007)
- Episode 1x05: School of Hard Knocks (Feb 9, 2007)
- Episode 1x04: Ripped Off (Feb 2, 2007)
- Episode 1x03: Lock Back in Anger (Jan 26, 2007)
- Episode 1x02: Silence of the Clams (Jan 19, 2007)
- Episode 1x01: Stuck in the Middle with You (Jan 12, 2007)
Parkinson (2004)
Guest starring as Nicholas Lyndhurst
- Episode 2x05: Peter Kay, Sandra Bullock, Nicholas Lyndhurst (Mar 12, 2005)
New Tricks (2004)
Starring as Dan Griffin
(23 episodes)
- Episode 12x10: The Crazy Gang (Oct 6, 2015)
- Episode 12x09: Life Expectancy (Sep 29, 2015)
- Episode 12x08: Lottery Curse (Sep 22, 2015)
- Episode 12x07: The Russian Cousin (Sep 15, 2015)
- Episode 12x06: The Fame Game (Sep 8, 2015)
- Episode 12x05: Prodigal Sons (Sep 1, 2015)
- Episode 12x04: The Wolf of Wallbrook (Aug 25, 2015)
- Episode 12x03: The Curate's Egg (Aug 18, 2015)
- Episode 12x02: Last Man Standing - Part Two (Aug 11, 2015)
- Episode 12x01: Last Man Standing - Part One (Aug 4, 2015)
- Episode 11x10: The Queen's Speech (Oct 20, 2014)
- Episode 11x09: Breadcrumbs (Oct 13, 2014)
- Episode 11x08: The English Defence (Oct 6, 2014)
- Episode 11x07: In Vino Veritas (Sep 29, 2014)
- Episode 11x06: Romans Ruined (Sep 22, 2014)
- Episode 11x05: London Underground (Sep 15, 2014)
- Episode 11x04: Ghosts (Sep 8, 2014)
- Episode 11x03: Deep Swimming (Sep 1, 2014)
- Episode 11x02: Tender Loving Care (Aug 25, 2014)
- Episode 11x01: Bermondsey Boy (Aug 18, 2014)
- Episode 10x10: Wild Justice (Oct 1, 2013)
- Episode 10x09: Roots (Sep 24, 2013)
- Episode 10x08: The One That Got Away (Sep 17, 2013)
Sport Relief (2002)
Guest starring as Rodney
- Episode 2014-03-21: Part 1 (Mar 21, 2014)
Guest starring as Nicholas Lyndhurst
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2014-12-27: The Final Score (Dec 27, 2014)
- Episode 2014-03-22: The Best Bits (Mar 22, 2014)
- Episode 2014-03-21: Part 2 (Mar 21, 2014)
Goodnight Sweetheart (1993)
Starring as Gary Sparrow
(59 episodes)
- Episode S06 Special: Many Happy Returns (Sep 2, 2016)
- Episode 6x10: Accentuate the Positive (Jun 21, 1999)
- Episode 6x09: Flash, Bang, Wallop (Jun 13, 1999)
- Episode 6x08: Something Fishie (Jun 6, 1999)
- Episode 6x07: How I Won the War (May 30, 1999)
- Episode 6x06: Just in Time (May 23, 1999)
- Episode 6x05: The 'ouses in Between (May 16, 1999)
- Episode 6x04: Grief Encounter (May 2, 1999)
- Episode 6x03: California Dreamin' (Apr 25, 1999)
- Episode 6x02: All About Yvonne (Apr 18, 1999)
- Episode 6x01: Mine's a Double (Apr 11, 1999)
- Episode 5x10: My Heart Belongs to Daddy (Apr 27, 1998)
- Episode 5x09: Love the One You're With (Apr 20, 1998)
- Episode 5x08: Have You Ever Seen a Dream Walking (Apr 13, 1998)
- Episode 5x07: ...But We Think You Have to Go (Apr 6, 1998)
- Episode 5x06: We Don't Want to Lose You... (Mar 30, 1998)
- Episode 5x05: Pennies from Heaven (Mar 23, 1998)
- Episode 5x04: Mairzy Doats (Mar 16, 1998)
- Episode 5x03: When Two Worlds Collide (Mar 9, 1998)
- Episode 5x02: London Pride (Mar 2, 1998)
- Episode 5x01: A Room with a View (Feb 23, 1998)
- Episode 4x11: The Bells Are Ringing (May 20, 1997)
- Episode 4x10: Careless Talk... (May 13, 1997)
- Episode 4x09: Heartaches (May 6, 1997)
- Episode 4x08: Come Fly with Me (Apr 29, 1997)
- Episode 4x07: Easy Living (Apr 22, 1997)
- Episode 4x06: How Long Has This Been Going On? (Apr 15, 1997)
- Episode 4x05: The Leaving of Liverpool (Apr 8, 1997)
- Episode 4x04: And Mother Came Too (Mar 24, 1997)
- Episode 4x03: Out of Town (Mar 17, 1997)
- Episode 4x02: In the Mood (Mar 10, 1997)
- Episode 4x01: You're Driving Me Crazy (Mar 3, 1997)
- Episode 3x10: Let's Get Away from It All (Mar 4, 1996)
- Episode 3x09: The Yanks Are Coming (Feb 26, 1996)
- Episode 3x08: Someone to Watch Over Me (Feb 19, 1996)
- Episode 3x07: There's Something About a Soldier (Feb 12, 1996)
- Episode 3x06: Turned Out Nice Again (Feb 5, 1996)
- Episode 3x05: Goodnight Children Everywhere (Jan 29, 1996)
- Episode 3x04: Change Partners (Jan 22, 1996)
- Episode 3x03: It's a Sin to Tell a Lie (Jan 15, 1996)
- Episode 3x02: One O'Clock Jump (Jan 8, 1996)
- Episode 3x01: It Ain't Necessarily So (Jan 1, 1996)
- Episode S03 Special: Between The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Dec 26, 1995)
- Episode 2x10: Don't Fence Me In (May 1, 1995)
- Episode 2x09: Let Yourself Go (Apr 24, 1995)
- Episode 2x08: Nice Work If You Can Get It (Apr 10, 1995)
- Episode 2x07: Would You Like to Swing on a Star (Apr 3, 1995)
- Episode 2x06: ...As You Wave Me Goodbye (Mar 27, 1995)
- Episode 2x05: Wish Me Luck... (Mar 20, 1995)
- Episode 2x04: Who's Taking You Home Tonight? (Mar 13, 1995)
- Episode 2x03: Just One More Chance (Mar 6, 1995)
- Episode 2x02: I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good (Feb 27, 1995)
- Episode 2x01: Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Feb 20, 1995)
- Episode 1x06: In the Mood (Dec 23, 1993)
- Episode 1x05: I Get Along Without You Very Well (Dec 16, 1993)
- Episode 1x04: The More I See You (Dec 9, 1993)
- Episode 1x03: Is Your Journey Really Necessary? (Dec 2, 1993)
- Episode 1x02: Fools Rush In (Nov 25, 1993)
- Episode 1x01: Rites of Passage (Nov 18, 1993)
Guest starring as Colonel Henri Dupont
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x07: ...But We Think You Have to Go (Apr 6, 1998) [Uncredited]
- Episode 5x06: We Don't Want to Lose You... (Mar 30, 1998) [Uncredited]
Guest starring as Evil Duplicate Gary Sparrow
- Episode 6x01: Mine's a Double (Apr 11, 1999) [Uncredited]
Guest starring as Good Duplicate Gary Sparrow
- Episode 6x01: Mine's a Double (Apr 11, 1999) [Uncredited]
Comic Relief (1986)
Guest starring as Nicholas Lyndhurst
- Episode 1991-03-15: Comic Relief 1991 (Mar 15, 1991)
Guest starring as Rodders
- Episode 1997-03-14: Close Encounters of the Furred Kind (Mar 14, 1997)
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Starring as Rodney "Dave" Trotter
(67 episodes)
- Episode S07 Special: Sleepless in Peckham...! (Dec 25, 2003)
- Episode S07 Special: Strangers on the Shore...! (Dec 25, 2002)
- Episode S07 Special: If They Could See Us Now.....! (Dec 25, 2001)
- Episode S07 Special: Time on Our Hands (Dec 29, 1996)
- Episode S07 Special: Modern Men (Dec 27, 1996)
- Episode S07 Special: Heroes and Villains (Dec 25, 1996)
- Episode S07 Special: Fatal Extraction (Dec 25, 1993)
- Episode S07 Special: Mother Nature's Son (Dec 25, 1992)
- Episode S07 Special: Miami Twice - Oh to Be in England (2) (Dec 25, 1991)
- Episode S07 Special: Miami Twice - The American Dream (1) (Dec 24, 1991)
- Episode 7x06: Three Men, a Woman, and a Baby (Feb 3, 1991)
- Episode 7x05: He Ain't Heavy, He's My Uncle (Jan 27, 1991)
- Episode 7x04: The Class of '62 (Jan 20, 1991)
- Episode 7x03: Stage Fright (Jan 13, 1991)
- Episode 7x02: The Chance of a Lunchtime (Jan 6, 1991)
- Episode 7x01: The Sky's the Limit (Dec 30, 1990)
- Episode S07 Special: Rodney Come Home (Dec 25, 1990)
- Episode S06 Special: The Jolly Boys' Outing (Dec 25, 1989)
- Episode 6x06: Little Problems (Feb 12, 1989)
- Episode 6x05: Sickness & Wealth (Feb 5, 1989)
- Episode 6x04: The Unlucky Winner Is... (Jan 29, 1989)
- Episode 6x03: Chain Gang (Jan 22, 1989)
- Episode 6x02: Danger UXD (Jan 15, 1989)
- Episode 6x01: Yuppy Love (Jan 8, 1989)
- Episode S05 Special: Dates (Dec 25, 1988)
- Episode S05 Special: The Frog's Legacy (Dec 25, 1987)
- Episode S05 Special: A Royal Flush (Dec 25, 1986)
- Episode 5x06: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Oct 5, 1986)
- Episode 5x05: Video Nasty (Sep 28, 1986)
- Episode 5x04: Tea for Three (Sep 21, 1986)
- Episode 5x03: The Longest Night (Sep 14, 1986)
- Episode 5x02: The Miracle of Peckham (Sep 7, 1986)
- Episode 5x01: From Prussia with Love (Aug 31, 1986)
- Episode S04 Special: To Hull and Back (Dec 25, 1985)
- Episode 4x07: As One Door Closes (Apr 4, 1985)
- Episode 4x06: Watching the Girls Go By (Mar 28, 1985)
- Episode 4x05: Sleeping Dogs Lie (Mar 21, 1985)
- Episode 4x04: It's Only Rock and Roll (Mar 14, 1985)
- Episode 4x03: Hole in One (Mar 7, 1985)
- Episode 4x02: Strained Relations (Feb 28, 1985)
- Episode 4x01: Happy Returns (Feb 21, 1985)
- Episode S03 Special: Thicker Than Water (Dec 25, 1983)
- Episode 3x07: Who's a Pretty Boy? (Dec 22, 1983)
- Episode 3x06: Wanted (Dec 15, 1983)
- Episode 3x05: May the Force Be with You (Dec 8, 1983)
- Episode 3x04: Yesterday Never Comes (Dec 1, 1983)
- Episode 3x03: Friday the 14th (Nov 24, 1983)
- Episode 3x02: Healthy Competition (Nov 17, 1983)
- Episode 3x01: Homesick (Nov 10, 1983)
- Episode S02 Special: Diamonds Are for Heather (Dec 30, 1982)
- Episode S02 Special: Christmas Trees (Dec 27, 1982)
- Episode 2x07: A Touch of Glass (Dec 2, 1982)
- Episode 2x06: It Never Rains... (Nov 25, 1982)
- Episode 2x05: The Yellow Peril (Nov 18, 1982)
- Episode 2x04: No Greater Love... (Nov 11, 1982)
- Episode 2x03: A Losing Streak (Nov 4, 1982)
- Episode 2x02: Ashes to Ashes (Oct 28, 1982)
- Episode 2x01: The Long Legs of the Law (Oct 21, 1982)
- Episode S01 Special: Christmas Crackers (Dec 28, 1981)
- Episode 1x06: The Russians Are Coming (Oct 13, 1981)
- Episode 1x05: A Slow Bus to Chingford (Oct 6, 1981)
- Episode 1x04: The Second Time Around (Sep 29, 1981)
- Episode 1x03: Cash and Curry (Sep 22, 1981)
- Episode 1x02: Go West Young Man (Sep 15, 1981)
- Episode 1x01: Big Brother (Sep 8, 1981)
- Episode S07 Special: Beckham in Peckham - Sport Relief 2014 (Mar 21, 2014)
- Episode S07 Special: Comic Relief Special (Mar 14, 1997)
Give Us a Clue (1979)
Guest starring as Nicholas Lyndhurst
- Episode 4x11: Pat Coombs, Stacy Dorning, Joanna Van Gyseghem, Terry Scott, Joe Brown, Nicholas Lyndhurst (Dec 24, 1981)
Butterflies (1978)
Starring as Adam
(28 episodes)
- Episode 4x07: Loose Ends (Oct 19, 1983)
- Episode 4x06: Breaking Up (Oct 12, 1983)
- Episode 4x05: Calling (Oct 5, 1983)
- Episode 4x04: Cleaning Windows (Sep 28, 1983)
- Episode 4x03: Pot (Sep 21, 1983)
- Episode 4x02: Amanda (Sep 14, 1983)
- Episode 4x01: Back from New York (Sep 7, 1983)
- Episode 3x07: Parting (Oct 21, 1980)
- Episode 3x06: Gimme Shelter (Oct 14, 1980)
- Episode 3x05: Happy Birthday, Ria (Oct 7, 1980)
- Episode 3x04: Problems, Problems (Sep 30, 1980)
- Episode 3x03: Pregnancy (Sep 23, 1980)
- Episode 3x02: Ruby's Crisis (Sep 16, 1980)
- Episode 3x01: An Empty Cage (Sep 9, 1980)
- Episode 2x08: Christmas with the Parkinsons (Dec 22, 1979)
- Episode 2x07: Lunch with Leonard (Dec 10, 1979)
- Episode 2x06: An Attractive Visitor (Dec 3, 1979)
- Episode 2x05: Keeping Fit (Nov 26, 1979)
- Episode 2x04: A Dog's Life (Nov 19, 1979)
- Episode 2x03: Worrying (Nov 12, 1979)
- Episode 2x02: Fox Hunting (Nov 5, 1979)
- Episode 2x01: Leaving (Oct 29, 1979)
- Episode 1x06: He'll Have to Go (Dec 15, 1978)
- Episode 1x05: The Lovers (Dec 8, 1978)
- Episode 1x04: How About Lunch? (Dec 1, 1978)
- Episode 1x03: Thinking About a Job (Nov 24, 1978)
- Episode 1x02: Breaking the Silence (Nov 17, 1978)
- Episode 1x01: When Ria Met Leonard (Nov 10, 1978)