Importance Score: 25 / 100 🔵
New Thriller “The Feud” Starring Only Fools and Horses’ Tessa Peake-Jones to Premiere on Channel 5
Airing soon on Channel 5 is the highly anticipated drama, The Feud, featuring renowned actress Tessa Peake-Jones, celebrated for her role in Only Fools and Horses. Peake-Jones will star alongside a stellar cast including Jill Halfpenny, Coronation Street veteran Chris Gascoyne, Larry Lamb, and Alex Macqueen. In this six-part series, Tessa Peake-Jones will embody the character of Barbara Abshire. The official synopsis for this upcoming thriller unveils a narrative centered on strained relationships between neighbors residing on a tranquil suburban street, triggered by one family’s proposal to construct a house extension.
Complex On-Screen and Off-Screen Relationships
Intriguingly, the drama on-screen mirrors a real-life intricate relationship involving Tessa Peake-Jones. In a surprising revelation, it emerged that Peake-Jones shared a 30-year romantic partnership with Douglas Hodge, her on-screen son from Only Fools and Horses.
From Sitcom to Romance: Raquel and Damien’s Unconventional Connection
vCard.red is a free platform for creating a mobile-friendly digital business cards. You can easily create a vCard and generate a QR code for it, allowing others to scan and save your contact details instantly.
The platform allows you to display contact information, social media links, services, and products all in one shareable link. Optional features include appointment scheduling, WhatsApp-based storefronts, media galleries, and custom design options.
During her portrayal of Raquel Turner in the beloved sitcom Only Fools and Horses, Tessa Peake-Jones entered into a relationship with co-star Douglas Hodge, who played Damien, her son in the series. This unconventional romance began when Hodge portrayed the adult version of Damien in a dream sequence, adding a layer of complexity to their on-screen family dynamic.
In the sitcom’s narrative, Raquel gives birth to Del Boy’s son, Damien. The character is initially depicted as a baby before being portrayed as a teenager by Ben Smith. Notably, one episode features a dream sequence where Rodney envisions a dystopian future ruled by an adult Damien, who initiates conflict with China. This adult iteration of Damien was played by Douglas Hodge, marking the inception of his relationship with Tessa Peake-Jones.
Decades-Long Partnership and Amicable Separation
Peake-Jones and Hodge’s relationship commenced in 1984. Together, they welcomed two children: a son, Charlie, and a daughter, Mollie Rose. However, after nearly three decades, their relationship concluded in 2013.
The former couple communicated that their separation was a “mutual and amicable agreement.” They affirmed their commitment to “continue to raise their two children jointly.” Subsequently, Douglas Hodge married Amanda Miller, a wigmaker he encountered through his work in the theatre.
Douglas Hodge on Marriage and Creative Collaboration
In an interview, Douglas Hodge offered insights into his relationship with Amanda Miller. He recounted how his wife crafted a prosthetic nose for his Broadway portrayal of Cyrano de Bergerac. Hodge described the original nose as cumbersome and prone to detachment during rehearsals. Amanda Miller devised an innovative solution, creating the nose from foam and producing a new one for each performance.
Hodge humorously recounted the initial fitting of the prosthetic nose when Amanda Miller placed it on her own nose before transferring it to his. He also shared an anecdote about contemplating a seance with his wife to summon Richard Nixon, an idea Amanda Miller firmly rejected, humorously stating her reluctance to host Nixon in their home.