Person
John Sullivan
Writing · 1946–2011 · Balham, London, England, UK
Biography
John Richard Thomas Sullivan was an English TV scriptwriter responsible for several British sitcoms, including Only Fools and Horses, Citizen Smith and Just Good Friends. From working-class South London, Sullivan worked in a variety of low-paid jobs for 15 years before getting his first break writing sketches for The Two Ronnies, which led to writing the sitcom Citizen Smith.
Known for
The Buccaneers
Doughty Son
Dear John
Creator
Only Fools and Horses
Writer
Jason King
1971
The Two Ronnies
Writer
Citizen Smith
Writer
The Green Green Grass
Writer
Rock & Chips
Writer
Dear John
Writer
Just Good Friends
Writer
Filmography
- 2010Rock & ChipsWriter
- 2010Rock & ChipsWriter
- 2005The Green Green GrassWriter
- 2002The Story of Only Fools and Horses
- 1998Roger RogerWriter
- 1997The Vanishing ManWriter
- 1997Only Fools and Horses: Only Fools CutawayWriter
- 1996Roger RogerWriter
- 1996Over HereWriter
- 1992Sitting PrettyWriter
- 1991Only Fools & Horses - Miami Twice - The MovieWriter
- 1988Dear JohnCreator
- 1986Dear JohnWriter
- 1984Only Fools and Horses: Licensed to DrillWriter
- 1983Just Good FriendsWriter
- 1982The Funny Side of ChristmasWriter
- 1982Only Fools and Horses: Christmas TreesWriter
- 1981Only Fools and HorsesWriter
- 1977Citizen SmithWriter
- 1971Jason King
- 1971The Two RonniesWriter
- 1968B-And-BCreator
- 1956The BuccaneersDoughty Son
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