Patrick Murray: Only Fools and Horses' Mickey Pearce diagnosed with cancer

Patrick Murray: Only Fools and Horses' Mickey Pearce diagnosed with cancer
Ben Chapman

By Ben Chapman


Published: 26/01/2022

- 11:34

The Only Fools and Horses Star announced he has a cancerous tumour in his lung

Only Fools and Horses actor who took on the role of Mickey Pearce has been diagnosed with cancer.

Patrick Murray announced he has a cancerous tumour in his lung.


He said: "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.

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

"As for me, and thanks to the NHS, I can now see the same beautiful horizon as you".

The TV actor has also appeared in productions such as Endeavour and Lovejoy over the years, as well as Quadrophenia, Scum and The Firm.

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