The Only Fools and Horses extra who also appeared in Grange Hill
The star featured in the Only Fools and Horses iconic episode named The Unlucky Winner Is…
Only Fools and Horses gave us no end of memorable moments and classic episodes in its time.
One such episode, The Unlucky Winner Is…, sees Del Boy (David Jason) up to his usual antics as he bends the rules to bag a free holiday.
When one of Rodney’s (Nicholas Lyndhurst) paintings wins the Peckham lads a week in Mallorca, it soon turns out there’s a catch. Cheeky Del Boy has entered the painting in the under-14’s category.
Hilarity ensues as Rodney has to pretend to be a young teen, forced to partake in kid’s activities like a breakdancing contest and junior disco.
The episode first aired in January 1989, and featured an extra you might just recognise from some iconic shows.
When Del, Rodney, and Cassandra arrive in Spain they are greeted by cheery holiday-reps who welcome Rodney to the Groovy Gang.
One of the reps, Carmen, is played by New-Zealand-born, British TV star Gina Bellman.
Bellman, 55, is well known for playing Jane Christie in sitcom Coupling from 2000 to 2004.
She also played Sophie Devereaux in American crime drama Leverage from 2008 to 2012, reprising her main role in 2021 for the revival Leverage: Redemption.
Other shows Bellman has appeared in include Jekyll (2007), Ripper Street (2013), and Henry IX (2017).
She was also on Grange Hill before appearing on Only Fools and Horses, appearing as Stewpot’s dance date Trudy for two episodes in 1984.
Bellman recently played the part of Eleanor Markides in Bulletproof..
