Jim Broadbent says he is recognised more for his three episodes of Only Fools and Horses than his Oscar win.
The film star played DCI Roy Slater in the BBC sitcom in 1983, 1985 and 1991.
But he went on to bag an Academy Award for 2001’s Iris and do dozens of movies including Harry Potter, Bridget Jones’s Diary and Paddington.
Jim, 72, said: “I only went in for three episodes – never allowed to forget it.
“I saw one the other day, Class Reunion, and it was on and I sort of hovered by the sofa.
“And then I sat down and watched it right through. It was extraordinary. It’s quite non-PC some of it now. It’s sort of ‘oooh’, it’s 30 years ago.
“But still it’s by far the most recognition I get on the street is for Only Fools.”
Jim, who stars with Helen Mirren in new film The Duke, said he is not surprised by Only Fools’ popularity.
He told the Gaby Roslin podcast: “It’s really quality writing and performing. Beautifully drawn characters. They fit so well into this comedic structure.
“You care about them and you laugh at them, and with them, and it’s very special what John Sullivan did, pulling it together.”
