Only Fools and Horses star Nicholas Lyndhurst’s famous grandfather

Nicholas Lyndhurst is the grandson of pioneering filmmaker Francis Lyndhurst.Nicholas Lyndhurst is widely considered a national treasure, thanks to his long-running role as Rodney Trotter, the hapless younger brother of Derek “Del Boy” Trotter in Only Fools and Horses. A comedic tour de force, the 65-year-old may have found fame in the 80s, but his family was already well-known in certain circles, thanks to the pioneering work of his grandfather, Francis Lyndhurst.