Buster Merryfield's Grave - Only Fools and Horses Legend
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- Hi everyone, in this video I also mention that I had been to Roger Lloyd packs grave, but I called him the wrong name. Just to let you know I had been up since 4 am that day and my brain just went blank at that moment. So please excuse that part where I call him David by mistake. Thank you 🙏
Born in Battersea, London, England, his father, also called Harry Merryfield, was a fitter, and his mother Lily, was a part-time waitress. His sister Irene died when she was eight years old. He was given the name "Buster" by his grandfather, as he weighed nine pounds at birth, and it stuck throughout his entire life, not least because he refused to divulge his real name to anyone during his lifetime and it only became open knowledge after his death.
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Hi everyone, in this video I also mention that I had been to Roger Lloyd packs grave, but I called him the wrong name. Just to let you know I had been up since 4 am that day and my brain just went blank at that moment. So please excuse that part where I call him David by mistake. Thank you 🙏
That's alright Dave....I mean Rodney!
I'd love to see that video if u could kindly post a link. Thank you
No need to apologise... I think we all new who you meant... I watched that video... Keep up the great work Phil...! Sorry Paul lol...🙏👍😁
@@neilclewer2171 LOL...... I put this statement, because I got so much stick for it...... As you probably know these days if you make a mistake, people go mad at you.....
@@UnusualThings1 just subscribed to your channel,this is the 3rd one I,ve watched mate,I,ve just watched the George Michael one & was nice to see you give Scott on tape a mention,Grimm life collective is also brilliant,gonna watch some more of your videos,cheers,it's a shame that Busters picture was cracked,take care and stay safe 👍🤘
I'm from Serbia, and I think that (after the UK, course) it is the most beloved series in Serbia in the whole of Europe. We love everything about it! Lovely jubbly!
Cushty!
God bless and protect Serbia 🇷🇸.
Never thought he'd fill the gap Grandad left, but he did. RIP Buster!
My father is buried there , always look at Buster when going to see dad, such a lovely place to rest
I met Buster whilst on holiday in Crete, what a nice guy.
Only Fools & Horses was my favourite comedy growing up and still is today RIP Buster 🙏
Always used to see Buster Merryfield at the local swimming pool, regular as clockwork,, powering up and down. He was a strong swimmer and a very fit man!
That’s good to hear Sally, yes I can imagine he looked after himself, in later life to
He used to shop where I worked supermarket 🚜🚜🚜
Hello fellow Verwoodians lol
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Well after all those ships he sunk he had to be a good swimmer 🤣
What a super character he played and very interesting to learn about him as a younger man.
Yes, such a great and interesting man. 🙏
Only fools and horses probably one of the best comedies ever !!! Still watch the repeats and wet myself !!!
My late grandma lived in Verwood and often bumped into Buster doing his shopping. She often stopped for a chat with him and said how nice he was. He signed a photograph for me which I still have:-) When he died, she stood outside the church for his funeral, just along the road from this cemetery and saw David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst and other stars arriving.
One of the very few shows that will never get old. A timeless classic. RIP Buster
Buster was one of the celebs that tried to save Bournemouth indoor original ice rink. A proper gent and so sweet.
He was so funny, saw him in Salisbury once my home town.
Cemeteries are fascinating places. The churchyard at Nacton village near Ipswich is where you'll find the grave of a sailor who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar. An unusual incident is reveled in the Akenham Burial Case. Only Fools and Horses fans debate which was the better character, Grandad or Uncle Albert. Uncle Albert was a new presence in Del and Rodney's lives so there was a huge backstory to explore. The transition from Grandad to Uncle Albert in Only Fools.... was handled brilliantly by the writer, John Sullivan.
I love walking round cemeteries and reading the headstones.
I can't believe that it's 23yrs this year, since he's passed & how quickly it's gone & I could tell how upsetting it was for you to talk about & Only Fools & Horses is the best British comedy ever & always will be & loved his character as uncle Albert & he's really missed R.I.P 🌈🕊🌹❤XX.
He was a crucial part of the show as Uncle Albert such a great show never failed to make me laugh .
I agree he was so funny 😂
he saved the show when grandad died. very rare an actor can do that
Rip buster makes me feel sad that he has gone enjoyed the show 😢
Best show ever. We loved uncle Albert. All the best from Croatia.
I worked in TV and Buster came in one day. I saw him walking past. He looked very fit and muscular for his age.
My friends wife was a nurse on the ward Buster died in, they were all sworn to secrecy to keep media away, they all respected it too !
Hi Peter thank you for watching, I can’t believe it so long ago now… Time flies too quick
Love cemeteries. Always so peaceful. Always full of history and no one will bother you.
Never more truer words spoken a place to reflect on your thoughts
Except ghosts 👻
Brilliant tribute to Buster Merryfield. So fitting that his picture as Uncle Albert is the one his family have used in his memory.
Grandad was played by Lennard Pearce.
Well they used that and one other not just that one 👍
I Met Buster Merryfield in Sainsbury's in Alderhills in Poole, He was helping collecting money for Cancer Research. I put some money in the box and shook his hand but often seen him driving around in a convertible Jaguar sports. He was a really nice guy this is when I lived in Bournemouth.
I actually used to work in that shop. Great times
Uncle Albert was my favourite he played the part brilliantly no one else could have done it
Reminder is set but that means nothing as YT never reminds me 😂 see ya in 18hours 😂 at 2am my time and gday from The Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia 🇦🇺 Paul 👍 Kellie
He was a nice man 😔🥰
Yes seems like such a cool guy.
Roger Loyd Pack played Trigger & Lenard Peirce played Grandad.
Excellent production. Thanks for making this. I remember where I was when I heard that Buster passed in 1999. The time fly’s by.
Roger is buried in Highgate East cemetery. My husband took the time to find his grave, being a big fan. We were due to see Boycie do a talk but it was cancelled due to illness and a few days later he died. I’ve seen Only Fools and Horses so many times that it almost becomes wearing. I like it but not as much as my husband. He watches it so much it’s enough to put anyone off.
Yes I visited Roger Lloyd packs grave in my Highgate video. His name just slipped my mind when I was filming this.
Great actor & sadly missed 👌
One of the best comedy shows ever.
Uncle Abert, a great character..rip..
I'm only 21, and I just recently finished watching only fools and horses, and I loved every single episode of it, I just miss the old stuff all those actors who played their part and I know it's sad that some them ain't here and the ones that are have aged now, times flying and I feel that in todays time things are rough, we don't get that joy and fun as it was 30-40 years ago even 20 years ago now days things and people have changed but not for the good sadly, we will never get such a show back again or those actors and their characters ever, nor we will get those year back, and I remember my grandad used to tell me about these shows but I didn't have a clue than, as im British asain my grandad was the first in my family who came to UK in 1969/70 from Pakistan, and those years were hard for Asians to live in uk due to racism and violence but they lived and worked, luckily he had mix of friends here who were came in uk way before him, now that his not with us rip grandad 1941-2015, now that I've seen quite alot of 70s 80s 90s TV shows and programs it just makes me feel happy and excited to see how those times were.
Thank you for your comments and it’s great you’re watching some of the classics 🙏
I met him about 30 years ago,he was at a job careers event in Slough's Montem Centre, next to the Ice Arena,Berkshire where I lived as a kid. He was promoting to work in banking as I believe he was in the field of work for many many years. I got him to autograph the book he had just written,but was just blown away when he spoke,very,very posh,not like the Londoner he portrayed in the comedy. Just a lovey,gentle and pleasant guy,amazing chap,keep doing a grand job fella😊😊
I used to work in Poole, Dorset and would regularly see Buster walking along the high street. Such a brilliant actor in one of the best comedies ever x
An absolute legend indeed
A lovely head stone !,,,, fabulous grave yard , time flies by very quick,
I absolutely loved this character. One of my fav lines was when Rodney asked him to phone his boss to say he was sick with a virus. Uncle Albert said to the boss, Rodney wont be into day, he's got a belly ache. Rodney said, why did you say that? Uncle Albert said, You got an ache have'nt you? and it's in your stomach, isnt it? well then, you got a belly ache. Thanks very much for showing Buster's grave.
Thank you for such a good video, which I stumbled upon by accident. However, I am so pleased I did as Buster Merryfield played Cupid between my parents . He and my mother worked in a bank, after he left the army. My father was a regular customer and after a while Buster dropped a hint to my father and the rest was history. . A few years later they were married then I came along followed by my sister and brother. By then my mother had left the bank and the next she saw of Buster was him appearing on OFAH. Buster was in to his amateur dramatics when he worked in the bank and only went pro after retirement.
Thanks for the vid - and thank you too Buster...RIP.
I was going to comment that I didn't think he was a professional actor until retiring from being a bank manager. Thanks for confirming this.
Great story, Ian. I bet you’re glad Buster managed to drop the hint, eh! 👍🏻🤣
@@upthesaints7201 Oh yes....👍
That is awesome 👍🏻. God bless
Love only fools and horses as everyone does Leonard Pearce played grandad he was really funny but when buster merryfeld joined the show he was even funnier great video well done 👍
Buster Merryfield was brilliant as the seadog uncle Albert who appeared in the episode when it was the grandad funeral David Jason Nicholas Lyndhurst and Buster Merryfield work well together in Only Fools and Horses.
About thirty years ago I was in Smiths, the stationer's shop. He came in and asked the assistant if she had any videos of a show called, 'Fools and Horses'. It was strange to think he'd had to go out and buy copies of a show he starred in! He was just the same as Uncle Albert in the show.
I met him in a cafe in Bournemouth with his wife in 1991.They were both friendly and charming!
Loved Uncle Albert in Only Fools. Didn't know he died of a brain tumour.
The little yellow Trotter van got me, great video thank you.
Thank you, and yes the trotter van was awesome… 🙌
Apparently Buster was featured on a Lloyd Grossman 'Through The Keyhole'. He was an big fan of hanging baskets and had marvellous displays outside his front door. He lived in a bungalow.
He was a very good gardener
Buster like yourself brings me so many smiles to my face from playing Uncle Albert. Best tv programme ever to be shown. Legend Buster
Absolute legend...rest in peace buster 🦁🦁
I live in Italy but I spent my childhood in England and I have very fond memories of "Only fools and horses".i loved the ultraviolet sunbed scene " These ultraviolet rays contain Vitamin D".
Always loved Only fools and horses , I still watch it now ❤
Thanks for your Video
Good memories of Buster
I knew were you were I lived in Bournemouth 6 months Back in 85 Rachel always Talked about Buster Merryfield lived in her Neighbourhood Man so long ago now.Rest in peace Buster
Time flies as you get older . good video
As a huge fan of Only Fools, found this really interesting and heart warming. Thanks 👍
Thanks for your kind words Steve glad you enjoyed it.
@@UnusualThings1 Leonard Pearce who played grandad also paying respect to those characters who have also passed away 😢 most recent ron Pember who played baz
Yeah me too my wife and stepdaughter are fed up with me watching repeats
@@almorgan68 with you on that! Even my 9 year old is starting to learn the Del boy one liners!!! "Magic" 👍
Uncle Albert, OFAH Legend, a naturally gifted funny man, made for the part of Albert. 🙏👍
Fools and horses love every episode of them especially with buster merryfield when he fell down the cellar of the pub 🤣🤣
One of my all time favourite characters.
A real gentleman too, RIP Buster.
Rest in peace Uncle Albert, God bless You!!! ♥️🇧🇦 Only fools and horses brought so much joy in my country, after the war in mid 90s, first smiles after hard times. Even today in my early 40s I'm watching them very often. Good old times!
He was the perfect choice to replace grandads character ,brilliant actor 😀👍
It is a lovely cemetery.I love walking around them hence my enjoyment of your films.
It's sad that we are slowly losing them
I agree, very sad...
Uncle Albert! Such respect for him a national treasure. Only fools has brought me so much joy 🤩
A British chap I met at the gym recommended Only Fools and Horses to me a few months ago, since I brought up UK sitcoms. I absolutely loved the show and loved Busters performance. I wasn’t sure if I was going to want to continue the show after Grandad passed away, but Uncle Albert was so great. I’m still watching rewatching the show to this day.
Absolutely loved his character…. What a great find..worth a sub
When I lived in Telford me and my brother went to the cemetery close to the house to help clean up after a big wind storm we Moved to Hampshire in 2009 and now I live next to water nice in the summer but cold in the winter lol iv never watched only fools and horses but my brother was a fan of them R.I.P Buster X x
Loved all actors on fools and horses👍😊💜
Can’t believe it’s been 23 yrs since he passed!!! That’s scary….so interesting to hear about his early life…would never have imagined him as a boxer..or teaching things about the army survival in the jungle!! Yes.,it was the chemistry between those three actors that gelled that tv programme into such a hilarious one. A garden centre near me had a yellow three wheeler on the roof and the centre was called “Dell Boys” for a long time. We need more comedy and actors of his style..no swearing, fighting, etc..just good clean comedy.
Thankyou for that. Shame his lovely photo glass was cracked/broken….❤️🙏💐🙋♀️💕
Buster (uncle Albert) is a legend.
One night it was so cold the flame on his lighter Froze, they don't get better than that.
Fortunately Buster will live on forever
Only Fools is the Nations Greatest ever show
R.I.P Buster
👍🏻😁👼
R.I.P BUSTER & HIS LOVEING WIFE 🌹😪👍👏
A true legend
I grew up In the same Town he lived. He was always very well dressed whenever i saw him.
Leonard pierce as grandad was a very funny guy
Thanks for this. The man was a legend. And he supported Millwall, where I live!! May he rest in peace. Nice to see his grave being cared for. Cheers mate x
Yh truly he should of been a Chelsea or Fulham fan being a Battersea boy. But each to their own 😄
I grew up watching only fools and horses,I watched it from the first show right through the last show and loved every episode,I still watch it now as I have the box set signed by David Jason,he came in to it after grandad died and slotted in perfect,this show will never get old and being English in England iam surrounded by people who love it just like,I do
Great show many a laugh I had also 😊 especially the time he went down river Thames with his new boat when they finally became millionaires 😂. R.I.P Harry
I literally bumped into him coming down the stairs in W.H Smith in Bournemouth, I of course recognised him straight away and said "Hello Buster"....he looked so chuffed and enquired how I was doing.......no ego with this guy.
Wasn't he? Just salt of the earth,he could talk till the cows came home, I remember at the job event as I put above,happy to find put about me n family,bless him😊
So many great memories watching you, thanks for the laughs uncle Albert… rest in peace.
I love buster merryfield I a am a big huge fan of only fools and horses I met Dennis lil who played Cassandra’s dad and I have the boxed dvd set of only fools and horses. with buster meeryfield will watching it some point this week.
Thank you... God rest buster and family
Fools really got going once Buster joined the show. I was never that keen on Grandad as a character.
I met Buster several times in and around Dorset when I was a child. When I was 16 I had lunch with him at the Agricultural College. He was always jolly, ALWAYS dressed impeccably and a true Gentleman.
Thanks for watching and your comment Gareth that is really good to hear that he was like that.
Verwood's cemetery has grown a heck of a lot in 30+ years since my mum was laid to rest there. Just a shame the industrial estate can now be seen through the trees on the far left. Certainly are some colour headstones down there. The picture ones are very touching.
Thanks for this, nice to see Buster's final resting place. RIP Buster.
My pleasure!
I enjoyed your video I'm from bournemouth but emergrated to Oz 10 years ago buster was a great actor I have a private no plate of delboy on my truck all the actors on onlyfools and horses are the best r I p buster
probably my favorite Only Fools character
Of course the show needs no introduction. I remember feeling so sad when grandad passed. But Buster quickly was written in well. I did hear or read that his last job was as a bank manager before joining Only fools.... Thanks for sharing some of his earlier history, great stuff.
I loved ' the dover sole' as Rodney called him once 😂
He was a better character for me than Grandad although Grandad had had excellent one liners
Such a loss, he was a brilliant character.
Great tribute to a wonderful one of a kind actor.
Myself and my wife at the time in mid 90s were shopping im M&S in Bournemouth when we bumped into uncle Albert. He kindly came over to see our new born and gave £1 for our lads piggy bank.
R.I.P Buster, and thankyou.
Thank you for showing us this. Yes nice graveyard! (during the war) 💜
Rip ,great guy he was .
Loved this programme like so many other people.
Could I suggest a video on Bobby Moores grave. He is buried in the City of London Cemetery in Manor Park. Also Jack Cornwell is buried there. He is the youngest person to receive the Victoria Cross as he was aged just 16 years old. He received it posthumously after WW1.
Thank you for your videos Paul. They are just so interesting. 👍😁
Wow how beautiful. I'm not keen on cemetery but I have to say it looks beautiful there. So sweet
As a massive fan of Only Fools and Horses and living locally this is somewhere I will be planning to visit. Thanks for the video.
The all-time best comedy ever. Lubbly-Jubbly Rest In Peace Buster
""I can't wait to tell the boys down the market!" Uncle Albert was my favourite after Del and Rodney
Met Buster many times at Poole Hospital and also took his wife in a wheelchair to see buster before he died!
Ahh, that's cool man... Time flies so fast... Can't believe he's been gone that long.
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Sad part of life !
Loved Buster!
Never realised he was buried in Verwood. I was lead to believe he lived in Bransgore, but not sure if that was the case.
Cemeteries are interesting places, full of history and are very peaceful
I agree there so peaceful !👍
This video was fab I loved Uncle Albert in only fools and horses he was so funny.
Thank you Lisa
You should cover the Writer , John Sullivans Headstone as well . Such a Talented Writer , other Credits : Citizen Smith , Dear John , The Geeen grass....
Loved Buster RIP old timer. Of interest I live in a place called East Preston right on the Sussex coast. At our local church in the churchyard itself is the final resting place of Lawrence Olivier the world famous actor if you ever want to visit it. 😀
Big fan from Scotland sir Malcolm Sargent and I where related his dad and my great grandfather where brother's tried to find his grave on TH-cam no success watching to c if u ever go there keep up the good work👍
Years ago my dad drove past a cafe in burley where buster sat reading his paper at the same table and I regret to this day not asking my dad to please stop the car. So I can ask buster for his autograph or photograph. We always will remember him because of his white busy beard. But I wish I got his picture taken. Rest in peace for eternity 1920-1999 xx