Fans including Ricky Hatton charged nearly £400 to have a photo with Sir David Jason

Only Fools And Horses fans – including boxer Ricky Hatton – forked out close to £400 over the weekend for a chance to pose for a photo with sitcom star Sir David Jason.

The 80-year-old actor was in attendance at the David Jason & Friends event at The Sharnbrook Hotel in Bedford – which offered the opportunity to visit the reconstructed set from the show.

Only Fools And Horses buffs were welcomed into Del Boy’s flat – but coughed up £375 to have a photo with the star of the erstwhile series and get his autograph.

The event offered a cheaper option as well – £55 for a snap in the flat without Sir David, or £255, to have a photo with Sir David but not his autograph.

Those wanting an autograph as well shelled out another £120 for the pleasure.

Despite the hiked up prices, the event drew in the punters, selling out almost immediately when it was first advertised last year, even crashing the website.

A Q&A also took place at the event – marking the first time Sir David has attended an Only Fools And Horses convention.

Donations from this event will be gifted by both the organisers and Sir David to the charity Diabetes UK.

Among the fans present were boxer Ricky Hatton, who posted snaps of him and Sir David online, captioning this: ‘Met one of my heroes today. Sir David Jason (Del Boy). Absolutely made up!’

Other characters in attendance were Boycie and Marlene – played by John Challis and Sue Holderness – who ended up with their own spin-off series, The Green Green Grass.

Only Fools And Horses aired on the BBC from 1981 to 2003 and produced seven series and various special episodes.

The show concluded on Christmas Day 2003 with the episode Sleepless In Peckham, which drew in 16.37 million viewers.

A musical based on the show is currently running in London’s West End.