Ray Butt
- Director and producer
Press clippings
Script for untransmitted sitcom pilot from John Sullivan up for auction
The script of an untransmitted comedy pilot by Only Fools And Horses writer John Sullivan is being auctioned on eBay. Over The Moon starred Brian Wilde - best known as Foggy from Last Of The Summer Wine - as an ineffectual football club manager.
Chortle, 29th May 2023The John Sullivan sitcom that was ended before it began
Following the end of his first big hit in the 1970s, Citizen Smith, Sullivan was scouting around for another project, and settled on a comedy about a failing football manager, known as Over The Moon. Brian Wilde was cast in the lead role, whilst director Ray Butt was also on board. The BBC was happy, and gave a six series first run the nod, after a successful pilot was made. Barely weeks later, though, the BBC promptly changed its mind.
Cult Box, 22nd November 2017Only Fools and Horses tribute at Ray Butt's funeral
Actors from Only Fools and Horses have paid tribute to the show's original producer Ray Butt, whose funeral has taken place in Suffolk.
BBC News, 29th July 2013Comedy director Ray Butt dies
Prolific director and producer Ray Butt, whose credits range from Only Fools And Horses to The Liver Birds and Are You Being Served?, has died.
British Comedy Guide, 17th July 2013Ray Butt obituary
Ray Butt, who has died aged 78, was the original producer of Only Fools And Horses, BBC Television's award-winning comedy series which was regularly voted the nation's favourite sitcom.
The Telegraph, 16th July 2013