Patrick Murray, best known for playing Mickey Pearce in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, has announced he has been diagnosed with lung cancer. The 65-year-old actor shared the news on Twitter, revealing that a tumour was discovered in his lung during a scan.
Murray explained that the tumour was found after he underwent an ultrasound for a separate health issue. He said the scan showed an early-stage cancerous tumour, which has since been removed. The actor credited the NHS for his positive outcome, urging others not to dismiss symptoms as merely signs of ageing.
Murray appeared in 20 episodes of Only Fools and Horses between 1982 and 2003. After the show ended, he continued acting in films such as The Firm and Curse of the Pink Panther before retiring and becoming a taxi driver in Kent. He later stopped working due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
In 2016, Murray married his wife Anong, 36, in Thailand. The couple has a five-year-old daughter, Josie. In 2017, the family faced a visa dispute with the Home Office, which was resolved in 2018, allowing them to reunite in the UK.
