John Sullivan created TV hits only fools and horses and citizen Smith John Sullivan, one of the most popular British sitcoms, only fools and horses, wrote died at the age of 64.He had been in intensive care for six weeks in a hospital in Surrey, fight against viral pneumonia.
He wrote also citizen Smith and only good friends, and the third and final episode of his latest work rock & chips will be shown on Thursday on BBC one.
Sir David Jason, who played del boy in only fools and horses, said he was "devastated" over the loss of his friend.
He said: "we have lost our country largest comedy author but he can be a great legacy, the gift of laughter." "My thoughts at this time are his beautiful family."
Nicholas Lyndhurst played del's brother, said he was "shocked" and "deeply saddened" and described as "without doubt" Britain's best TV friend writer.
He said: "he was a man shy and reserved, but had a great passion for his work and was looking forward to writing more rock & chips, I hope the last episode makes him proud."
BBC Director General Mark Thompson said: "John had a unique gift for everyday life and all of us in unforgettable comedy know characters."
The son of a plumber, he survived is sons, a daughter and two grandchildren by his wife Sharon, and two.
"Warm comedy"Gareth Gwenlan, a manufacturer of only fools and horses, said his widow devastated "course" and had their family around them.
The Corporation head of comedy mark Freeland added: "no one understood what we laugh and made wines better than John Sullivan."
He was the Dickens of our generation. "Simply the best, most natural, comedy writer of our time."
Only fools and horses was voted regularly, the largest British sitcomHe added: "he wrote all that he was in fact about his life and the absurdities, and he met the great characters."
"And she beat you only a resonance with all in the nation - an audience of over 23 million people if not right to do something, and chiming bells with a huge amount of people."
BBC creative Director Alan Yentob said there was a beauty to his scripts and offer the Trotter family would, enjoyment, tears and laugh for future generations.
Stephen Fry said he was "terribly sad" by the news and described him on Twitter as "one of the great comedy writers of our time".
Only fools and horses - with David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst as South London brothers del and Rodney Trotter forever trying to make a quick fortune - was regularly Britain's favorite sitcom elected.
It ran for 10 years from 1981 to 1991, with several Christmas specials in the following years.
The 1996 special time on our hands, which was provided as the last episode in account and saw del boy on his ambition itself and Rodney millionaires to good come, was of more than 24 million people, a record for a sitcom in the United Kingdom observed.
Give Sullivan finally saw the demand for follow up and back on the history of the trotters of 2001 for occasional Christmas specials.
He wrote also a spin off the green green grass, featuring only fools character Boycie and Marlene-and a prequel, rock & chips, del boy early life documented.
Another show written proved by Sullivan, just good friends, in the 1980s. It played former lover Paul Nicholas and Jan Francis to meet the five years after he jilted her again.
John Sullivan, born in Balham, South London, in 1946, and always said that his secret was, that he wrote about what he knew, has his first job at the BBC as a hand at the age of 16 years.
In his spare time he wrote sketches and got his first break when he sent a script to the well-known comedy producer Dennis main Wilson loved the it.
He was commissioned, more episodes, three months given paid annual leave, and ended with citizen Smith - a comedy with Robert Lindsay as the young Communist "Wolfie" Smith to write.
He once described Rodney from only fools and horses as one "teeny bit me" because he was also a bit of a "naive dreamer" as a teenager.
And he said del boy was a mixture of many characters that he used car came while working in the trade in the 1970s.
He was appointed an OBE in 2005 for services to the drama.
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