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Only Fools and Horses

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Only Fools and Horses is a British television sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas specials until 2003. Set in working-class Peckham in south-east London, it stars David Jason as ambitious market trader Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter and Nicholas Lyndhurst as his younger half-brother Rodney Trotter, alongside a supporting cast. The series follows the Trotters' highs and lows in life, in particular their attempts to get rich. Lennard Pearce appeared in the first three series as Del and Rodney's elderly grandfather, known simply as Grandad. After Pearce's death in 1984, a new character was introduced—Uncle Albert, the boys' great-uncle, played by Buster Merryfield—to replace Grandad. From 1988, the show featured regular characters in Del Boy's and Rodney's love interests: Raquel (Tessa Peake-Jones) and Cassandra (Gwyneth Strong), respectively. Other recurring characters included car dealer Boycie (John Challis), road sweeper Trigger (Roger Lloyd-Pack), lorry driver Denzil (Paul Barber), spiv Mickey Pearce (Patrick Murray), Boycie's wife Marlene (Sue Holderness), and pub landlord Mike (Kenneth MacDonald). The series was not an immediate hit with viewers and received little promotion early on, but later achieved consistently high ratings, and the 1996 episode "Time on Our Hands" (originally billed as the series finale) holds the record for the biggest UK audience for a sitcom episode, attracting 24.3 million viewers. The series influenced British culture, contributing several words and phrases to the English language. It spawned an extensive range of merchandise, including books, videos, DVDs, toys, and board games. The series received numerous awards, including recognition from BAFTA, the National Television Awards, and the Royal Television Society, as well as winning individual accolades for both Sullivan and Jason. It was voted Britain's Best Sitcom in a 2004 BBC poll. Episodes are frequently repeated on UKTV comedy channel U&Gold. Various further media were produced, including a spin-off, The Green Green Grass (2005–2009); prequel, Rock & Chips (2010–2011); and a special Sport Relief episode in March 2014, guest-starring David Beckham. In February 2019, a musical adaptation, written by John Sullivan's son Jim Sullivan and Paul Whitehouse, launched at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London.

Infobox

Genre
Sitcom
Created by
John Sullivan
Written by
John Sullivan
Directed by
mw- Martin Shardlow (1981) Bernard Thompson (1981) Ray Butt (1981–1983, 1985–1987) Susan Belbin (1985) Mandie Fletcher (1986) Tony Dow (1988–2003)
Starring
David Jason Nicholas Lyndhurst Lennard Pearce Buster Merryfield Tessa Peake-Jones Gwyneth Strong Roger Lloyd-Pack John Challis Paul Barber Roy Heather Patrick Murray Sue Holderness Kenneth MacDonald
Theme music composer
Ronnie Hazlehurst (1981) John Sullivan (1982–2003)
Opening theme
"Only Fools and Horses Theme" (Why Do Only Fools and Horses Work?)
Ending theme
"Hooky Street"
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of series
7
No. of episodes
64 (list of episodes)
Executive producers
Ray Butt (1981–1987) Bernard Thompson (1981) Gareth Gwenlan (1988–2003) John Sullivan (1991–2003)
Production locations
BBC Television Centre, White City, LondonActon, London (1981–1988)Bristol (1988–2003)
Running time
Regular episodes:Series 1–5: 30 minutesSeries 6–7: 50 minutesChristmas specials:35–95 minutes
Production company
BBC
Network
BBC One
Release
8 September 1981 (1981-09-08) –25 December 2003 (2003-12-25)
Editor
John Jarvis (1981–1996)

Tables

Overview · Home media
Region 2
Region 2
Title
Region 2
Release date
Region 4
The Complete Series 1
The Complete Series 1
Title
The Complete Series 1
Release date
20 November 2000
Release date
3 May 2004
Features
mw- .mw- .mw- } 6 episodes & 1981 Christmas special 1 disc Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG ACB: PG No special features
The Complete Series 2
The Complete Series 2
Title
The Complete Series 2
Release date
29 March 2001
Release date
3 May 2004
Features
7 episodes & 1982 Christmas special 1 disc Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG ACB: M No special features
The Complete Series 3
The Complete Series 3
Title
The Complete Series 3
Release date
4 June 2001
Release date
5 May 2005
Features
7 episodes & 1983 Christmas special 1 disc Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG ACB: PG No special features
The Complete Series 4
The Complete Series 4
Title
The Complete Series 4
Release date
1 October 2001
Release date
5 May 2005
Features
7 episodes 1 disc Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG ACB: PG No special features
The Complete Series 5
The Complete Series 5
Title
The Complete Series 5
Release date
30 September 2002
Release date
4 August 2005
Features
6 episodes 1 disc Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG ACB: PG No special features
The Complete Series 6
The Complete Series 6
Title
The Complete Series 6
Release date
22 September 2003
Release date
4 August 2005
Features
6 episodes 2 disc Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG ACB: PG No special features
The Complete Series 7
The Complete Series 7
Title
The Complete Series 7
Release date
6 September 2004
Release date
4 May 2006
Features
6 episodes 2 disc Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG ACB: PG No special features
The Complete Series 1–7
The Complete Series 1–7
Title
The Complete Series 1–7
Release date
15 November 2004
Release date
—
Features
45 episodes & 1981, 1982 and 1983 Christmas specials 9 disc Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG No special features
The Complete Collection
The Complete Collection
Title
The Complete Collection
Release date
16 October 2006
Release date
20 November 2019
Features
64 episodes (including all Christmas specials) 26 discs (Region 2) 18 discs (Region 4) Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: 12 ACB: M
The Complete Series 1–7 (slimline reissue)
The Complete Series 1–7 (slimline reissue)
Title
The Complete Series 1–7 (slimline reissue)
Release date
27 September 2010
Release date
—
Features
45 episodes & 1981, 1982 and 1983 Christmas specials 9 disc Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG No special features
The Complete Collection (first reissue)
The Complete Collection (first reissue)
Title
The Complete Collection (first reissue)
Release date
5 September 2011
Release date
—
Features
Repackaged version of original complete collection set 64 episodes (including all Christmas specials) 26 discs Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: 12
The Complete Collection (second reissue)
The Complete Collection (second reissue)
Title
The Complete Collection (second reissue)
Release date
23 October 2017
Release date
—
Features
Slimline version of first reissued complete collection set 64 episodes (including all Christmas specials) 19 discs Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: 12
Specials
Specials
Title
Specials
The Jolly Boys' Outing
The Jolly Boys' Outing
Title
The Jolly Boys' Outing
Release date
6 November 2000
Release date
—
The Frog's Legacy
The Frog's Legacy
Title
The Frog's Legacy
Release date
20 November 2000
Release date
—
To Hull and Back
To Hull and Back
Title
To Hull and Back
Release date
12 November 2001
Release date
—
Dates
Dates
Title
Dates
Release date
6 May 2002
Release date
—
If They Could See Us Now!
If They Could See Us Now!
Title
If They Could See Us Now!
Release date
11 November 2002
Release date
—
Miami Twice
Miami Twice
Title
Miami Twice
Release date
19 May 2003
Release date
—
Strangers on the Shore
Strangers on the Shore
Title
Strangers on the Shore
Release date
17 November 2003
Release date
—
Heroes and Villains
Heroes and Villains
Title
Heroes and Villains
Release date
9 February 2004
Release date
—
Modern Men
Modern Men
Title
Modern Men
Release date
9 February 2004
Release date
—
Time on Our Hands
Time on Our Hands
Title
Time on Our Hands
Release date
9 February 2004
Release date
—
The Christmas Trilogy
The Christmas Trilogy
Title
The Christmas Trilogy
Release date
9 February 2004
Release date
3 October 2007
Features
3 episodes: "Heroes and Villains", "Modern Men" and "Time on Our Hands" 3 discs Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG ACB: PG
Mother Nature's Son
Mother Nature's Son
Title
Mother Nature's Son
Release date
24 May 2004
Release date
—
Fatal Extraction
Fatal Extraction
Title
Fatal Extraction
Release date
12 July 2004
Release date
—
Sleepless in Peckham
Sleepless in Peckham
Title
Sleepless in Peckham
Release date
4 October 2004
Release date
—
The Christmas Specials
The Christmas Specials
Title
The Christmas Specials
Release date
15 November 2004
Release date
—
Features
3 episodes: "If They Could See Us Now!", "Strangers on the Shore" and "Sleepless in Peckham" 3 discs Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: 12
Rodney Come Home
Rodney Come Home
Title
Rodney Come Home
Release date
14 February 2005
Release date
—
A Royal Flush
A Royal Flush
Title
A Royal Flush
Release date
9 May 2005
Release date
—
The 80s Specials (Blu-ray)
The 80s Specials (Blu-ray)
Title
The 80s Specials (Blu-ray)
Release date
22 November 2021
Release date
—
Features
5 episodes: "To Hull and Back", "A Royal Flush", "The Frog's Legacy", "Dates" and "The Jolly Boys' Outing" 3 discs Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG Special features: collector's booklet, five exclusive art cards, behind-the-scenes photo galleries, original and writer's cut version of "A Royal Flush" and fully restored version of "The Jolly Boys' Outing
Title
Release date
Features
Ref.
Region 2
Region 4
The Complete Series 1
20 November 2000
3 May 2004
episodes & 1981 Christmas special 1 disc Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG ACB: PG No special features
The Complete Series 2
29 March 2001
3 May 2004
7 episodes & 1982 Christmas special 1 disc Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG ACB: M No special features
The Complete Series 3
4 June 2001
5 May 2005
7 episodes & 1983 Christmas special 1 disc Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG ACB: PG No special features
The Complete Series 4
1 October 2001
5 May 2005
7 episodes 1 disc Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG ACB: PG No special features
The Complete Series 5
30 September 2002
4 August 2005
6 episodes 1 disc Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG ACB: PG No special features
The Complete Series 6
22 September 2003
4 August 2005
6 episodes 2 disc Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG ACB: PG No special features
The Complete Series 7
6 September 2004
4 May 2006
6 episodes 2 disc Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG ACB: PG No special features
The Complete Series 1–7
15 November 2004
—
45 episodes & 1981, 1982 and 1983 Christmas specials 9 disc Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG No special features
The Complete Collection
16 October 2006
20 November 2019
64 episodes (including all Christmas specials) 26 discs (Region 2) 18 discs (Region 4) Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: 12 ACB: M
The Complete Series 1–7 (slimline reissue)
27 September 2010
—
45 episodes & 1981, 1982 and 1983 Christmas specials 9 disc Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG No special features
The Complete Collection (first reissue)
5 September 2011
—
Repackaged version of original complete collection set 64 episodes (including all Christmas specials) 26 discs Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: 12
The Complete Collection (second reissue)
23 October 2017
—
Slimline version of first reissued complete collection set 64 episodes (including all Christmas specials) 19 discs Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: 12
Specials
The Jolly Boys' Outing
6 November 2000
—
The Frog's Legacy
20 November 2000
—
To Hull and Back
12 November 2001
—
Dates
6 May 2002
—
If They Could See Us Now!
11 November 2002
—
Miami Twice
19 May 2003
—
Strangers on the Shore
17 November 2003
—
Heroes and Villains
9 February 2004
—
Modern Men
9 February 2004
—
Time on Our Hands
9 February 2004
—
The Christmas Trilogy
9 February 2004
3 October 2007
3 episodes: "Heroes and Villains", "Modern Men" and "Time on Our Hands" 3 discs Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG ACB: PG
Mother Nature's Son
24 May 2004
—
Fatal Extraction
12 July 2004
—
Sleepless in Peckham
4 October 2004
—
The Christmas Specials
15 November 2004
—
3 episodes: "If They Could See Us Now!", "Strangers on the Shore" and "Sleepless in Peckham" 3 discs Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: 12
Rodney Come Home
14 February 2005
—
A Royal Flush
9 May 2005
—
The 80s Specials (Blu-ray)
22 November 2021
—
5 episodes: "To Hull and Back", "A Royal Flush", "The Frog's Legacy", "Dates" and "The Jolly Boys' Outing" 3 discs Subtitles: English SDH BBFC: PG Special features: collector's booklet, five exclusive art cards, behind-the-scenes photo galleries, original and writer's cut version of "A Royal Flush" and fully restored version of "The Jolly Boys' Outing
· Reception › Ratings
Date
Date
Series
Date
Timeslot(UK)
Viewers(millions)
Episodes
Date
First aired
Viewers(millions)
1
1
Series
1
Timeslot(UK)
Tuesday 8:30 pm
Episodes
6
First aired
8 September 1981
First aired
9.2
Last aired
13 October 1981
Last aired
8.8
Avg.viewers(millions)
7.7
2
2
Series
2
Timeslot(UK)
Thursday 8:30 pm
Episodes
7
First aired
21 October 1982
First aired
7.7
Last aired
2 December 1982
Last aired
10.2
Avg.viewers(millions)
8.8
3
3
Series
3
Timeslot(UK)
7
Episodes
10 November 1983
First aired
9.4
First aired
22 December 1983
Last aired
11.9
Last aired
10.5
4
4
Series
4
Timeslot(UK)
Thursday 8:00 pm
Episodes
7
First aired
21 February 1985
First aired
15.2
Last aired
4 April 1985
Last aired
14.2
Avg.viewers(millions)
14.9
5
5
Series
5
Timeslot(UK)
Sunday 8:35 pm
Episodes
6
First aired
31 August 1986
First aired
12.1
Last aired
5 October 1986
Last aired
18.8
Avg.viewers(millions)
16.0
6
6
Series
6
Timeslot(UK)
Sunday 7:15 pm
Episodes
6
First aired
8 January 1989
First aired
13.9
Last aired
12 February 1989
Last aired
18.9
Avg.viewers(millions)
16.7
7
7
Series
7
Timeslot(UK)
6
Episodes
30 December 1990
First aired
15.0
First aired
3 February 1991
Last aired
18.9
Last aired
16.8
Series
Timeslot(UK)
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
Avg.viewers(millions)
Date
Viewers(millions)
Date
Viewers(millions)
1
Tuesday 8:30 pm
6
8 September 1981
9.2
13 October 1981
8.8
7.7
2
Thursday 8:30 pm
7
21 October 1982
7.7
2 December 1982
10.2
8.8
3
7
10 November 1983
9.4
22 December 1983
11.9
10.5
4
Thursday 8:00 pm
7
21 February 1985
15.2
4 April 1985
14.2
14.9
5
Sunday 8:35 pm
6
31 August 1986
12.1
5 October 1986
18.8
16.0
6
Sunday 7:15 pm
6
8 January 1989
13.9
12 February 1989
18.9
16.7
7
6
30 December 1990
15.0
3 February 1991
18.9
16.8

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  174. "Various - Only Fools and Horses: The Album"
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  175. "Ginja Featuring Lee-O - Del Boy's Tune"
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  178. "Undercover - Viva England!"
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  179. Only Fools and Horses Story
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  180. The Story of Britain's Favourite Comedy
  181. Steve Clark
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  182. Hilary Johnson Authors' Advisory Service
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  185. He Who Dares
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  186. "The Peckham Archives are Published"
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  187. "Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter has only gone and signed another book deal"
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  188. BoardGameGeek
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  189. BoardGameGeek
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  190. "Only Fools And Horses - the Multimedia Experience"
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  203. BBC
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  204. BBC
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  205. Mirror Online
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  206. The Times
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  207. The Daily Telegraph
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  208. "BBC told to cut repeats"
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  209. The Daily Telegraph
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  210. Bafta.org
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  221. British Comedy Awards
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  222. British Comedy Awards
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  223. Only Fools and Horses Story
    https://archive.org/details/onlyfoolshorsess0000clar
  224. The Independent
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  225. BBC
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  226. BFI
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  227. BFI
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  228. Empire magazine
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  229. "Fools tops 'sitcom formula' test"
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  230. "Del Boy's wine bar fall is favourite television pub scene"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070927193436/http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_871624.html?menu=
  231. "Comedy greats"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/878457.stm
  232. "Del tops Christmas TV poll"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1697048.stm
  233. "Del Boy rivals moon landing for top TV"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/08/99/edinburgh_festival_99/432123.stm
  234. "Del Boy tops popularity poll"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/719488.stm
  235. "100 Greatest TV Characters"
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  236. Channel 4
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  237. "Britons 'want Del Boy TV return'"
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  238. barb.co.uk
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  239. A-Z of Only Fools and Horses
  240. "Del Boy museum planned"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/1447335.stm
  241. "Doctor Who named cult favourite"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1477234.stm
  242. The Observer
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  243. "TV provides new dictionary entries"
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  244. The Guardian
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  245. The Daily Telegraph
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  246. "End of the road for Reliant Robin"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/945083.stm
  247. carsofthestars.com
    http://www.carsofthestars.com/
  248. "Ricky's one Del of a fighter"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/3700220.stm
  249. "Del Boy's Reliant makes a killing"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6402669.stm
  250. "Coke's water bomb"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3809539.stm
  251. Doctor Who TV
    http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/episodes/series-1-2005/108-fathers-day
  252. "The time Only Fools and Horses' Del Boy and Rodney featured in the Olympics"
    https://www.mylondon.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/time-only-fools-horses-del-20981338
  253. Only Fools and Horses Story
    https://archive.org/details/onlyfoolshorsess0000clar
  254. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/jan/25/only-fools-and-horses-serbia
  255. A-Z of Only Fools and Horses
  256. waitenet.co.uk
    http://www.waitenet.co.uk/
  257. RTV
    http://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/film/durov-humor-se-zdruzi-z-britanskim/156253
  258. Only Fools and Horses Story
    https://archive.org/details/onlyfoolshorsess0000clar
  259. See Webber (2003), pp. 259–63 for the draft script
  260. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/feb/01/steve-carell-pass-notes
  261. Chicago Times
    https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/abc-picks-up-3-comedy-pilots-idUSTRE80R07C/
  262. Digital Spy
    http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a444310/only-fools-and-horses-us-remake-rejected-for-second-time-by-abc.html
  263. YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5onJwTNonxc
  264. British Film Institute
    https://web.archive.org/web/20181215171348/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8055d6f2
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