[191] Boxer Ricky Hatton, a fan of the show, purchased one of the original vans in 2004. A six-part documentary series also titled "The Story of Only Fools and Horses", began on 29 August 2017 on Gold and finished on 3 October 2017. [82] Sullivan nonetheless wanted a final episode to tie up the show.


[44] In "The Second Time Around",[45] the woman they believed to be Auntie Rose (Beryl Cooke) turned out to be no relation at all but the woman who'd moved into Rose's house some years earlier. Uncle Albert is roaming around with Mistletoe in his cap? The third series featured additional symbols. [196] In all former Yugoslav countries in which Serbian or Croatian is spoken the title was Mućke (or Мућке in Cyrillic script), which can roughly be translated as "shady deals. Uncle Albert is roaming around with Mistletoe in his cap? Find event and ticket information. Allow Facebook friends to see your upcoming events? Your email will only be seen by the event organiser. Don't be a plonker", "Best Light Entertainment Performance 1990", "John Sullivan: Writer who created the classic sitcom 'Only Fools and Horses', as well as 'Citizen Smith' and 'Just Good Friends, "Del Boy's wine bar fall is favourite television pub scene", "Del's back: you'd be a plonker to miss it", "Only Fools and Horses: a 'triffic' hit in Serbia", Audio interviews with the cast, and photos from an Only Fools and Horses Day in Swindon in 2004, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Only_Fools_and_Horses&oldid=985620110, Television series about dysfunctional families, Pages containing links to subscription-only content, Articles with dead external links from June 2016, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 26 October 2020, at 23:34. This was before the 2 final episodes were aired. [56] A grown-up Damien (Douglas Hodge) appeared in "Heroes and Villains". His jewellery was replaced each series because it was very cheap (the rings with "D" cost 50p each). [86] Though Sullivan died in 2011, it returned for a special Sport Relief episode in 2014. Australia, Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Malta, New Zealand, Pakistan, Portugal, South Africa, Spain and Yugoslavia are among those who purchased it. Viewing figures for the fourth series were double those of the first. The event begins at 7pm and is for over-18s only. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas specials aired until the end of the show in 2003. They have a three-wheeled Reliant Regal van and trade under the name of Trotters Independent Traders, mainly on the black market.

[72] In early December 1984,[73] during the filming of Series 4, Lennard Pearce suffered a heart attack and was taken to hospital. [168] John Sullivan received the Writers' Guild of Great Britain comedy award in 1997. Includes comedy entertainment and 3 course meal. The first series used peeling labels featuring the names of the cast and crew, mirroring the opening sequence, but these had to be updated with every new episode, making the process very time-consuming; from the second series the credits switched to a standard rolling format. Find out more about how your privacy is protected. [206], For the full production team, see Webber (2003), p. 161, See Webber (2003), pp. [195], Only Fools and Horses was sold to countries throughout the world. Events are social. Sullivan remembered it and thought it was an expression Del Boy would use; in 2003, the phrase was incorporated into the new Oxford English Dictionary. It was voted Britain's Best Sitcom in a 2004 BBC poll. David Jason received individual BAFTAs for his portrayal of Del Boy in 1990[163] and 1996. De Gaye purchased some gaily coloured Gabicci shirts, which were fashionable at the time and she thought "horrible". The series features rare and unseen footage from the archives and specially re-created moments from Del Boy's family and friends. [172] Empire magazine ranked Only Fools and Horses #42 on their list of the 50 greatest television shows of all time. The tune was changed after the first series, and the new one was written by John Sullivan (he disliked the tune for the first series, and his new one explained the show's title[89]), and Hazlehurst conducted it. [133], In November 2018, You Know It Makes Sense, Lessons From The Derek Trotter School of Business (And Life), was released by Ebury Press. In "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", Del's old business partner Jumbo Mills (Nick Stringer) wanted Del to return to Australia with him and restore their partnership, forcing Del to make a decision. [164] The series won a National Television Award in 1997 for most popular comedy series;[165] Jason won two individual awards, in 1997 and 2002. For the fourth series, these designs were replaced with white lettering on a black background. [citation needed], Rose Tyler's father Pete Tyler is referred to as "a bit of a Del Boy" in the Doctor Who episode "Father's Day". [70], The seventh series aired in early 1991. All episodes were based on the original British storylines, and it was made in co-operation with John Sullivan. The tower block is located behind Ashton Gate, the home ground of Bristol City Football Club, with some scenes filmed in the stadium's carpark. 259–63 for the draft script, List of Only Fools and Horses home video releases, List of awards and nominations received by Only Fools and Horses, 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, "The BBC were "embarrassed" by the success of Only Fools and Horses", "John Boy ... the scene shifter who's certainly no fool", "David Jason suggests Only Fools and Horses could return", "Del Boy and Rodney to return in Only Fools and Horses sketch", "BBC ONE celebrates 21st birthday of Only Fools and Horses", "Rockney geezers: A knees-up with Chas & Dave", "Gold commissions two Sir David Jason Specials", "Lovely jubbly! CUSHTY. The show was not an immediate hit with viewers and received little promotion early on,[1] but later achieved consistently high ratings, and the 1996 episode "Time on Our Hands" (originally billed as the last ever episode) holds the record for the highest UK audience for a sitcom episode, attracting 24.3 million viewers. [127], An idea of an Only Fools and Horses stage show was mooted by Ray Butt, following the success of other sitcom crossovers such as Dad's Army and Are You Being Served?. By closing this banner or by continuing to use Eventbrite, you agree. The action was shot manually frame by frame, and took around six weeks to complete.

A spin-off series, The Green Green Grass, ran for four series in the UK from 2005 to 2009. Felixstowe Galas Marlene & Boycie are hosting a Christmas Dinner, but will things go to plan with Del, as one of the Three Wise Men, Rodney Arc Angel Gabriel and Trigger as an ELF! From 1988 onwards, the show features regular characters in Del Boy and Rodney's love interests, Raquel (Tessa Peake-Jones) and Cassandra (Gwyneth Strong) respectively. [203] In January 2012 US network ABC commissioned a pilot of an Only Fools and Horses remake titled "King of Van Nuys", written by Scrubs writers Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley. The musical launched on 9 February 2019 at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London. In Slovenia, however, the show was coined Samo bedaki in konji, which is a literal Slovenian translation of the original English title. It was recorded at Lime Grove on 11 May 1982, with musicians John Horler, Dave Richmond, Bigden, and Proctor. The Green Green Grass sees Boycie and Marlene forced to leave Peckham by one-time Only Fools and Horses villains, the Driscoll Brothers, and has included guest appearances by Denzil (Paul Barber) and Sid (Roy Heather). [109] John Sullivan was executive producer on seven of the final eight episodes.[110]. [82] Despite this, the show continued in Christmas specials until 1993.

musical adaptation of the show was nearing completion and launched on 9 February 2019 at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London. [66] He also thought longer titles would attract attention. [146] The 1996 Christmas trilogy of "Heroes and Villains", "Modern Men" and "Time on Our Hands" saw the show's peak. ", which was intended to be the final episode and would see Del accepting a friend's offer to set up business in Australia, leaving Rodney and Albert behind.

It featured brothers Brane (Brane Šturbej) and Bine (Jure Drevenšek), who moved from Maribor to Ljubljana.

A special Sport Relief episode aired in March 2014, guest starring David Beckham. [95], Sixty-four episodes of Only Fools and Horses, all written by John Sullivan, were broadcast on BBC1 from 8 September 1981 until 25 December 2003.