Only Fools & Horses - The Complete Collection [DVD] [2017]

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Rollo, Sarah (6 April 2009). "Television – News – 'Only Fools and Horses' prequel planned". Digital Spy . Retrieved 6 April 2009. 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. [97] [98] The show was aired in seven series (1981–1983, 1985–1986, 1989 and 1990–1991), and thereafter in sporadic Christmas special editions (1991–1993, 1996, 2001–2003). [6] The episodes from the first five series (excluding Christmas specials) had a running time of 30 minutes, but from Series 6 (1989), the running time of the series episodes was extended to 50 minutes. [6] Webber, Richard; Dr John Sullivan (2003). The Complete A-Z of Only Fools and Horses. London: Orion books. ISBN 978-0752-860-251. Your favourite programme: poll results". BFI. Archived from the original on 27 August 2006 . Retrieved 13 September 2006. Lovely jubbly! Only Fools and Horses: The 80s Specials on Blu-ray for the first time ever". bbcstudios.com. 1 November 2021 . Retrieved 23 November 2021.

The show regularly features in polls to find the most popular comedy series, moments and characters. It was voted Britain's Best Sitcom in a 2004 BBC poll, [223] Sport Relief TV revealed". Sport Relief. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014 . Retrieved 20 March 2012. In addition to its mainstream popularity, Only Fools and Horses has developed a cult following. The Only Fools and Horses Appreciation Society, established in 1993, has a membership of around 7,000, [237] published 45 issues of a quarterly newsletter, Hookie Street, and organises annual conventions of fans, often attended by cast members. The Society has also organised an Only Fools and Horses museum, containing props from the series, including Del's camel coat and the Trotters' Ford Capri. [238] It was named one of the top 20 cult television programmes of all time by TV critic Jeff Evans. Evans spoke of: Several mini-episodes were produced. [99] An eight-minute episode aired on 27 December 1982 as part of a show hosted by Frank Muir, The Funny Side of Christmas, and attracted 7.2 million viewers. [99] A 5-minute spoof BBC documentary was shown on Breakfast Time on 24 December 1985, with Del being investigated by a BBC consumer expert. [99] An educational episode named " Licensed to Drill", in which Del, Rodney and Grandad discuss oil drilling, was recorded in 1984 but only shown in schools. [100] A 5-minute 1990–91 Persian Gulf War special (dated 1 December 1990) has Del, Rodney, and Albert convey a message to British troops serving in the conflict. [99] It has never been broadcast commercially, but a copy exists at the Imperial War Museum, London. [101] A Comic Relief special showing Del, Rodney and Albert making an appeal for donations was shown on 14 March 1997, with 10.6 million viewers. [102] A Sport Relief special was aired on 21 March 2014. [103]Sullivan had initially given the show the working title Readies. For the actual title he intended to use, as a reference to the protagonist's tax- and work-evading lifestyle, Only Fools and Horses. That name was based on a genuine, though very obscure, saying, " only fools and horses work for a living", which had its origins in 19th-century American vaudeville. [66] "Only Fools and Horses" had also been the title of an episode of Citizen Smith, and Sullivan liked the expression and thought it was suited to the new sitcom. [67] He also thought longer titles would attract attention. [66] He was first overruled on the grounds that the audience would not understand the title, but he eventually got his way. [68] Filming and transmission [ edit ] The second Only Fools and Horses line-up of (left to right) Del Boy (David Jason), Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst) and Uncle Albert (Buster Merryfield) lasted from 1985 to 1996. 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 Fools and Horses' to get 60s spin-off". UK TV. 6 September 2003. Archived from the original on 3 February 2008 . Retrieved 4 July 2017. Greatest TV Characters". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 29 August 2006 . Retrieved 13 September 2006.

In the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, the Trotters' yellow Reliant van appeared on stage, along with Del Boy and Rodney body doubles dressed as Batman and Robin, a reference to the Only Fools and Horses episode " Heroes and Villains". [250] International remakes [ edit ] Wiggins, Dan (7 July 2021). "The time Only Fools and Horses' Del Boy and Rodney featured in the Olympics". MyLondon . Retrieved 23 February 2022. Only Fools and Horses won the BAFTA award for best comedy series in 1985, [208] 1988 [209] and 1996, [210] was nominated in 1983, [211] 1986, [212] 1989, [213] 1990 [214] and 1991, [215] and won the audience award in 2004. David Jason received individual BAFTAs for his portrayal of Del Boy in 1990 [216] and 1996. [217] The series won a National Television Award in 1997 for most popular comedy series; [218] Jason won two individual awards, in 1997 and 2002. [218] At the British Comedy Awards, the show was named best BBC sitcom for 1990, [219] and received the People's Choice award in 1997. [220] It also won the Royal Television Society best comedy award in 1997 and two Television and Radio Industries Club Awards for comedy programme of the year, in 1984 and 1997. [221] John Sullivan received the Writers' Guild of Great Britain comedy award in 1997. [222] Only Fools and Horses - The Christmas Trilogy [3 Discs][Region Free]". fishpond.com.au . Retrieved 3 July 2023.

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Press Office – Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 4 Sunday 24 January 2010". BBC . Retrieved 22 March 2012. Sid ( Roy Heather) — Sid made sparse appearances throughout the show's run, mainly as the proprietor of the dirty and unhygenic local cafe. In the episode "The Jolly Boys' Outing", it is revealed that Sid fought in the Second World War. He was captured and imprisoned but escaped, only for the boat he was using to be hit and sunk by a Greek fishing trawler being steered by Uncle Albert. After Nag's Head landlord Mike was imprisoned, Sid took over and kept that role for the remainder of the series. [38] Rigby, Sam (28 May 2015). "Del Boy is releasing his autobiography He Who Dares in October". Digital Spy . Retrieved 3 July 2017.

Boycie ( John Challis) — An untrustworthy used car salesman and a cultural elitist. Boycie, a freemason, was very selfish and prone to boasting about his wealth. [32] [33] Challis had played a similar character in an episode of Citizen Smith. Sullivan liked him, and promised to cast him in a future series, which led to Boycie. [32] Boycie later featured in a spin-off series, The Green Green Grass, starting in 2005, in which he and his wife Marlene along with their son Tyler escaped from a criminal gang. [34] Del Boy's wine bar fall is favourite television pub scene". Ananova. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 . Retrieved 30 December 2006.Desborough, James (31 March 2017). "Only Fools gold: When Del Boy and Rodney finally became 'million-nares' at last". Mirror Online . Retrieved 3 July 2017. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. Greatest TV Characters". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009 . Retrieved 26 May 2019. Only Fools and Horses: a 'triffic' hit in Serbia". The Guardian. London. 25 January 2010 . Retrieved 11 March 2013.