Only Fools and Horses.... (1981–2003)

Classic comedy following the misadventures of two Wheeler Dealer brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter who scrape their living by selling dodgy goods believing that next year they will be millionaires.

Creator:

John Sullivan

Stars:

David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Roger Lloyd-Pack

17 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
David Jason	...	Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (65 episodes, 1981-2003)
Nicholas Lyndhurst	...	Rodney Trotter (65 episodes, 1981-2003)
Roger Lloyd-Pack	...	Trigger (39 episodes, 1981-2003)
Buster Merryfield	...	Uncle Albert Trotter (37 episodes, 1985-1996)
John Challis	...	Boycie (33 episodes, 1981-2003)
Kenneth MacDonald	...	Mike Fisher (30 episodes, 1983-1996)

Storyline

Hugely successful British comedy about of two streetwise London brothers: Del (Derek) and Rodney Trotter. In early years they shared their council flat with 'Grandad' (until the death of actor 'Lennard Pierce' ) later to be replaced by 'Uncle Albert', a WWII Navy veteran with an anecdote for any occasion. Del and Rodney are best described as lovable and harmless black market traders; they buy and (try to) sell almost anything and many an episode is based around some faulty/stolen stock bought by Del. As with other comedies from writer John Sullivan, the humor is devilishly engineered so as not to telegraph the jokes before the punchlines and there's always a strong cast of support characters. The series has won countless awards and ratings battles.

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Plot Keywords:

British | Uncle | Black Market | Market | Wheeler Dealer | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 September 1981 (UK)

Also Known As:

Mućke

Filming Locations:

Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 30 min (35 episodes) 35 min (1 episode) 50 min (13 episodes) 60 min (4 episodes) 65 min (1 episode) 70 min (1 episode) 75 min (4 episodes) 80 min (1 episode) 85 min (2 episodes) 90 min (1 episode) 95 min (1 episode)

Sound Mix:

Mono Stereo (later episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although Cassandra was supposed to be five years younger than Rodney, in real life Gwyneth Strong is actually two years older than Nicholas Lyndhurst.

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Quotes

Rodney: I've been thinking.
Del Boy: Oh, leave it out Rodney, we're in enough trouble as it is.

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Connections

Featured in Great TV Mistakes (2010)
wall wobbles/mouths different words to what has been dubbed over/shadow of camera/actor not hidden in back of shot

User Reviews

Nice and cool Trig, Nice and cool!

It is time that Americans got to have this syndicated! This is the funniest sitcom I have ever seen. Thank goodness for the trips to the UK when I can sit around with my friends and watch it. I am a Rodney fan. My favorite episodes are the Chandelier episode, the Batman and Robin one, and Del and Trig in the bar where he falls down. This is top notch comedy. I recommend it to anyone who wants a good laugh! I want to buy the DVD set of this if I can get it in American format. It's a shame other Americans have not seen this. I have not met one person here in the States that has seen it. All I can say is they are missing out on the world's best sitcom. American sitcoms are boring, British rock! God Bless Hooky Street!