Only fools and horses nearly returned for a farewell episode. From the characters and location, to the production and writing process, no stone is left unturned as we chart how a dodgy market trader and his hapless brother took over the world of comedy. The last episodes of only fools and horses 2003 digital spy. The definitive story of one of britains mostloved tv sitcoms.
This bbc comedy ran for many years as this clip is from the very last episode, you plonker. If they could see us now the trotters have lost all their money due to investment in the central american markets. From its humble beginning in 1982 when the first series was critically panned, to the christmas specials which pulled in audiences of over 24 million. It was the last only fools and horsesrelated episode until the sport relief special in march 2014. View episodes comedy antics with peckhams finest, del boy and rodney trotter. The story of only fools and horses 6 parts on uk gold. Many people consider the 1996 christmas trilogy the story s true conclusion rather than the 20012002 2003 trilogy. Only fools ceased to be funny 25yrs ago imo hindsight suggests the series should of finished at the birth of damian, the first ep of miami twice is ok, the second awful, and the xmas specials of 92, 93, are watchable for me at best, not interested in those after that. After a visit to the dentist del unwisely makes a date with the comely receptionist beverley, but, on rodneys advice, cancels it.
Only fools and horses dvds have been sold in regions 1, 2 and 4. This documentary takes a look back over the story of one of the most popular british sitcoms ever, only fools and horses. Download only fools and horses all specials 19962003 avc aac dvdrip gooner torrent for free, hd full movie streaming also available in limetorrents. With only fools and horses moving into its sixth series, writer john sullivan wanted del boy to start looking for more mature women, rather than continually chasing 20yearolds, and to have a longterm relationship, so he came up with the character raquel for. Only fools and horses is a british television sitcom created and written by john sullivan. The following is an episode list for the bbc one sitcom only fools and horses. The fact they went as low as having marlenes boob job and everyone thinking that boycie had murdered her as a main story shows that the show had run its course and they had run out of good ideas.
An episode guide for strangers on the shore, the 2002 only fools and horses christmas special. Strictly come dancing 2018 tv episode richard osman mentions that john sullivan wrote a part for anthony hopkins in only fools and horses but he couldnt play it because he got the part of hannibal lecter. Only fools and horses recently topped a list of the most watched programmes in the history of british television and was named as the show most britons would like to. A neverbeforeseen episode of only fools and horses has been discovered, having been lying on a dusty shelf for years. Mar 11, 2020 comedy connections 2003 season 1 episode 6 duration.
A new episode of only fools and horses is reportedly in the pipeline for next year del boy and rodney trotter could return to our screens once again as early as the spring after the sons of the. Only fools and horse ranks at the top right along with fawlty towers, the office, keeping up appearances etc. It was first screened on 25 december 2003 as the third and final part of the early 2000s christmas trilogy, and as the eighteenth and final christmas special. Discover the story of britains most popular sitcom. To give life long fans a chance to take part in the chaos and create their own only fools memories. This comprehensive retelling of the only fools story is a mustwatch for the shows millions of fans. It was first broadcast in the united kingdom on bbc one on 8 september 1981. The much loved sitcom followed their lives until 2003, and is often voted amongst. Dec 25, 2019 steve clark, the author of only fools and horses. Not since the early 1980s had the show actually had xmas specials that featured xmas as part of the story, so it was nice to finally get one that does, and what a christmas cracker it proved to be. It was the last only fools and horses related episode until the sport relief special in march 2014. Only fools and horses started in 1981 and ended in 2003. For me, those later specials added nothing to the only fools and horses legacy only a very long and sad decline.
This is a lovely and very poignant photograph and would have been taken just a few days before lennard had a. Bbc only fools and horses sleepless in peckham 2003. Specials until 25 december 2003, when the final episode was broadcast. Crafty cockney con man derek trotter david jason dreams of making a fortune, but each dodgy deal and shady scheme always seems to end in disaster. Only fools and horses fatal extraction tv episode 1993.
Only fools and horses all specials 19962003 avc aac. Only fools and horses is one of britains best loved sitcoms. Only fools and horses sadly never really made it to the tv screens in usa, but i highly recommend everyone to see it out on dvd which has recently been released in usa. Either the last one before that was 2001 or 1996 ive forgot off hand and can recall defenitly for sure that it was 96 when del and rodney finaly became millionaires and then lost all their money through beiong declared bankrupt hence the 2003 events and going on the booze run but terrible writing doesnt begin to describe the. The bbc had of course produced their own story of only fools, the beloved sitcom back in 2002, but it never really felt complete what with the 2003 episode still. Only fools and horses boycie reveals writer john sullivans secret. Only fools and horses the story of only fools and horses. David jason acknowledged that the critics felt they shouldnt have gone back to it, that the bow so neatly tied in 1996 was now undone again. Only fools and horses season 9 episode 3 trailer short story of this episode.
Features all the episodes and christmas specials on 26 discs. Mit zusatzlichen weihnachtsepisoden 1991 1993, 1996, 20012003 gibt. Only fools and horses had also been the title of an episode of citizen smith. With david jason, nicholas lyndhurst, tessa peakejones, gwyneth strong. The story of only fools and horses reunites cast members, rebuilds some of. Originally broadcast throughout the 1980s, the show sees del boy, rodney.
The bbc had of course produced their own story of only fools, the beloved sitcom back in 2002, but it never really felt complete what with the 2003 episode still to air, and the spinoffs that were made later. Download only fools and horses all specials 1996 2003 avc aac dvdrip gooner torrent for free, hd full movie streaming also available in limetorrents. This sixpart series features rare and unseen footage from the trotter archives and specially recreated moments from del boys family and friends. To make matters worse, the director mickey pierce, fed up with waiting for rodney to write. 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. The complete collection dvd now together in one collection, every episode of britains bestloved comedy series. It was the first episode of the show to attract over 10 million viewers.
Sep 11, 2017 a neverbeforeseen episode of only fools and horses has been discovered, having been lying on a dusty shelf for years. The story of only fools and horses main menu mark1dart. The show is set in peckham, southeast london, during the early 1960s, focusing primarily on the lives of del trotter, freddie robdal and joan and reg trotter. A guide to friends and enemies, episode 3 from series 1 of the story of. Only fools and horses actor nicholas lyndhurst rules out new. Lyndhurst appeared in the show from the very start, right up to its final airing at christmas 2003. With exclusive access to the key cast members, including sir david jason and nicholas lyndhurst, the series gives rare insights into the show and what went on both on and off camera. When marlene vanishes and boycie is secretive about. List of only fools and horses home video releases wikipedia.
After del has got drunk and been responsible for causing a riot, he finds beverley at his flat and fears that she has come for revenge, though she has only come to buy. The story of only fools and horses reunites cast members, rebuilds some of the sets and features rare and previously unseen material. The bbc sitcom, only fools and horses, sets up the basic story of a family of. Rare and unseen footage and specially recreated moments give insights into how the show was put together, how certain scenes arose and how stories developed. Growing up watching only fools was a major part of our lives. Its a pretty detailed affair really, with john sullivan, the genius that was, talking about the key moments in the series run. It ran for seven series and sixteen christmas specials until 25 december 2003, when the final episode was broadcast. The first ever episode of only fools and horses, big brother, aired on the 8. Only fools and horses actor nicholas lyndhurst rules out new episodes of classic bbc sitcom. With david jason, nicholas lyndhurst, buster merryfield, tessa peakejones. The story of only fools and horses tv movie 2002 imdb. Comedy that follows two brothers from londons rough peckham estate as they wheel and deal through a number of dodgy deals and search for the big score thatll make them millionaires.
A touch of glass is an episode of the bbc sitcom, only fools and horses, first screened on 2 december 1982 as the final episode of series 2. Six shorts were made, four of which were broadcast commercially but none of them have been released on official dvds. The only fools and horses story discover the story of britains most popular sitcom. No i have seen all the episodes upto and including 2003 now.
I got a real inkling the show was on the way down with miami twice the 1991 two part christmas episode, because it was so utterly far fetched. In total, 64 regular episodes of only fools and horses, all written by john sullivan, were produced. Only fools and horses 2020 season 7 episode 1 the skys the limit april 04, 2020 by dark lord 2020. The show was first broadcast in the united kingdom on bbc one on 8 september 1981. Dec 21, 20 a new episode of only fools and horses is reportedly in the pipeline for next year del boy and rodney trotter could return to our screens once again as early as the spring after the sons of the. Only fools and horses watch full episodes and clips.
There is very little to justify the 20012003 episodes. Only fools and horses star nicholas lyndhurst has ruled out a tv revival of the classic bbc sitcom. Many people consider the 1996 christmas trilogy the storys true conclusion rather than the 200120022003 trilogy. With only fools and horses moving into its sixth series, writer john sullivan wanted del boy to start looking for more mature women, rather than continually chasing 20yearolds, and to have a longterm relationship, so he came up with the character raquel for the 1988 christmas special episode, dates.
Only fools and horses sleepless in peckham tv episode. Comedy connections 2003 season 1 episode 6 duration. The show is about two brothers who live in peckham, london. A truly memorable only fools inspired bar, with all the trimmings, no expense spared. The title is a play on fatal attraction and the episode takes the core essence of that serious thriller and turns it into a riot of gags and situations. Episodes are regularly repeated on uktv comedy channel gold set in peckham in southeast london, it stars david jason as ambitious. Sleepless in peckham tv14 1h 15min comedy episode aired 25 december 2003. There is very little to justify the 2001 2003 episodes. Sixtyfour episodes of only fools and horses, all written by john sullivan, were broadcast on bbc1 between september 8 1981 and december 25 2003.
Only fools and horses first aired in 1981 and rapidly increased in popularity until it reached its peak in 1996 with its christmas day show in the uk. When marlene vanishes and boycie is secretive about her disappearance, people assume he has killed her, but she only went to have a boob job. David jason, nicholas lyndhurst and writer john sullivan team up for a special behindthescenes documentary on how one. Titled licensed to drill, the episode was filmed back in 1984 and sees.