Only Fools And Horses ( Reliant Regal ) 1956
Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One from 1981 to 1991, with Christmas specials until 2003. The 1996 episode “Time on Our Hands” (originally billed as the last episode) holds the record for the highest UK audience for a sitcom episode, attracting 24.3 million viewers
Opening Theme Tune
Hooky Street, Only Fools and Horses – John Sullivan
Stick a pony in me pocket
I’ll fetch the suitcase from the van
Cause if you want the best ‘uns
And you don’t ask questions
Then brother I’m your man
Where it all comes from
Is a mystery
It’s like the changing of the seasons
And the tides of the sea
But heres the one thats driving me berserk
Why do only fools and horses work
La la lala – la la la la la …
Closing Theme Tune
Hooky Street, Only Fools and Horses – John Sullivan
We’ve got some half priced cracked ice
And miles and miles of carpet tiles
TV’s, deep freeze and David Bowie LP’s
Pool games, gold chains, wosnames
And at a push
Some Trevor Francis track-suites
From a mush in Shepherds Bush, Bush, Bush,
Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush
No income tax, no VAT
No money back, no guarantee
Black or white, rich or broke
We’ll cut prices at a stroke
God bless Hooky Street
Viva Hooky Street
Long live Hooky Street
C’est magnifique Hooky Street
Magnifique Hooky Street
Quote
Del Boy: He who dares Rodney, he who dares.
Del Boy: Lovely jubbly !
Rodney: We didn’t know the fancy dress had been cancelled.
Trigger: Me neither.
Rodney: You mean, that’s your costume?
Trigger: Yeah. I came as a chauffeur. I feel a bit stupid now.
Rodney: Yeah, you do stand out.
Uncle Albert: Is that the radio I hear, Rodney?
Rodney: No, Elton John popped in and he’s rehearsing in the kitchen!
Del Boy: Cushty
Del Boy: Rodney, you plonker
Del Boy: This time next year we’ll be millionaires!
Cast
David Jason … Derek ‘Del Boy’ Trotter – 1981-2003
Nicholas Lyndhurst … Rodney Trotter – 1981-2003
Roger Lloyd Pack … Trigger – 1981-2003
Buster Merryfield … Uncle Albert Trotter – 1985-1996
John Challis … Boycie – 1981-2003
Kenneth MacDonald … Mike Fisher
Quote
Rodney: I’ve been thinking.
Del Boy: Oh, leave it out Rodney, we’re in enough trouble as it is.
Trivia
Trigger is Not his real name in the series. He was named Trigger because he “looks like a horse”.
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Set in Peckham in south London, it stars David Jason as ambitious market trader Derek ‘Del Boy’ Trotter, Nicholas Lyndhurst as his younger brother Rodney, and Lennard Pearce as their elderly Grandad. After Pearce’s death in 1984, his character was replaced by Uncle Albert (Buster Merryfield). Backed by a strong supporting cast, the series chronicles the Trotters’ highs and lows in life, in particular their attempts to get rich.
After a relatively slow start, the show went on to achieve consistently high ratings, and the 1996 episode ‘Time On Our Hands’ holds the record for the highest UK audience for a sitcom episode, attracting 24.3 million viewers (over a third of the population). Critically and popularly acclaimed, 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.
Trivia
Followed by: The Green Green Grass (2005–2009);
Rock & Chips (2010–2011)
Quote
[Talking about naming Del’s baby]
Trigger: If it’s a girl they’re gonna name it Sigourney, after the actress. And if it’s a boy they’re gonna name him Rodney, after Dave.
Quote
Rodney: Trigger what are you doing here?
Trigger: Well Dave, Del Boy said he’d give me a lift down the pub.
Rodney: Oh I suppose that’s… Hold on, you live closer to the pub then we do?
Trigger: Yeah I know, but Del Boy said he’d give me a lift down the pub.
Rodney: But Trigger, you’ve had walk past the pub to get to our flat!
Trigger: I know, but Del Boy said he’d give me a lift down the pub.
Info
| Executive producers | Ray Butt (1981–1987) Bernard Thompson (1981) Gareth Gwenlan (1988–1993, 1996, 2001–2003) John Sullivan (1991–2003) |
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| Production locations | Acton Bristol Margate Weston-super-Mare Malmesbury, Wiltshire |
| Running time | Regular episodes Series 1–5: 30 minutes Series 6–7: 50 minutes Christmas specials 35–95 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Distributor | BBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 8 September 1981 – 25 December 2003 |
Trivia
In Mother Natures Son, when the Trotter’s check in to the hotel in Brighton, the porter is carrying Del Boy’s leopard skin suitcase. This however, is the same suitcase that was stolen previously in Miami Twice Part 2.
QUIZ 1
Apart From Del and Rodney, Who Appeared in the Most Episodes of Only Fools And Horses ?
A. Mike ( Landlord )
B. Uncle Albert
C. Trigger
D. Boycie
Press for Answer
C. Trigger
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QUIZ 2
In the very first episode “Big Brother” why couldn’t dell boy sell off the 50 briefcases he’d bought from Trigger.?
A. The code to open them was locked inside
B. The handles were missing of them
C. The lock numbers were written in Chinese
D. It sang happy Birthday when it was opened
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A. The code to open them was locked inside
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QUIZ 1
Apart From Del and Rodney, Who Appeared in the Most Episodes of Only Fools And Horses ?
A. Mike ( Landlord )
B. Uncle Albert
C. Trigger
D. Boycie
(Colin Ball,was more commonly known as Trigger)
Trigger ( 39 episodes), Uncle Albert (37 episodes )
Boycie (33 episodes ), Mike ( Landlord ) (30 episodes)
Trigger, is a fictional character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses and its prequel Rock & Chips. He was played by Roger Lloyd-Pack in Only Fools and Horses and Lewis Osbourne in Rock & Chips
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- Boycie , 33 episodes
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- Mike , 30 episodes
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- Trigger , 39 episodes
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- Uncle Albert , 37 episodes
QUIZ 2
In the very first episode “Big Brother” why couldn’t dell boy sell off the 50 briefcases he’d bought from Trigger.?
A. The code to open them was locked inside
B. The handles were missing of them
C. The lock numbers were written in Chinese
D. It sang happy Birthday when it was opened
Del even tried to sell all the Briefcases onto his mate that owned a bag shop ,where trigger had already stolen them from.
At the end of the episode the only thing Del could do ,was throw them in the Themes river.
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