TV Series
★8.1(324 votes)
19817 Seasons45 EpisodesEndedOnly Fools and Horses
“This time next year, we'll be millionaires!”
Comedy
Only Fools and Horses.... Is a British sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally transmitted on BBC One from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas specials aired until 2003. In working-class Peckham in south-east London, ambitious market trader Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter and his younger half-brother Rodney, explore their highs and lows in life, in particular their attempts to get rich. Initially not an immediate hit and receiving little promotion early on, it later achieved consistently high ratings, and the 1996 episode "Time on Our Hands" (originally billed as the series finale) holds the record for the biggest UK audience for a sitcom episode, attracting 24.3 million viewers. The series bears a significant influence on British culture, contributing several words and phrases to the English language.
Episodes & Seasons
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Series 1
6 EpisodesEP 01
01.Big Brother
30m★ 7.7
1981-09-08
01.Big Brother
30m★ 7.7
Aired 1981-09-08
Del's confident at last he's on to a winner with Trigger's consignment of Old English vinyl briefcases. How can his brother Rodney even think of abandoning the high-flying world of trading for a real job?
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EP 02
02.Go West Young Man
31m★ 8.3
1981-09-15
02.Go West Young Man
31m★ 8.3
Aired 1981-09-15
Rodney’s depressed. His mate Mickey Pearce has moved in on his bird – Monica of the fat thighs – and life isn’t exactly a social whirl. Del has the solution – they’ll all be millionaires in a year – cue his smooth friend Boycie and a very dodgy deal…
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EP 03
03.Cash and Curry
30m★ 8
1981-09-22
03.Cash and Curry
30m★ 8
Aired 1981-09-22
Del's swooping in on the deal of a lifetime - it could keep them in Pilau rice forever. All he has to do is get hold of a poxy statue. Trouble is, he hasn't reckoned on a touch of gang warfare.
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EP 04
04.The Second Time Around
30m★ 7.6
1981-09-29
04.The Second Time Around
30m★ 7.6
Aired 1981-09-29
Del's rekindled passion with old flame Pauline and it looks like wedding bells are in the air again. Rodney's not so thrilled after what happened to her first two husbands...
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EP 05
05.A Slow Bus to Chingford
30m★ 7.3
1981-10-06
05.A Slow Bus to Chingford
30m★ 7.3
Aired 1981-10-06
Del has a dream: The Trotter corporate skyscraper, rising majestically against the Peckham skyline. It's time for the latest moneymaking scam, Trotter's Ethnic Tours. But, why are there no takers?
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EP 06
06.The Russians Are Coming
30m★ 7.7
1981-10-13
06.The Russians Are Coming
30m★ 7.7
Aired 1981-10-13
The threat of nuclear war looms over Peckham. What will become of the Nag's Head if the Russians attack? One things guaranteed: the Trotters will be sitting pretty in their DIY shelter...
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