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

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Saul, Heather (4 January 2014). "Del Boy and Rodney to return in Only Fools and Horses sketch". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022 . Retrieved 3 July 2017. shows] such as Only Fools and Horses, which gets tremendous viewing figures but does inspire conventions of fans who meet in pubs called the Nag's Head and wander round dressed as their favourite characters [239] Minor cast and characters [ edit ] Jim Broadbent, who was originally considered to play Del Boy, made three appearances as DCI Roy Slater Raquel Turner ( Tessa Peake-Jones) — Raquel was introduced because Sullivan wanted more female characters and for Del to start meeting more mature women. Her first appearance, in " Dates", was intended to be a one-off, but she was written in again a year later and thereafter became a permanent cast member. [25] A trained singer and actress whose career never took off, she met Del through a dating agency, but they fell out over her part-time job as a stripper, before getting together again. This time she moved in with Del, helping to calm him, and they had a son together, named Damien. As the character developed, it was revealed that she was previously married to Del's nemesis, Roy Slater. [26] [27]

The series made its debut on Blu-ray on 6 December 2021, with a three-disc set entitled Only Fools and Horses: The 80s Specials. It featured the five feature length Christmas specials broadcast from 1985 to 1989, restored and remastered in high-definition. For the restoration process, the original 16mm film elements were cleaned and rescanned, while the standard-definition videotape elements were "digitally reprocessed" and upscaled to HD. [128] On the set, the episode " A Royal Flush" is featured both in its original and "writer's cut" versions; " The Jolly Boys' Outing" is fully uncut; and various photo galleries, a booklet and artcards are also included. [129] Del Boy's wine bar fall is favourite television pub scene". Ananova. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 . Retrieved 30 December 2006. BBC Comedy Greats (12 March 2010), There's No Calories in Weed Killer – Only Fools and Horses – BBC, archived from the original on 30 October 2021 , retrieved 13 May 2016

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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] Steve Clark. "A tribute to Only Fools and Horses producer Gareth Gwenlan". Steve Clark . Retrieved 18 July 2017. Cassandra Trotter (née Parry) ( Gwyneth Strong) — Cassandra first met Rodney in " Yuppy Love". Their relationship blossomed, and by the end of series six the two had married. Cassandra's career-driven lifestyle caused fights with Rodney, and their marriage problems formed one of the main storylines in the seventh series. [28] Wiggins, Dan (7 July 2021). "The time Only Fools and Horses' Del Boy and Rodney featured in the Olympics". MyLondon . Retrieved 23 February 2022. 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

Sport Relief TV revealed". Sport Relief. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014 . Retrieved 20 March 2012. Moore, Charles (5 March 2005). "David Jason calls for less of Del Boy". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 3 February 2008 . Retrieved 30 December 2006.Only Fools and Horses' US remake rejected for second time by ABC". Digital Spy. 10 December 2012 . Retrieved 25 October 2015. Graham McCann (3 November 2011). Only Fools and Horses: The Story of Britain's Favourite Comedy. Canongate Books. ISBN 978-0857860569 . Retrieved 30 May 2020. Rose Tyler's father Pete Tyler is referred to as "a bit of a Del Boy" in the 2005 Doctor Who episode " Father's Day". [249] Albert Gladstone Trotter ( Buster Merryfield) — Shortly after the death of Lennard Pearce, it was decided that a new older family member should be brought in, which eventually led to "Uncle Albert", Grandad's estranged younger brother. Merryfield was an inexperienced amateur actor at the time, but was selected because he appeared to fit the description of an old sailor, especially with his distinctive white " Captain Birdseye" beard. [20] Albert first appeared at Grandad's funeral, and soon moved in with Del and Rodney. [21] His wartime experiences with the Royal Navy became one of the show's running gags, [21] usually beginning with the words "During the war...". [22] Merryfield died in 1999 and Albert's death was written into the next episode. [23] [24] The seventh series aired in early 1991. [6] Jason and Sullivan were involved with other projects, and it was confirmed that there were no plans for a new series. [83] Despite this, the show continued in Christmas specials until 1993. [83] Sullivan nonetheless wanted a final episode to tie up the show. [83] In late 1996, three more one-hour episodes were filmed, [83] to be broadcast over Christmas 1996. [6] All three were well received and, due to the ending, were assumed to be the last. [84] The show made a return in Christmas 2001 with the first of three new episodes which were shot together but ultimately broadcast over three consecutive Christmases from 2001 until 2003. [85] [6] Despite rumours of further episodes, [86] in a 2008 interview, Sullivan was quoted as saying: "There will not be another series of Only Fools And Horses. I can say that. We had our day, it was wonderful but it is best to leave it now". [87] Though Sullivan died in 2011, it returned for a special Sport Relief episode in 2014. [88] Theme music and titles [ edit ] The images peeling away was conceived as a metaphor for the Trotters' lifestyle

Your favourite programme: poll results". BFI. Archived from the original on 27 August 2006 . Retrieved 13 September 2006. Released: 6th December 2021. On Blu-ray for the first time – lovely jubbly! Includes collectors’ booklet, behind the scenes photo galleries, 5 exclusive art cards, plus both the original and writer’s cut versions of ‘A Royal Flush’ and a fully restored 4 minute scene in ‘The Jolly Boys’ Outing’. David Jason suggests Only Fools and Horses could return". British Comedy Guide. 24 March 2010 . Retrieved 14 May 2012. Webber, Richard; Dr John Sullivan (2003). The Complete A-Z of Only Fools and Horses. London: Orion books. ISBN 978-0752-860-251.On Blu-ray for the first time – lovely jubbly! Includes collectors’ booklet, behind the scenes photo galleries, 5 exclusive art cards, plus both the original and writer’s cut versions of ‘A Royal Flush’ and a fully restored 4 minute scene in ‘The Jolly Boys’ Outing’. 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] Wollaston, Sam (27 August 1999). "Reliant Robin reborn". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 30 December 2006. 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. Clark, Steve (1998). The Only Fools and Horses Story. London: BBC Worldwide. ISBN 978-0563-384-458.