List of Only Fools and Horses episodes explained

The following is an episode list for the BBC One sitcom Only Fools and Horses. The show is about two brothers who live in Peckham, London. It was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 8 September 1981.[1] It aired for seven seasons and sixteen Christmas specials[2] [3] The final episode was broadcast on 25 December 2003,[4] In total, 64 regular episodes of Only Fools and Horses were produced, all written by John Sullivan and are now available on both Region 2 and Region 1 DVD.

Additionally, twelve special editions of the show were made, two of these ("Licensed to Drill" and "The Robin Flies at Dawn") have never been broadcast commercially[5] [6] and some have only recently been rediscovered.[5] [6] [7]

All episodes originally aired on BBC One. The list below is ordered by the episodes' original air dates.

Episodes

Christmas specials (1991–2003)

Other

Cameo appearances

David Jason appeared in adverts for Abbey National, Rover and Radio Times as Del Boy. Jason made a cameo appearance on the 2021 Christmas special of Strictly Come Dancing, wishing Jay Blades well after he danced to the show's theme tune.[8] [9] Jason also made a cameo as the voice of an animated Del Boy on an 2023 edition of The Apprentice.[10] [11]

John Challis made appearances as Boycie in a few adverts for UK Gold and an advert for Del's autobiography. He also appeared in a music video for Del Boy's Tune.

Documentaries

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comedy - Only Fools and Horses - Big Brother (1981) . BBC . 1981-09-15 . 2016-09-19.
  2. Book: Clark. Steve. The Only Fools and Horses Story. 1998. BBC. London. 0-563-38445-X. 146–158.
  3. Book: Webber. Richard. Sullivan. John. The Complete A-Z of Only Fools and Horses. 2003. Orion Media. London. 0-7528-6025-9. 5.
  4. Web site: Only Fools and Horses - Sleepless in Peckham (2003) . BBC . 2003-12-25 . 2016-09-19.
  5. Web site: Perry . Licensed to Drill . Ofah.net . 2009-12-23 . 2016-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061013062637/http://www.ofah.net/immediacy-153 . 13 October 2006 . dead.
  6. Web site: Perry . Robin Flies a Dawn . Ofah.net . 2009-12-23 . 2016-09-19.
  7. Web site: Perry . White Mice . Ofah.net . 2009-12-23 . 2016-09-19.
  8. Web site: Strictly fans gobsmacked as Only Fools and Horses' David Jason appears on show . 25 December 2021 .
  9. Web site: Strictly 2021: Sir David Jason makes surprise cameo in Christmas special . 25 December 2021 .
  10. Web site: BBC the Apprentice: David Jason makes comeback as del Boy Trotter for the first time in nearly a decade . 19 January 2023 .
  11. Web site: David Jason "del boy" cameo (The Apprentice 2023) . .