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

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Minor cast and characters [ edit ] Jim Broadbent, who was originally considered to play Del Boy, made three appearances as DCI Roy Slater

A CD-Rom was released in August 2000 by BBC Multimedia. It featured a calendar, a calculator, a pub quiz, numerous clips from the show, and a driving game. [188] 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 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] a b c d Lewisohn, Mark. "Only Fools and Horses". BBC. Archived from the original on 23 September 2006 . Retrieved 13 September 2006.Moore, Charles (21 July 2001). " 'Axed' Reliant Robin is given a second wind". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007 . Retrieved 30 December 2006. 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] Sixty-four episodes of Only Fools and Horses, all written by John Sullivan, were broadcast on BBC1 from 8 September 1981 until 25 December 2003. [97] [98] The show was aired in seven series (1981–1983, 1985–1986, 1989 and 1990–1991), and thereafter in sporadic Christmas special editions (1991–1993, 1996, 2001–2003). [6] The episodes from the first five series (excluding Christmas specials) had a running time of 30 minutes, but from Series 6 (1989), the running time of the series episodes was extended to 50 minutes. [6] 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.

Censor del Boy for being racist? Don't be a plonker". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. 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] A four-minute show named "Royal Variety Performance" was shown on 27 November 1988 (viewed by 18.14 million people) and had Del, Rodney, and Albert appear on the Royal Variety Show. [99] It was staged on 24 November 1986, and the plot saw David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Buster Merryfield appear on stage in character, thinking that they are delivering boxes of alcohol to an associate of Del's, only later realising where they actually are. [177] They also mistake the Duchess of York for Del's associate. [178]

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There have been several plans to produce an American version. One was to be a star vehicle for former M*A*S*H actor Harry Morgan, with Grandad rather than Del becoming the lead character. [256] The other, entitled This Time Next Year..., would have seen the Trotters renamed the Flannagans. A draft script was written for the latter, [257] but neither show materialised. In 2010 Steve Carell, star of the US version of The Office, expressed an interest in making an American version of the series, with him to star as Del Boy. [258] In January 2012 US network ABC commissioned a pilot of an Only Fools and Horses remake titled "King of Van Nuys", written by Scrubs writers Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley. [259] It was developed, rejected and then redeveloped, only to be rejected again later in the year. The pilot starred John Leguizamo as Del, Dustin Ybarra as his brother Rodney and Christopher Lloyd as Grandad. [260] The unreleased pilot was released onto YouTube in August 2023. [261] Del Boy's wine bar fall is favourite television pub scene". Ananova. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 . Retrieved 30 December 2006.

Sullivan recalled that he had always been fascinated by the unlicensed traders who sold goods from suitcases in markets, and he based Del Boy on them. David Jason added other elements to the part, including Del's cheap gold jewellery and his camel coat. The inspiration was taken from a similar man he had known when working as an electrician. [4] Jason was a relatively late candidate for the part: Jim Broadbent [9] (who would later appear in a minor recurring role as DCI Roy Slater) and Enn Reitel were earlier preferences. At the time, Broadbent was appearing in Mike Leigh's play, "Goose-Pimples", at the Hampstead Theatre in north London. The play was due to transfer to the West End, and consequently, Broadbent thought he would be unable to fit in with the filming schedule and turned down the part. [10] It was only when producer Ray Butt saw a repeat of Open All Hours that Jason was considered and, despite concerns that Jason had not previously had a leading television role, and that he and Lyndhurst did not look like brothers, he was cast. [11] Only Fools And Horses Lvly Jbly with 'text' generation". BBC. 1 November 2003 . Retrieved 30 December 2006. Steve Clark. "A tribute to Only Fools and Horses producer Gareth Gwenlan". Steve Clark . Retrieved 18 July 2017. 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

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See also: List of awards and nominations received by Only Fools and Horses Del Boy's fall through an open bar-flap in " Yuppy Love" ( BBC video clip) is one of the show's best known moments. 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.

Only a fool would drop repeats of best shows, BBC is told". The Times. 29 August 2005 . Retrieved 23 March 2011. Press Office – Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 4 Sunday 24 January 2010". BBC . Retrieved 22 March 2012.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] Two board games based on the show were released: a Monopoly-style game, the "Trotters Trading Game", in which participants attempt to emulate the Trotters and become millionaires, [186] and another game set in their local pub, entitled the "Nag's Head Board Game". [187] Games/Apps [ edit ] Only Jerks and Horses (1997)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018 . Retrieved 3 July 2017.