Series 4, Episode 3 - Hole In One

Full synopsis

The Trotters have fallen on hard times, largely due to Rodney's £500 investment in sun-tan lotion during one of the worst winters ever seen.

To make things worse, the deep-fat fryer they sold to Mike, landlord of The Nag's Head, is on the blink and the tension brings Del and Rodney to boiling point. But throughout all this trouble, Uncle Albert, who Rodders blames for their bad luck, keeps telling them that something will turn up.

As Albert leaves the pub, he falls through an open cellar door, and the Trotters quickly come up with a way to get some cash - by suing the pub for compensation.

Albert's accident claim finally makes it to court, but to the brothers' shock, it appears that their Uncle has already sought 15 identical damages claims going back to 1944! Their case gets chucked out, and Albert admits he was using some parachuting tricks he learnt during the war to try and help Del and Rodney pay for Grandad's headstone.

Broadcast details

Date

Thursday 7th March 1985

Time

8pm

Channel

BBC One

Length

30 minutes

Ratings

13.4 million viewers

Repeats

1. Show past repeats
2. Wednesday 29th June 2011 at 9:20pm on Gold
3. Thursday 30th June 2011 at 5:20pm on Gold
4. Tuesday 19th July 2011 at 2:10pm on BBC1
5. Wednesday 7th September 2011 at 10:40pm on Gold
6. Thursday 8th September 2011 at 7:20pm on Gold
7. Saturday 19th November 2011 at 8:00pm on Gold
8. Sunday 20th November 2011 at 1:40pm on Gold
9. Tuesday 6th December 2011 at 2:10pm on BBC1
10. Thursday 8th March 2012 at 9:20pm on Gold
11. Friday 9th March 2012 at 3:20pm on Gold
12. Saturday 21st April 2012 at 5:40pm on Gold
13. Sunday 22nd April 2012 at 1:40pm on Gold
14. Thursday 7th June 2012 at 9:00pm on Gold
15. Friday 8th June 2012 at 7:00pm on Gold
16. Sunday 29th July 2012 at 5:20pm on Gold
17. Monday 30th July 2012 at 12:40pm on Gold
18. Wednesday 19th September 2012 at 2:10pm on BBC1
19. Sunday 23rd September 2012 at 1:00pm on Gold
20. Tuesday 13th November 2012 at 8:20pm on Gold
21. Wednesday 14th November 2012 at 2:20pm on Gold
22. Tuesday 19th February 2013 at 2:15pm on BBC1
23. Monday 18th March 2013 at 9:00pm on Gold
24. Saturday 27th April 2013 at 7:40pm on Gold
25. Sunday 28th April 2013 at 3:40pm on Gold
26. Wednesday 29th May 2013 at 6:20pm on Gold
27. Thursday 30th May 2013 at 1:40pm on Gold
28. Tuesday 23rd July 2013 at 3:00pm on BBC1
29. Monday 19th August 2013 at 7:20pm on Gold
30. Tuesday 20th August 2013 at 12:10pm on Gold
31. Tuesday 5th November 2013 at 9:00pm on Gold
32. Wednesday 6th November 2013 at 5:20pm on Gold
33. Wednesday 26th February 2014 at 7:40pm on Gold
34. Thursday 27th February 2014 at 1:40pm on Gold
35. Tuesday 22nd April 2014 at 7:20pm on Gold
36. Wednesday 23rd April 2014 at 2:20pm on Gold
37. Tuesday 17th June 2014 at 7:00pm on Gold
38. Wednesday 18th June 2014 at 3:00pm on Gold
39. Wednesday 6th August 2014 at 9:40pm on Gold
40. Thursday 7th August 2014 at 4:40pm on Gold
41. Wednesday 8th October 2014 at 8:00pm on Gold
42. Thursday 9th October 2014 at 5:30pm on Gold
43. Tuesday 30th December 2014 at 3:15pm on Gold
44. Wednesday 31st December 2014 at 8:45am on Gold
45. Thursday 19th March 2015 at 9:10pm on Gold
46. Friday 20th March 2015 at 5:05pm on Gold
47. Saturday 23rd May 2015 at 7:40pm on Gold
48. Sunday 24th May 2015 at 12:05pm on Gold
49. Monday 15th June 2015 at 7:00pm on Gold
50. Tuesday 16th June 2015 at 1:20pm on Gold
51. Thursday 13th August 2015 at 7:40pm on Gold
52. Friday 14th August 2015 at 4:20pm on Gold
53. Saturday 15th August 2015 at 7:45pm on Gold
54. Sunday 16th August 2015 at 2:30pm on Gold
55. Monday 12th October 2015 at 8:00pm on Gold
56. Tuesday 13th October 2015 at 2:00pm on Gold
57. Saturday 14th November 2015 at 9:20am on Gold
58. Monday 28th December 2015 at 4:40pm on Gold
59. Tuesday 29th December 2015 at 8:40am on Gold
60. Thursday 28th January 2016 at 12:40pm on Gold
61. Thursday 28th January 2016 at 9:20pm on Gold
62. Monday 21st March 2016 at 8:40pm on Gold
63. Tuesday 22nd March 2016 at 1:10pm on Gold
64. Saturday 7th May 2016 at 1:40pm on Gold
65. Sunday 8th May 2016 at 11:40am on Gold
66. Saturday 4th June 2016 at 12:40pm on Gold
67. Sunday 5th June 2016 at 8:45am on Gold
68. Sunday 24th July 2016 at 11:30am on Gold
69. Sunday 24th July 2016 at 6:00pm on Gold
70. Tuesday 20th September 2016 at 8:40pm on Gold
71. Wednesday 21st September 2016 at 12:40pm on Gold
72. Saturday 15th October 2016 at 2:20pm on Gold
73. Saturday 15th October 2016 at 7:40pm on Gold
74. Monday 31st October 2016 at 10:50am on Gold
75. Saturday 5th November 2016 at 4:20pm on Gold
76. Saturday 5th November 2016 at 8:20pm on Gold
77. Wednesday 28th December 2016 at 4:45pm on Gold
78. Thursday 29th December 2016 at 9:20am on Gold
79. Saturday 4th February 2017 at 6:40pm on Gold
80. Sunday 5th February 2017 at 2:00pm on Gold
81. Tuesday 14th March 2017 at 7:25pm on Gold
82. Tuesday 14th March 2017 at 11:25pm on Gold
83. Saturday 18th March 2017 at 2:20pm on Gold
84. Sunday 19th March 2017 at 10:40am on Gold
85. Sunday 7th May 2017 at 12:20pm on Gold
86. Sunday 7th May 2017 at 5:40pm on Gold
87. Sunday 4th June 2017 at 6:10pm on Gold
88. Monday 5th June 2017 at 12:00pm on Gold
89. Sunday 2nd July 2017 at 11:10am on Gold
90. Sunday 2nd July 2017 at 5:35pm on Gold

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