Series 4, Episode 3 - Hole In One
Further details
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
Cast & crew
Regular cast | |
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David Jason | Del |
Nicholas Lyndhurst | Rodney |
Buster Merryfield | Uncle Albert |
Kenneth MacDonald | Mike |
Guest cast | |
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Nula Conwell | Maureen (Barmaid at Nag's Head) |
Colin Jeavons | Solly Attwell (Solicitor) |
Dennis Ramsden | Judge |
Andrew Tourell | Mr. Gerrard |
James Woolley | Mr. Fraser |
Michael Roberts | Cockney |
Les Rawlings | Court Clerk |
Writing team | |
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John Sullivan | Writer |
Production team | |
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Susan Belbin | Director |
Ray Butt | Producer |

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