Only Fools And Horses. Image shows from L to R: Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Del (David Jason), Grandad (Lennard Pearce). Copyright: BBC
Only Fools And Horses

Only Fools And Horses

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1981 - 2003
  • 64 episodes (7 series)

Sitcom about two market traders, Del Boy and his brother Rodney. Stars David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield, Lennard Pearce, Roger Lloyd Pack and more.

Episode menu

Series 5 - A Royal Flush

Only Fools And Horses. Image shows from L to R: Del (David Jason), Uncle Albert (Buster Merryfield), Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst). Copyright: BBC
Rodney meets an upper-crust young lady selling paintings down the market and they instantly hit it off. However, when Del finds out that she's Lady Victoria of Malebury, whose father is a cousin of the Queen, he begins to plot the couple's wedding.

Further details

Rodney meets Vicky, a seemingly impoverished artist who it transpires is the daughter of the Duke of Maylebury, one of the Queen's second-cousins.

Having obtained a pair of tickets to the sold-out production of Carmen, Rodders seems to have deeply impressed Vicky. She is less taken by the sudden appearance of Del and his peroxide blonde dolly bird however - especially when they open the dolly mixture.

Vicky invites Rodney to a party at the Duke's country home, and it seems romance may be on the cards. But then Del Boy turns up, hits the vino-plonko and callously, drunkenly ruins everything for his little brother.

Notes

A full 15 minutes are cut from repeats this episode's original DVD release, as John Sullivan deemed the original edit to be a rare misfire for the series, seeing Del being actively cruel towards Rodney and suffering from a lack of studio audience laughter or atmosphere.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 25th December 1986
Time
7:05pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
75 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 23rd July 2011 6:00pm Gold
Saturday 27th August 2011 8:30am Gold
Saturday 27th August 2011 12:50pm Gold
Sunday 11th September 2011 10:00pm Gold
Saturday 17th September 2011 2:00pm Gold
Sunday 18th September 2011 10:00am Gold
Monday 26th December 2011 10:30am Gold
Monday 30th January 2012 10:00pm Gold
Tuesday 31st January 2012 8:00pm Gold
Sunday 12th February 2012 1:50pm Gold
Wednesday 14th March 2012 8:40pm Gold
Thursday 15th March 2012 2:40pm Gold
Sunday 1st April 2012 9:10am Gold
Saturday 5th May 2012 10:05am Gold
Sunday 7th October 2012 11:40am Gold
Sunday 7th October 2012 7:40pm Gold
Saturday 19th January 2013 1:00pm Gold
Saturday 19th January 2013 9:05pm Gold
Monday 15th April 2013 9:40pm Gold
Tuesday 16th April 2013 1:30am Gold
Saturday 25th May 2013 4:20pm Gold
Sunday 26th May 2013 1:10pm Gold
Monday 1st July 2013 8:00pm Gold
Tuesday 2nd July 2013 5:20pm Gold
Sunday 28th July 2013 11:00am Gold
Sunday 28th July 2013 6:20pm Gold
Saturday 7th September 2013 7:00pm Gold
Sunday 8th September 2013 10:40am Gold
Sunday 1st December 2013 1:30pm Gold
Monday 2nd December 2013 9:30am Gold
Sunday 22nd December 2013 2:15pm Gold
Monday 23rd December 2013 9:40am Gold
Sunday 12th January 2014 12:20pm Gold
Sunday 12th January 2014 9:00pm Gold
Saturday 15th February 2014 9:40am Gold
Friday 7th March 2014 6:55pm Gold
Saturday 8th March 2014 4:45pm Gold
Tuesday 1st July 2014 7:00pm Gold
Wednesday 2nd July 2014 3:00pm Gold
Sunday 10th August 2014 12:35pm Gold
Sunday 10th August 2014 6:20pm Gold
Friday 17th October 2014 6:40pm Gold
Saturday 20th December 2014 8:40pm Gold
Sunday 21st December 2014 3:05pm Gold
Thursday 25th December 2014 11:00am BBC1
Saturday 21st March 2015 12:00pm Gold
Saturday 21st March 2015 7:00pm Gold
Wednesday 10th June 2015 7:40pm Gold
Thursday 11th June 2015 5:00pm Gold
Saturday 1st August 2015 8:05pm Gold
Sunday 2nd August 2015 12:00pm Gold
Thursday 26th November 2015 7:40pm Gold
Friday 27th November 2015 2:40pm Gold
Sunday 20th December 2015 5:40pm Gold
Monday 21st December 2015 12:15pm Gold
Tuesday 29th December 2015 6:00pm Gold
Wednesday 30th December 2015 10:00am Gold
Sunday 14th February 2016 12:30pm Gold
Thursday 31st March 2016 8:00pm Gold
Friday 1st April 2016 1:30pm Gold
Sunday 1st May 2016 6:50pm Gold
Monday 20th June 2016 7:00pm Gold
Monday 20th June 2016 10:20pm Gold
Thursday 11th August 2016 7:40pm Gold
Friday 12th August 2016 5:40pm Gold
Saturday 24th September 2016 3:05pm Gold
Saturday 24th September 2016 7:40pm Gold
Sunday 9th October 2016 7:45pm Gold
Wednesday 23rd November 2016 8:40pm Gold
Thursday 29th December 2016 6:40pm Gold
Friday 30th December 2016 10:40am Gold
Friday 27th January 2017 7:20pm Gold
Saturday 28th January 2017 12:15pm Gold
Sunday 12th February 2017 10:00am Gold
Sunday 12th February 2017 6:00pm Gold
Tuesday 4th April 2017 9:45pm Gold
Wednesday 5th April 2017 7:35pm Gold
Friday 2nd June 2017 7:40pm Gold
Saturday 3rd June 2017 4:45pm Gold
Friday 30th June 2017 8:20pm Gold
Saturday 1st July 2017 3:30pm Gold
Sunday 23rd July 2017 11:55am Gold
Sunday 23rd July 2017 8:10pm Gold
Saturday 9th September 2017 3:40pm Gold
Saturday 9th September 2017 5:00pm Gold
Saturday 9th September 2017 9:40pm Gold
Tuesday 19th September 2017 6:00pm Gold
Wednesday 20th September 2017 1:55pm Gold
Sunday 8th October 2017 12:55pm Gold
Sunday 8th October 2017 7:10pm Gold
Sunday 5th November 2017 11:45am Gold
Sunday 5th November 2017 3:55pm Gold
Thursday 14th December 2017 7:35pm Gold
Friday 15th December 2017 5:40pm Gold
Saturday 13th January 2018 3:30pm Gold
Sunday 14th January 2018 1:15pm Gold
Saturday 17th February 2018 1:40pm Gold
Sunday 18th February 2018 8:05am Gold
Saturday 24th March 2018 5:10pm Gold
Sunday 25th March 2018 2:20pm Gold
Monday 18th June 2018 9:00pm Gold
Tuesday 19th June 2018 6:25pm Gold
Sunday 9th September 2018 12:00pm Gold
Sunday 9th September 2018 4:30pm Gold
Monday 24th September 2018 2:40pm Gold
Monday 24th September 2018 8:00pm Gold
Tuesday 13th November 2018 9:30am Gold
Tuesday 13th November 2018 2:20pm Gold
Thursday 6th December 2018 7:00pm Gold
Friday 7th December 2018 4:55pm Gold
Friday 14th December 2018 8:40am Gold
Friday 14th December 2018 2:00pm Gold
Saturday 16th February 2019 2:55pm Gold
Saturday 16th February 2019 7:40pm Gold
Saturday 6th April 2019 1:15pm Gold
Saturday 6th April 2019 4:35pm Gold
Monday 26th August 2019 11:30am Gold
Monday 26th August 2019 10:00pm Gold
Saturday 2nd November 2019 6:40pm Gold
Sunday 3rd November 2019 2:05pm Gold
Thursday 5th December 2019 6:45pm Gold
Friday 6th December 2019 5:25pm Gold
Monday 30th December 2019 7:40pm Gold
Tuesday 31st December 2019 2:40pm Gold
Sunday 12th January 2020 9:35am Gold
Sunday 12th January 2020 4:30pm Gold
Sunday 16th February 2020 1:45pm Gold
Sunday 16th February 2020 7:00pm Gold
Sunday 29th March 2020 2:15pm Gold
Sunday 29th March 2020 5:55pm Gold
Sunday 31st May 2020 11:55am Gold
Sunday 31st May 2020 6:15pm Gold
Saturday 29th August 2020 10:00am Gold
Saturday 29th August 2020 2:40pm Gold
Friday 4th December 2020 6:55pm Gold
Saturday 5th December 2020 12:25am Gold
Saturday 5th December 2020 4:40pm Gold
Wednesday 30th December 2020 1:15pm Gold
Wednesday 30th December 2020 6:35pm Gold
Saturday 13th February 2021 6:40pm Gold
Sunday 14th February 2021 12:50pm Gold
Saturday 27th March 2021 10:00am Gold
Saturday 27th March 2021 4:00pm Gold
Sunday 9th May 2021 10:15am Gold
Sunday 9th May 2021 3:35pm Gold
Sunday 4th July 2021 9:00am Gold
Sunday 4th July 2021 3:00pm Gold
Saturday 4th September 2021 10:00am Gold
Saturday 4th September 2021 1:50pm Gold
Saturday 11th September 2021 10:00am Gold
Saturday 11th September 2021 8:40pm Gold
Saturday 18th September 2021 5:45pm Gold
Sunday 19th September 2021 2:55pm Gold
Sunday 31st October 2021 1:00pm Gold
Sunday 31st October 2021 7:40pm Gold
Thursday 2nd December 2021 6:55pm Gold
Friday 3rd December 2021 5:05pm Gold
Wednesday 29th December 2021 11:00am Gold
Thursday 30th December 2021 12:10am Gold
Saturday 12th February 2022 3:00pm Gold
Sunday 13th February 2022 9:15am Gold
Sunday 13th March 2022 10:25am Gold
Sunday 13th March 2022 3:00pm Gold
Saturday 9th April 2022 5:55pm Gold
Sunday 10th April 2022 3:30pm Gold
Sunday 29th May 2022 10:55am Gold
Sunday 29th May 2022 6:15pm Gold
Saturday 2nd July 2022 2:10pm Gold
Saturday 2nd July 2022 7:30pm Gold
Sunday 3rd July 2022 2:00pm Gold
Sunday 21st August 2022 8:15am Gold
Sunday 21st August 2022 3:15pm Gold
Friday 26th August 2022 10:40pm Gold
Saturday 27th August 2022 8:00pm Gold
Sunday 18th September 2022 4:00pm Gold
Sunday 18th September 2022 7:00pm Gold
Saturday 26th November 2022 2:25pm Gold
Sunday 4th December 2022 6:40pm Gold
Monday 5th December 2022 5:55pm Gold
Thursday 29th December 2022 10:15am Gold
Saturday 14th January 2023 5:15pm Gold
Sunday 12th February 2023 9:35am Gold
Sunday 12th February 2023 3:05pm Gold
Saturday 6th May 2023 2:15pm Gold
Sunday 7th May 2023 12:35pm Gold
Saturday 17th June 2023 7:40pm Gold
Sunday 18th June 2023 3:00pm Gold
Saturday 5th August 2023 6:15pm Gold
Sunday 6th August 2023 4:40pm Gold
Saturday 30th September 2023 1:30pm Gold
Saturday 30th September 2023 6:25pm Gold
Sunday 1st October 2023 12:35pm Gold
Saturday 2nd December 2023 10:35am Gold
Sunday 3rd December 2023 7:10am Gold
Wednesday 6th December 2023 6:05pm Gold
Thursday 7th December 2023 4:00pm Gold
Friday 29th December 2023 9:40am Gold
Monday 12th February 2024 8:00pm Gold
Monday 12th February 2024 11:45pm Gold
Sunday 17th March 2024 11:30am Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
David Jason Del
Nicholas Lyndhurst Rodney
Buster Merryfield Uncle Albert
Roger Lloyd Pack Trigger
Guest cast
Roy Heather Sid
Diane Langton June 'Juney' Snell
Paul McDowell Man in market
Sarah Duncan Victoria
Andy Readman Policeman
Robert Vahey Sleeping man
Geoffrey Wilkinson Eric (Chauffeur)
Alan Cody Ticket collector
Christina Michaels Programme seller
Robin Herford Man at opera
Richenda Carey Woman at opera
Gordon Salkilld (as Gordan Salkilld) St. John's Ambulance man
Roger Davidson Mr. Dow
Jack Hedley Henry, Duke of Malebury
Peter Tuddenham Charles
Arnold Peters Patterson (Butler)
Ifor Gwynne-Davies Carter
Kate Williams Mrs. Miles (Cook)
Daphne Goddard Lady at dinner
Stephen Riddle Giles
Writing team
John Sullivan Writer
Production team
Ray Butt Director
Ray Butt Producer
John Dunstan Editor
Ed Wooden Editor
John Wilkinson Editor
Mark Sevant Production Designer
John Sullivan Composer

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