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.
- Series 6, Episode 5 repeated Saturday at 9:20am on Gold
Streaming rank this week: 218
Press clippings Page 17
Only Fools among most watched Netflix shows on Xmas Day
Classic BBC comedy Only Fools and Horses is still one of the most popular TV shows on Christmas Day - thanks to Netflix and Gold.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 13th January 2017Fawlty Towers named comedians' favourite sitcom
A survey of comedians has revealed that Fawlty Towers is their favourite sitcom, and Alan Partridge meeting his superfan is their favourite scene. "Don't tell him Pike" was picked as the favourite one-liner.
British Comedy Guide, 4th January 2017Tessa Peake-Jones: Only Fools won't return
Tessa Peake-Jones - who portrayed Rachel 'Raquel' Turner in the comedy from 1988 until 2003 - doesn't think the television sitcom will ever get another installment now that the mastermind behind the storylines John Sullivan has died because it was his "baby" and no one will ever be able to create the chemistry on screen like he did.
Female First, 20th December 2016Only Fools And Horses is TV's most-watched ever show
Only Fools And Horses has been announced as the most-watched show in the entire 80-year history of British television.
British Comedy Guide, 31st October 2016Boycie's Jaguar sells for £115,800
A vintage Jaguar sports car made famous when it featured in Only Fools And Horses has sold for more than £115,000.
BBC News, 3rd September 2016The best of British sitcom idiots
Following on from the last post about idiots in sitcoms, and some ensuing twittering, perhaps it's only fair we pay tribute to the best of British sitcom idiots. Lots of candidates, for sure, but here are, for my money, the most dimwitted of nincompoops who should be recognised for outstanding services to idiocy.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 31st August 2016What Damien Trotter from OFAH looks like now
While he was all teenage braces and gold chains in the days of Only Fools And Horses, Benjamin Smith has been rocking buzz cuts in a number of roles since leaving the sitcom.
Adam Starkey, Metro, 28th July 2016Comedy reboots: never go back
If we want to wallow in nostalgia, let's have repeats rather than retreads.
Deborah Shrewsbury, The Custard TV, 11th July 2016BBC comedy classics go on display
Much-loved British comedians and sitcom stars are being celebrated in a new exhibition. Comedy faces from Frankie Howerd to Ricky Gervais are on display at the Compton Verney art gallery in Warwickshire from 9 July. BBC Faces of Comedy is showing 100 pictures ranging from the 1950s to the present day. Leading comics have curated the exhibition - including Have I Got News For You panellist Paul Merton and the star of Citizen Khan, Adil Ray. Here they talk about some of their favourite comedy moments.
Paul Merton and Adil Ray, BBC News, 10th July 2016David Jason sends letter ahead of OFAH funeral
Sir David Jason has written to the family of the late Keith Drew, whose funeral will have an Only Fools And Horses theme.
Olivia Waring, Metro, 9th June 2016