The Story Of... Only Fools & Horses
- TV documentary
- Gold
- 2017
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Six-part documentary series looking at sitcom Only Fools & Horses. Features David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Tessa Peake-Jones, Gwyneth Strong, John Challis and more.
- Episode 1 repeated Sunday 5th May at 9:30am on Gold
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 5 - Behind The Scenes
Further details
This episode examines the process writer John Sullivan and cast and crew went through - from the script to the live recording - to create each episode of Only Fools.... There are behind the scenes anecdotes from the studio floor and on location, as well as revealing rehearsal tape footage which has never been shown on TV.
Find out how John Sullivan wrote and recorded the theme tune, discover behind the scenes secrets on the three-wheeler van and what exactly went into Del's exotic drinks. And for the first time ever a specially recorded sketch from the early 90s where Del, Rodney and Uncle Albert send a message to British troops abroad.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 26th September 2017
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- Gold
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 27th September 2017 | 7:05pm | Gold |
| Sunday 1st October 2017 | 3:50pm | Gold |
| Friday 13th October 2017 | 8:50pm | Gold |
| Saturday 14th October 2017 | 2:40pm | Gold |
| Saturday 30th December 2017 | 2:05pm | Gold |
| Saturday 30th December 2017 | 6:35pm | Gold |
| Saturday 30th December 2017 | 9:10pm | Gold |
| Sunday 9th September 2018 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 10th September 2018 | 1:10pm | Gold |
| Thursday 13th September 2018 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 19th September 2018 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 23rd September 2018 | 4:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 25th September 2018 | 8:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 23rd November 2018 | 9:00pm | Yesterday |
| Sunday 30th December 2018 | 11:10am | Gold |
| Sunday 30th December 2018 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Monday 31st December 2018 | 2:35pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 1st January 2019 | 7:40am | Gold |
| Friday 1st March 2019 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 4th March 2019 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 7th March 2019 | 2:15pm | Gold |
| Thursday 7th March 2019 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Monday 30th December 2019 | 8:00am | Gold |
| Thursday 14th May 2020 | 8:00pm | Yesterday |
| Sunday 4th October 2020 | 8:00am | Gold |
| Monday 5th October 2020 | 7:10am | Gold |
| Saturday 2nd January 2021 | 7:50am | Gold |
| Sunday 3rd January 2021 | 7:10am | Gold |
| Saturday 5th June 2021 | 9:00am | Gold |
| Sunday 6th June 2021 | 8:25am | Gold |
| Sunday 19th September 2021 | 9:05am | Gold |
| Tuesday 21st September 2021 | 3:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 24th September 2021 | 3:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 26th September 2021 | 8:25am | Gold |
| Sunday 10th October 2021 | 9:00am | Gold |
| Monday 11th October 2021 | 7:10am | Gold |
| Sunday 27th February 2022 | 7:45am | Gold |
| Saturday 16th April 2022 | 1:55am | Gold |
| Sunday 17th April 2022 | 1:20am | Gold |
| Saturday 28th May 2022 | 10:55am | Gold |
| Thursday 20th July 2023 | 2:25am | Gold |
Cast & crew
| David Jason (as Sir David Jason) | Self |
| Nicholas Lyndhurst | Self |
| Tessa Peake-Jones | Self |
| Gwyneth Strong | Self |
| John Challis | Self |
| Sue Holderness | Self |
| Tony Dow | Self |
| Patrick Murray | Self |
| Jonathan Ross | Self |
| Danny Baker | Self |
| Adil Ray | Self |
| Steve Clark | Self |
| Terence Stamp | Narrator |
| Daniel Peacock | Self |
| Sue Longstaff | Self |
| Kerry Waddell | Self |
| Theo Paphitis | Self |
| Philip Pope | Self |
| Adrian Pegg | Self |
| Phil Cornwell | Self |
| John Sullivan | Self (Archive Material) |
| Sean Doherty | Director |
| Sean Doherty | Series Producer |
| Nigel Alred | Producer |
| John Quinn | Executive Producer |
| Iain Coyle | Executive Producer |
| Joe McVey | Executive Producer |
| Jim Sullivan | Executive Producer |
| Tom Savage | Editor |
| Jon Stapleton | Director of Photography |