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This time next year, we'll be millionaires!
Only Fools and Horses.... Is a British sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally transmitted on BBC One from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas specials aired until 2003. In working-class Peckham in south-east London, ambitious market trader Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter and his younger half-brother Rodney, explore their highs and lows in life, in particular their attempts to get rich. Initially not an immediate hit and receiving little promotion early on, it later achieved consistently high ratings, and the 1996 episode "Time on Our Hands" (originally billed as the series finale) holds the record for the biggest UK audience for a sitcom episode, attracting 24.3 million viewers. The series bears a significant influence on British culture, contributing several words and phrases to the English language.
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Only Fools and Horses.... Is a British sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally transmitted on BBC One from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas specials aired until 2003. In working-class Peckham in south-east London, ambitious market trader Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter and his younger half-brother Rodney, explore their highs and lows in life, in particular their attempts to get rich. Initially not an immediate hit and receiving little promotion early on, it later achieved consistently high ratings, and the 1996 episode "Time on Our Hands" (originally billed as the series finale) holds the record for the biggest UK audience for a sitcom episode, attracting 24.3 million viewers. The series bears a significant influence on British culture, contributing several words and phrases to the English language.
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Episode 1
Del Boy uses Rodney's election as chairman of the local tenants' association to plot a move to ground-floor accommodation.
Written by John SullivanGuest stars Roger Lloyd Pack, Sandra Payne, Ron Pember, John Bryans
Episode 2
Rodney breaks up the Trotter partnership to go it alone - with Mickey Pearce! Does Mickey's trip to the Costas mean that the duo are opening a Spanish branch already?
Written by John SullivanGuest stars Patrick Murray, Mike Carnell
Episode 3
The Trotters visit Devon for a weekend's fishing but get involved with an escaped 'psycho' from the local mental hospital.
Written by John SullivanGuest stars Christopher Malcolm, Ray Mort, Michael Stainton
Episode 4
Del Boy falls for posh tart Miranda when she comes to view a 'Queen Anne' cabinet, but Miranda is more interested in the painting that the boys' Gran lifted from her art dealer employer.
Written by John SullivanGuest stars Juliet Hammond-Hill, Garard Green, Robert Vahey, Lucita Lijertwood
Episode 5
D.I. Slater is on the track of a stolen microwave oven and Del Boy is in the frame.
Written by John SullivanGuest stars Roger Lloyd Pack, John Challis, Michèle Winstanley, Jim Broadbent, Christopher Mitchell
Episode 6
Rodney is on the run after he is accused of being the 'Peckham Pouncer' - but where is that fragrant smell, wafting through the ventilation ducts of Nelson Mandela House, coming from?
Written by John SullivanGuest stars Patrick Murray, Roger Lloyd Pack, John Challis, Michèle Winstanley, Toni Palmer
Episode 7
Del Boy arranges for Rodney and Grandad to redecorate Denzil and Corinne's flat. What is Corrinne going to say when she finds out that her canary is brown bread ?
Written by John SullivanGuest stars Eva Mottley, Anthony Morton, David Jackson, Kenneth MacDonald, Michèle Winstanley, Paul Barber
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Lennard PearceEdward 'Grandad' Trotter
Tessa Peake-JonesRaquel Turner
Patrick MurrayMickey Pearce
David JasonDerek 'Del Boy' Trotter
Nicholas LyndhurstRodney Trotter
Roger Lloyd PackTrigger
John ChallisBoycie
Buster MerryfieldUncle Albert Trotter
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
BBCUnited Kingdom
