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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
When a German damsel turns up in the Nag's Head, she's definitely in distress - and nine months pregnant at that. Rodney's all beer and sympathy, but Del's got an idea - could this be the answer to Boycie and Marlene's dreams of a child and a golden opportunity to make a few bob along the way?
Written by John SullivanGuest stars John Challis, Kenneth MacDonald, Nula Conwell, Sue Holderness, Erika Hoffman
Episode 2
Del Boy gets religion when the Madonna at the local church is seen to shed tears. But why does she only cry when it's raining, and where did that lead in Del's garage come from?
Written by John SullivanGuest stars P.G. Stephens, John Pierce Jones
Episode 3
A burglar makes a daring raid on the local supermarket just as Del and family are out buying their weekly French stick. What's worse, Del sold him a duff watch down the local market...
Written by John SullivanGuest stars John Bardon, Max Harvey, Vas Blackwood
Episode 4
Del's tampered with the sunbed controls and Rodney's seeing red - literally! His face is done to a turn. He'll hardly wow Trigger's niece, Lisa, with his handsome good looks now, which leaves the way pretty clear for Del himself. But revenge should certainly be sweet when Rodders volunteers Del for a spot of hang gliding.
Written by John SullivanGuest stars Roger Lloyd Pack, Kenneth MacDonald, Gerry Cowper, Mark Colleano
Episode 5
Rodney gets a grant from the local college to make a film, but first he must come up with a viable screenplay. Del gets him a secondhand typewriter, and also suggests a storyline of 'A Rhino Loose in the City'. To make matters worse, the director, Mickey Pearce, fed up with waiting for Rodney to write the story, starts making porn films, only for Rodney to end up starring in one.
Written by John SullivanGuest stars Patrick Murray, Roger Lloyd Pack, John Challis, Kenneth MacDonald, Sue Holderness, Dawn Perllman, Rex Robinson, Chua Kah Joo
Episode 6
Del Boy gets the chance to make a new start (and to become a millionaire) in Australia - fronting Jumbo Mills's used car business.
Guest stars John Challis, Kenneth MacDonald, Nick Stringer
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
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