Only Fools and Horses

1981 • BBC

4.8

2.41K reviews

Rating

Eligible

Season 3 episodes (7)

1 Homesick

11/9/83

The wear and tear of climbing twelve floors in Mandela House takes its toll as Grandad's legs finally give way. And after a visit to the doctors' it is recommended that they seek some different housing for the Trotter family - on the ground floor. Rodney's new position as Chairman of the Housing Committee might be about to come in handy.

2 Healthy Competition

11/16/83

Rodney is taking stock of his life, and at the age of 24 he is disappointed to find he has only risen to become Del's look-out while they're on the make with dodgy goods. After a bit of soul-searching, Rodney breaks some big news to Del when he tells him that he's set up a rival business with Mickey Pearce.

3 Friday the 14th

11/23/83

The Trotters take a trip down to Cornwall to make use of Boycie's country cottage for a spot of salmon poaching. On the way down, a policeman stops them to warn of an escaped axe murderer on the loose in the area. Not wanting to miss out on a chance to make a few bob, Del ignores the objections of Rodney and Grandad. But then that night, there's a face at the window.

4 Yesterday Never Comes

11/30/83

Del Boy enters the world of fine art dealing when he attempts to sell a posh antiques dealer a 'Queen Anne' original. She is wise to the ruse and coolly declines, only to meet Del again when she answers an ad in the local paper. She seems to have taken quite a shine to him, or is it just one of the paintings he has in stock?

5 May the Force be with You

12/7/83

Del Boy's arch-enemy from school turns up in Peckham, but this time he's known as Detective Inspector Slater from the Met Police. Having known Del and his wily ways since they were at school together, Slater knows exactly who to watch when he's on the trail of some stolen microwaves.

6 Wanted

12/14/83

When Rodney helps a drunken woman on the street, he is stunned when she looks petrified, accuses him of man-handling her, and promptly cries 'rape!'. Del realises his little bruv must have encountered Blossom, a psychologically unhinged woman who is only allowed out in public on weekend breaks. Del decides to scare Rodney further with a concocted story about the police search for 'the Peckham Pouncer'.

7 Who's a Pretty Boy?

12/21/83

Del arranges for Rodney and Grandad to redecorate Denzil and Corrine's flat. The problems begin when Rodney steams up the whole flat by leaving the kettle on, but the worst is yet to come when the paint fumes don't appear to agree with Corrine's pet budgie. Can Grandad find a replacement bird before she gets home?

About this show

Britain's best-loved comedy follows the dodgy deals and money making schemes of the quarrelsome Trotter family. From their high-rise council flat in South London, two brothers - Del-Boy, a crafty, confident wheeler dealer, and the lanky, eternal 'plonker' Rodney - are forever chasing that big business deal that will allow them to escape the grim realities of Nelson Mandela House and live the life of luxury. They remain endearingly undeterred as they duck and weave through setbacks and failures, spurred on by Del-Boy's cheerful cries of 'This time next year, we'll be millionaires!'

Ratings and reviews

4.8

2.41K reviews

Lewis Hodson

February 3, 2021

Firstly brilliant comedy !! If I was rating purely the comedy it would be five stars, however there are 1 or 2 issues. Firstly if like to say what you get here is the dvd release with a little more (so it's closer to how it was on tv) its possibly the closest release to date. The problem is occasionally people will talk over people. A good example is in Miami twice part 2. There is someone talking over the scene, I think it was 2 scenes overlapping by mistake. Only for about 2 seconds tho

Stuart Evans

September 15, 2019

One star is not in relation to the show it is a must have comedy classic every episode is a laugh a minute in it's original form but not in this re-edited format as it is missing many crucial funny scenes including copyrighted music so the BBC edited it out so they didn't have to pay the performing rights society royalties so i will never buy the digital version or any of the box sets because of this re-editing that was done to this show series 1 to 7 are uncut the rest are not fit for purpose.

44 people found this review helpful

Marisa Hunt

July 29, 2015

You cannot beat the antics of the trotter family and friends to make you laugh one minute and then with the next line have you close to tears. John sullivan's excellent writing larger than life characters, spot on observational humour and one liners plus David Jasons Derek Trotter will have you watching again and again.

11 people found this review helpful

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