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Only Fools and Horses (1981)

This time next year, we'll be millionaires!

★ 8.1/10 TMDB30mComedy

Overview

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 Cast

  • David Jason

    David Jason

    as Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter

  • Nicholas Lyndhurst

    Nicholas Lyndhurst

    as Rodney Trotter

  • Buster Merryfield

    Buster Merryfield

    as Uncle Albert Trotter

  • Roger Lloyd Pack

    Roger Lloyd Pack

    as Trigger

  • John Challis

    John Challis

    as Boycie

  • Lennard Pearce

    Lennard Pearce

    as Edward 'Grandad' Trotter

  • Kenneth MacDonald

    Kenneth MacDonald

    as Mike Fisher

  • Sue Holderness

    Sue Holderness

    as Marlene Boyce

  • Patrick Murray

    Patrick Murray

    as Mickey Pearce

  • Tessa Peake-Jones

    Tessa Peake-Jones

    as Raquel Turner

  • Gwyneth Strong

    Gwyneth Strong

    as Cassandra Parry

  • Nula Conwell

    Nula Conwell

    as Maureen

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Where can I watch Only Fools and Horses?

Only Fools and Horses is streaming on Britbox Apple TV channel, BritBox Amazon Channel in the US.

When was Only Fools and Horses first aired?

Only Fools and Horses came out on September 8, 1981.

Is Only Fools and Horses worth watching?

Only Fools and Horses holds a 8.1/10 average from 323 TMDB user ratings. That puts it among the best-reviewed series out there.

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