Only Fools and Horses

1981 • BBC

4.8

2.41K reviews

Rating

Eligible

Season 2 episodes (7)

1 Long Legs of the Law

10/20/82

Del Boy and Grandad are horrified to hear that Rodney is dating a police officer. But while Grandad is worried about Sandra finding out about the Trotters' sullied reputation, Del is sweating over the amount of dodgy gear he's got stored in the flat.

2 Ashes to Ashes

10/27/82

When Trigger's grandmother passes away, the Trotters gather round to offer their condolences. Ever the considerate friend, Del offers to take some of her valuables off Trig's hands. He spots two urns that might be worth a bob or two, the only problem is that one of them is Trig's grandad's last resting place!

3 A Losing Streak

11/3/82

Even Del's double headed coin can't seem to rescue him from financial trouble. Nevertheless, when Boycie challenges him to a winner-takes-all poker game, Del is eager to host it. As the night progresses, Del's luck goes from bad to worse and he ends up owing Boycie everything. Maybe that double headed coin will come in handy after all.

4 No Greater Love

11/10/82

Rodney falls for Irene Mackay - a woman twice his age - and Del Boy isn't happy about it. She's married to a hard nut who's doing time in Parkhurst prison. Worse yet, he's about to be released. When he finds out his missus has been cheating on him with a Trotter, he goes looking for revenge.

5 The Yellow Peril

11/17/82

When Del arranges a job redecorating a Chinese Restaurant, he unwisely decides to employ the services of Rodney 'Leonardo' Trotter and buys some paint from Trigger. It's only when they've finished painting and they receive a call from the owner of the Chinese restaurant that they realise the paint wasn't quite the golden colour they wanted.

6 It Never Rains

11/24/82

Trotters' Independent Trading Company has been forced off the market, with the continuing downpour keeping most of Peckham indoors. Del then spots an opportunity for discounted family holiday to Spain and they all head off to warmer climes. But Grandad runs into a bit of trouble with the Spanish Police - something about the Spanish Civil War.

7 A Touch of Glass

12/1/82

Chandelier cleaning is the Trotter's latest business opportunity. When they stop to help a posh sort who has broken down, Del overhears that the Lord of the Manor is having trouble getting his chandeliers cleaned. After offering his services, it's not long before Rodney and Del are up a ladder braced to catch the chandelier that Grandad is detaching from upstairs. Their hopes of a making a quick pound soon come crashing down.

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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