Only Fools And Horses
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1981 - 2003
- 64 episodes (7 series)
Sitcom about two market traders, Del Boy and his brother Rodney. Stars David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield, Lennard Pearce, Roger Lloyd Pack and more.
- Series 3, Episode 1 repeated tomorrow at 10:45am on Gold
- Streaming rank this week: 117
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Series 5 - A Royal Flush
Further details
Rodney meets Vicky, a seemingly impoverished artist who it transpires is the daughter of the Duke of Maylebury, one of the Queen's second-cousins.
Having obtained a pair of tickets to the sold-out production of Carmen, Rodders seems to have deeply impressed Vicky. She is less taken by the sudden appearance of Del and his peroxide blonde dolly bird however - especially when they open the dolly mixture.
Vicky invites Rodney to a party at the Duke's country home, and it seems romance may be on the cards. But then Del Boy turns up, hits the vino-plonko and callously, drunkenly ruins everything for his little brother.
Notes
A full 15 minutes are cut from repeats this episode's original DVD release, as John Sullivan deemed the original edit to be a rare misfire for the series, seeing Del being actively cruel towards Rodney and suffering from a lack of studio audience laughter or atmosphere.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 25th December 1986
- Time
- 7:05pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 75 minutes
Cast & crew
David Jason | Del |
Nicholas Lyndhurst | Rodney |
Buster Merryfield | Uncle Albert |
Roger Lloyd Pack | Trigger |
Roy Heather | Sid |
Diane Langton | June 'Juney' Snell |
Paul McDowell | Man in market |
Sarah Duncan | Victoria |
Andy Readman | Policeman |
Robert Vahey | Sleeping man |
Geoffrey Wilkinson | Eric (Chauffeur) |
Alan Cody | Ticket collector |
Christina Michaels | Programme seller |
Robin Herford | Man at opera |
Richenda Carey | Woman at opera |
Gordon Salkilld (as Gordan Salkilld) | St. John's Ambulance man |
Roger Davidson | Mr. Dow |
Jack Hedley | Henry, Duke of Malebury |
Peter Tuddenham | Charles |
Arnold Peters | Patterson (Butler) |
Ifor Gwynne-Davies | Carter |
Kate Williams | Mrs. Miles (Cook) |
Daphne Goddard | Lady at dinner |
Stephen Riddle | Giles |
John Sullivan | Writer |
Ray Butt | Director |
Ray Butt | Producer |
John Dunstan | Editor |
Ed Wooden | Editor |
John Wilkinson | Editor |
Mark Sevant | Production Designer |
John Sullivan | Composer |
Press
Only Fools And Horses fans name their worst episode
Viewers took issue with Del Boy's actions in the episode A Royal Flush, claiming them to be mean and offensive.
Danni King, The Mirror, 30th September 2024