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 6, Christmas Special repeated Saturday at 9:40am on U&Gold
Streaming rank this week: 128
Press clippings Page 12
Sir David Jason says back your independent traders
Only Fools legend Sir David Jason today urges Sun on Sunday readers to back their independent traders - saying it is "what Del Boy would want".
Sarah Arnold & David Wooding, The Sun, 31st May 2020BBC makes comedy sets available as Zoom backgrounds
If those endless tedious Zoom meetings are getting you down the BBC has done something that might spice them up. They have made their archive of images of sets available to use as online meeting backdrops. These include sets from The League of Gentlemen, Yes Minister, The Young Ones, Only Fools and Horses and Dad's Army.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th May 2020TV nostalgia comedy boom as viewers flock to classics
Locked-down viewers are finding comfort in comedy nostalgia as Only Fools And Horses and Last Of The Summer Wine repeats record an audience surge.
Adam Sherwin, i Newspaper, 24th April 2020John Challis talks Only Fools And Horses
'The Boycie laugh just happened in rehearsals': John Challis talks Only Fools And Horses ahead of landmark milestone.
The Express and Star, 16th April 2020Brits turn to classics such as Dad's Army for comfort
Brits are turning to telly classics such as Dad's Army for comfort during lockdown, new streaming figures show.
Figures from Now TV show that in the past ten days Dad's Army's popularity has gone up 211 per cent.
Other old British favourites have also seen huge leaps -- with 87 per cent more viewers for Only Fools And Horses.
Andy Halls, The Sun, 7th April 2020Watching Only Fools And Horses for the first time
We got a French person to watch Only Fools And Horses for the first time, to see what she made of it. As well as showing her classical bits like Del Boy falling through the bar and the chandelier moments, we also got her to critique Del's somewhat unique take on the French language.
Wil Jones, JOE, 6th April 2020OFAH is the greatest comedy ever according to Americans
Taking to IMDb, fans from the US have been leaving reviews of Only Fools And Horses over the years, and they are brilliant.
Angie Quinn, My London, 3rd March 2020OFAH fans pay up to £375 for photo with David Jason
The actor, 80, who played wheeler dealer Del Boy in the hit sitcom, was guest of honour at an exhibition where his character's old flat was reconstructed.
Stuart Pink, The Sun, 1st March 2020Legal action launched over Only Fools dining experience
John Sullivan's son and widow, Jim and Sharon, have issued a writ claiming the Only Fools (Cushty) Dining Experience is ripping off his creations.
Chortle, 20th January 2020Decline in Xmas comedy classics is no laughing matter
The audience is more fragmented than it used to be, and there is less consensus about what counts as family entertainment. The sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys is one of the BBC's biggest hits in that area, but I can't be the only one who finds its endless reliance on swearing for laughs off-putting.
Andrew Vine, The Yorkshire Post, 24th December 2019