The Story Of... Only Fools & Horses
- TV documentary
- U&Gold
- 2017
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Six-part documentary series looking at sitcom Only Fools & Horses. Features David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Tessa Peake-Jones, Gwyneth Strong, John Challis and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 5 - Behind The Scenes
Further details
This episode examines the process writer John Sullivan and cast and crew went through - from the script to the live recording - to create each episode of Only Fools.... There are behind the scenes anecdotes from the studio floor and on location, as well as revealing rehearsal tape footage which has never been shown on TV.
Find out how John Sullivan wrote and recorded the theme tune, discover behind the scenes secrets on the three-wheeler van and what exactly went into Del's exotic drinks. And for the first time ever a specially recorded sketch from the early 90s where Del, Rodney and Uncle Albert send a message to British troops abroad.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 26th September 2017
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- U&Gold
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| David Jason (as Sir David Jason) | Self |
| Nicholas Lyndhurst | Self |
| Tessa Peake-Jones | Self |
| Gwyneth Strong | Self |
| John Challis | Self |
| Sue Holderness | Self |
| Tony Dow | Self |
| Patrick Murray | Self |
| Jonathan Ross | Self |
| Danny Baker | Self |
| Adil Ray | Self |
| Steve Clark | Self |
| Terence Stamp | Narrator |
| Daniel Peacock | Self |
| Sue Longstaff | Self |
| Kerry Waddell | Self |
| Theo Paphitis | Self |
| Philip Pope | Self |
| Adrian Pegg | Self |
| Phil Cornwell | Self |
| John Sullivan | Self (Archive Material) |
| Sean Doherty | Director |
| Sean Doherty | Series Producer |
| Nigel Alred | Producer |
| John Quinn | Executive Producer |
| Iain Coyle | Executive Producer |
| Joe McVey | Executive Producer |
| Jim Sullivan | Executive Producer |
| Tom Savage | Editor |
| Jon Stapleton | Director of Photography |