The seventh series aired in early 1991. [6] Jason and Sullivan were involved with other projects, and it was confirmed that there were no plans for a new series. [83] Despite this, the show continued in Christmas specials until 1993. [83] Sullivan nonetheless wanted a final episode to tie up the show. [83] In late 1996, three more one-hour episodes were filmed, [83] to be broadcast over Christmas 1996. [6] All three were well received and, due to the ending, were assumed to be the last. [84] The show made a return in Christmas 2001 with the first of three new episodes which were shot together but ultimately broadcast over three consecutive Christmases from 2001 until 2003. [85] [6] Despite rumours of further episodes, [86] in a 2008 interview, Sullivan was quoted as saying: "There will not be another series of Only Fools And Horses. I can say that. We had our day, it was wonderful but it is best to leave it now". [87] Though Sullivan died in 2011, it returned for a special Sport Relief episode in 2014. [88] Theme music and titles [ edit ] The images peeling away was conceived as a metaphor for the Trotters' lifestyle Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge.

The series made its debut on Blu-ray on 6 December 2021, with a three-disc set entitled Only Fools and Horses: The 80s Specials. It featured the five feature length Christmas specials broadcast from 1985 to 1989, restored and remastered in high-definition. For the restoration process, the original 16mm film elements were cleaned and rescanned, while the standard-definition videotape elements were "digitally reprocessed" and upscaled to HD. [128] On the set, the episode " A Royal Flush" is featured both in its original and "writer's cut" versions; " The Jolly Boys' Outing" is fully uncut; and various photo galleries, a booklet and artcards are also included. [129]Moore, Charles (5 March 2005). "David Jason calls for less of Del Boy". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 3 February 2008 . Retrieved 30 December 2006. Sid ( Roy Heather) — Sid made sparse appearances throughout the show's run, mainly as the proprietor of the dirty and unhygenic local cafe. In the episode "The Jolly Boys' Outing", it is revealed that Sid fought in the Second World War. He was captured and imprisoned but escaped, only for the boat he was using to be hit and sunk by a Greek fishing trawler being steered by Uncle Albert. After Nag's Head landlord Mike was imprisoned, Sid took over and kept that role for the remainder of the series. [38] A CD-Rom was released in August 2000 by BBC Multimedia. It featured a calendar, a calculator, a pub quiz, numerous clips from the show, and a driving game. [188] Only Fools and Horses – and consequently John Sullivan – is credited with the popularisation in Britain of several words and phrases used by Del Boy, particularly We Love Only Fools and Horses". Western Mail. 26 December 2020. p.34 . Retrieved 24 February 2022– via PressReader.

Special features: collector's booklet, five exclusive art cards, behind the scenes photo galleries, original and writer's cut version of "A Royal Flush" and fully restored version of "The Jolly Boys' Outing Only Fools and Horses won the BAFTA award for best comedy series in 1985, [208] 1988 [209] and 1996, [210] was nominated in 1983, [211] 1986, [212] 1989, [213] 1990 [214] and 1991, [215] and won the audience award in 2004. David Jason received individual BAFTAs for his portrayal of Del Boy in 1990 [216] and 1996. [217] The series won a National Television Award in 1997 for most popular comedy series; [218] Jason won two individual awards, in 1997 and 2002. [218] At the British Comedy Awards, the show was named best BBC sitcom for 1990, [219] and received the People's Choice award in 1997. [220] It also won the Royal Television Society best comedy award in 1997 and two Television and Radio Industries Club Awards for comedy programme of the year, in 1984 and 1997. [221] John Sullivan received the Writers' Guild of Great Britain comedy award in 1997. [222] Press Office – Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 4 Sunday 24 January 2010". BBC . Retrieved 22 March 2012. Censor del Boy for being racist? Don't be a plonker". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Rose Tyler's father Pete Tyler is referred to as "a bit of a Del Boy" in the 2005 Doctor Who episode " Father's Day". [249]

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Greatest TV Characters". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 29 August 2006 . Retrieved 13 September 2006. Boycie ( John Challis) — An untrustworthy used car salesman and a cultural elitist. Boycie, a freemason, was very selfish and prone to boasting about his wealth. [32] [33] Challis had played a similar character in an episode of Citizen Smith. Sullivan liked him, and promised to cast him in a future series, which led to Boycie. [32] Boycie later featured in a spin-off series, The Green Green Grass, starting in 2005, in which he and his wife Marlene along with their son Tyler escaped from a criminal gang. [34] Sixty-four episodes of Only Fools and Horses, all written by John Sullivan, were broadcast on BBC1 from 8 September 1981 until 25 December 2003. [97] [98] The show was aired in seven series (1981–1983, 1985–1986, 1989 and 1990–1991), and thereafter in sporadic Christmas special editions (1991–1993, 1996, 2001–2003). [6] The episodes from the first five series (excluding Christmas specials) had a running time of 30 minutes, but from Series 6 (1989), the running time of the series episodes was extended to 50 minutes. [6] Only Fools and Horses' US remake rejected for second time by ABC". Digital Spy. 10 December 2012 . Retrieved 25 October 2015.

In the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, the Trotters' yellow Reliant van appeared on stage, along with Del Boy and Rodney body doubles dressed as Batman and Robin, a reference to the Only Fools and Horses episode " Heroes and Villains". [250] International remakes [ edit ] Hogan, Michael (20 February 2022). "Jim Broadbent: 'I like the idea of actors being anti-establishment' ". The Observer. Only Fools and Horses - The Christmas Trilogy [3 Discs][Region Free]". fishpond.com.au . Retrieved 3 July 2023.It entered and peaked at #10 on the U.K. Official Blu-Ray Chart the week ending 18 December 2021. [130] BBC Comedy Greats (12 March 2010), There's No Calories in Weed Killer – Only Fools and Horses – BBC, archived from the original on 30 October 2021 , retrieved 13 May 2016