Only Fools and Horses

Running Time: 40 minutes (approx)

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: UK

Set in Peckham, south-east London, this classic sitcom was created and written by John Sullivan. Originally shown on BBC One between 1981 and 1996, it was not an immediate success. A "slow burn", it eventually achieved consistently high ratings. A 1996 Christmas special, Time On Our Hands, drew 24.35 million viewers, the highest UK audience for a sitcom episode.

The show follows the lives of "dodgy" cockney market traders Derek "Delboy" Trotter (David Jason) and his brother "Plonker" Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), who live in a tower-block flat with their grandad (Lennard Pearce), later replaced (after Pearce's death) by Uncle Albert (Buster Merryfield). Forever trying to make ends meet, the Trotters' ultimate goal is to make their millions.

Originally intended to to be about three bachelors of different generations, eventually Rodney marries Cassandra (Gwyneth Strong), while Raquel (Tessa Peake-Jones) moves in with Del Boy.

The series continued - with sporadic Christmas specials - up until 2003. A year later, it was voted Britain's Best Sitcom in a BBC poll.

In 2005, two Only Fools' characters - Boycie (John Challis) and his wife Marlene (Sue Holderness) - were spun-out by Sullivan into their own sitcom, The Green Green Grass.

When is Only Fools and Horses next on TV?

In the UK... it's next showing on G.O.L.D. Today, 2:20pm and on BBC Prime Today, 5:00pm. See more...

Main Cast

Image for David JasonDavid JasonDerek 'Del Boy' Trotter
Image for Nicholas LyndhurstNicholas LyndhurstRodney 'Dave' Trotter, Rodney Trotter
Roger Lloyd-PackTrigger
Buster MerryfieldUncle Albert Trotter
John ChallisAubrey "Boycie" Boyce
Kenneth MacDonaldMike Fisher
Lennard PearceGrandad
Gwyneth StrongCassandra Parry/Trotter
Patrick MurrayMickey Pearce
Paul BarberDenzil
Sue HoldernessMarlene
Tessa Peake-JonesRaquel Turner/Rachel Slater
Roy HeatherSid
Nula ConwellMaureen
Denis LillAlan Parry
Steven WoodcockJevon
Image for Jim BroadbentJim BroadbentChief Inspector Roy Slater, Inspector Roy Slater, Roy Slater
Michele WinstanleyKaren the Barmaid
Tony MarshallChris
Peta BernardJoyce the Barmaid
Mark ColleanoAndy
Andrée BernardNerys
Geraldine CowperLisa
Julie La RousseJulie the Barmaid
Dev SagooIndian Waiter
Lala LloydOld Lady, Old lady in newsagents
Rex RobinsonHarry the Foreman, Vicar
Lyn LangridgeFirst Woman, Vi
Diane LangtonJune
Robert VaheyDosser, Harry
Christopher MitchellTerence Hoskins
Richard WhitmoreNewsreader
Wanda VenthamPamela Parry
Nabil ElouhabiGary
Benjamin SmithDamien Trotter
John BardonTom
Carol ClevelandAmerican Reporter
Elizabeth BensonLady Ridgemere
Caroline EllisMichelle
Gaye BrownIrene
Nora ConnollyAnita
Michael AttwellEnglishman
Mike CarnellYoung Towser
Garard GreenAuctioneer
Kate SaundersSandra
Derek NewarkEric the Policeman
Christopher MalcolmChief of security/madman
Geoffrey LeesleyPoliceman
Gina BellmanCarmen
Gaynor WardJanice
Philip BlaineFrank
Roger BrierleyBrian
Barbar BhattiRestaurant Owner
Vas BlackwoodLennox
John D. CollinsRiver Policeman
Michael Fenton StevensMr. Perkins
Ken DruryMidwife
Juliet HammondMiranda Davenport
John Pierce JonesBiffo
Joan BaxterSinger

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