Only Fools and Horses.... is a British television sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas specials aired until the end of the show in 2003. Set in Peckham in south-east London, it stars David Jason as ambitious market trader Derek "Del Boy" Trotter and Nicholas Lyndhurst as his younger brother Rodney Trotter, alongside a supporting cast. The series follows the Trotters' highs and lows in life, in particular their attempts to get rich. Episodes are regularly repeated on UKTV comedy channel Gold. Lennard Pearce appeared in the first three series as Del and Rodney's elderly grandad. After Pearce's death in 1984, the show replaced Grandad with Uncle Albert, the boys' great uncle, played by Buster Merryfield. From 1988 onwards, the show features regular characters in Del Boy and Rodney's love interests, Raquel and Cassandra respectively.
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | John Sullivan |
| Written by | John Sullivan |
| Directed by | Martin Shardlow (1981), Bernard Thompson (1981), Ray Butt (1982–1983, 1985–1987), Susan Belbin (1985), Mandie Fletcher (1986), Tony Dow (1988–2003) |
| Starring | David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Lennard Pearce, Buster Merryfield |
| Theme music composer | Ronnie Hazlehurst (1981), John Sullivan (1982–2003) |
| Opening theme | "Only Fools and Horses Theme" |
| Ending theme | "Hooky Street" |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 64 |
| Executive producer(s) | Ray Butt (1981–1987), Bernard Thompson (1981), Gareth Gwenlan (1988–1993, 1996, 2001–2003), John Sullivan (1991–2003) |
| Location(s) | Acton, Bristol, Margate, Weston-super-Mare, Malmesbury, Wiltshire |
| Running time | Regular episodes, Series 1–5: 30 minutes, Series 6–7: 50 minutes, Christmas specials, 35–95 minutes |
| Production company(s) | BBC |
| Distributor | BBC |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | 576i (4:3 SDTV) (1981–1996), 576i (16:9 SDTV) (2001–2003) |
| Followed by | The Green Green Grass (2005–2009), Rock & Chips (2010–2011) |
About Only Fools and Horses
British comedy about two shady brothers who scrape by selling suspect goods. The show ran for seven seasons and aired a total of 64 episodes.
Achievement of Only Fools and Horses
The show launched a spin-off series called The Green Green Grass that ran for four seasons. The show also aired 16 Christmas specials during its run.
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Latest information about Only Fools and Horses updated on July 28 2021.
