Only Fools and Horses

Overview

Only Fools and Horses.... Is a British sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally transmitted on BBC One from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas specials aired until 2003. In working-class Peckham in south-east London, ambitious market trader Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter and his younger half-brother Rodney, explore their highs and lows in life, in particular their attempts to get rich. Initially not an immediate hit and receiving little promotion early on, it later achieved consistently high ratings, and the 1996 episode "Time on Our Hands" (originally billed as the series finale) holds the record for the biggest UK audience for a sitcom episode, attracting 24.3 million viewers. The series bears a significant influence on British culture, contributing several words and phrases to the English language.

Series details

First air date

1981

Last air date

1991

Status

Ended

Seasons

7

Episodes

45

Episode runtime

30 min

Genres

Comedy

Original language

EN

Origin country

GB

Networks

BBC One

Created by

John Sullivan

Production

BBC

Cast

David Jason

Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter

Nicholas Lyndhurst

Rodney Trotter

Buster Merryfield

Uncle Albert Trotter

Lennard Pearce

Edward 'Grandad' Trotter

Tessa Peake-Jones

Raquel Turner

Patrick Murray