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Only Fools and Horses

"This time next year, we'll be millionaires!"

8.0
7 seasons
45 episodes
Ended
Comedy

Plot Summary

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.

First Aired:September 8, 1981
Last Aired:February 3, 1991
Episode Runtime:30m, 50m
Networks:
BBC One
Created By:
John Sullivan

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (8)

Series 1
7.9

Series 1

6 episodes

Aired: 1981

Series 2
8.7

Series 2

7 episodes

Aired: 1982

Series 3
8.7

Series 3

7 episodes

Aired: 1983

Series 4
8.9

Series 4

7 episodes

Aired: 1985

Series 5
8.9

Series 5

6 episodes

Aired: 1986

Series 6
9.1

Series 6

6 episodes

Aired: 1989

Series 7
9.1

Series 7

6 episodes

Aired: 1990

Production

BBC