
Only Fools and Horses
Directed by Tony Dow, Ray Butt, Susan Belbin, Martin Shardlow, Mandie Fletcher
Starring David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield, Gwyneth Strong, Lennard Pearce, Tessa Peake-Jones, Patrick Murray, Sue Holderness, Roger Lloyd Pack, John Challis
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AngryOnly 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.
- Original language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Created by
- John Sullivan
- Screenplay
- John Sullivan
- Cast
- Gwyneth Strong, Tessa Peake-Jones, Patrick Murray, Sue Holderness, Roger Lloyd Pack, John Challis, Lennard Pearce
Updated October 16, 2026
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