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Only Fools and Horses

Only Fools and Horses

87
Balasaur Score
Balasaur Approved

1981–1990 · TV · 7 seasons · 45 episodes

The read

A Balasaur Score of 87 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 9/10. The series ran 7 seasons across 45 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.

Synopsis

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.

Ratings

IMDb9/10

315 audience votes

Seasons

1Series 16 ep1981
2Series 27 ep1982
3Series 37 ep1983
4Series 47 ep1985
5Series 56 ep1986
6Series 66 ep1989
7Series 76 ep1990

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Themes

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