Secrets & Scandals of Only Fools and Horses 

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The best sitcom ever made. I watch it all the time, and it never gets old.

As a yank, I lived in the UK from 81-92. I fell in love with Only fools and horses! Truly it is one of THE funniest sitcoms ever written and acted!

My father suffered from depression at the end of his life and the last time we heard him laugh out loud was while watching Fools and Horses.

When we all had a sense of humour.Thanks for the upload.

A sitcom you never get tired of watching,pure british comedy gold,every character were brilliant and dels french 😂😂😂😂superb love it

Living in South Africa we obviously couldnt watch the series....but then friends from sarf London started sending videos across. Such wonderful memories of the funniest comedies ever.

RIP Grandad. Absolute legend.

One of my all time favourites series! What a wonderful documentary!

One of them shows we all miss but know it will never be able to come back

A work of pure genius. Just everything from script to set to casting was 100% spot on. I really doubt we will ever see it’s equal.

Writing high end comedy with scenes that can make you cry and all this working together to produce such an emotional mix.......what a talent .....! There have been some memorable comedy shows to wax lyrically on like Porridge or Rising Damp but 'Only Fools And Horses' is the zenith of comedy writing and acting.........🥰

I watch this over and over john sulivans writing is fabulous

The best comedy of all time in my opinion, and so many great episodes to choose from with the jolly boys outing being my all time favourite episode.

Best show that ever has been on British TV, I loved it watching it as a little kid, all the family around the TV, and laughing are heads off every week. And the Christmas specials......it made Christmas better, just because of that to look forward to watch. The Internet has changed people's lives and relationships for the worse. !!

The parg when dell is in the posh bar is the best part ofthe whole show cracks me up almost everytime 🤣

My favourite bit was del having a drink at the bar when they lifted the pub top up and del learnt then fell soo simple but like alot of scenes simplicity was king 😂😂

Love the video. Thank you. OF&H is a timeless masterpiece.

Marlene is my all time favourite female comedy character. Brilliant actress.

Best show ever written, laughs tears and memories.

The greatest British sitcom ever made . Even today it still stands up against modern comedy. Loved it when i was going up , watching it with my old man . My dad never laughed at comedy but only fools had him in stitches 😅

I was working in a house around the back of the royal albert hall that had a ballroom in the back. It was being done up their was me and the interior designer with me and a painter hand painting what looked like roman figures on the arched ceiling and a man replacing the droplets back on a chandelier, i later found out he was working for a company i believe called galleon lights. I was working on a window so i had my back to all this and getting on with my job when a crashing sound like i have never heard before or since made me turn around to see the young painter looking totally shocked and a middle aged man still up his stepladder holding a droplet. I will never forget what he said "this has never happened to me before" i would have laughed but just then the lady of the house came in. When i went back to the same job i found out the chandelier was priceless. Do not know what the outcome was but the chandelier company blamed the builders for not making sure the wooden beam was in good condition and the builders blamed the chandelier company.. Never found out the outcome of it all but i bet it was a long expensive legal battle. As i write this i can still hear the sound of crashing crystal as it hit the wooden dance floor.

The greatest comedy ever. 💯🇯🇲🇬🇧👍

It was a Huge hit,here in Australia,-we could not get enough,of the show,--when it was on,-the "Pubs here,were empty"--yeah-"Fools"--& Minder,--best British comedy "EVER"--

I always fancied Sue Holderness and still do.😍

thank you so much for this, been trying to find it for ages

Absolutely fantastic

one of the best British comedy of all times

It's as funny now as it was back then, the greatest comedy duo ever! They were perfect for each other, the chemistry was obvious. The first time i watched " Loathe Story" i thought i was gonna die from laughing. I grew up with Steptoe and Son, and in my view it's miles ahead of the so called comedy we have today. Sadly missed ( both of them)

They missed the episode when cassandra lost the baby ,and dell said to rodneytrotters never cry,then dell boy cried his eyes out😂

A classic that would never be made today.

love that sitcom got the hole series on dvd and i still watch it to this day great show

Absolutely brlliant writing from the amazing mind of john sullivan..nice send off for leonard pearce plus to make it funny too..

Why did it ever have to end we need that sort of feel good humour in our lives more than ever in this world of hate, absolute shame the BBC are incapable now of producing comedy of that level these days. From an Irish fan of this gem.

How could they not want to renew OFAH after Series Two ? The first time that I saw it was when I tuned half-way into "Ashes for Ashes". I thought it was BRILLIANT and was immediately hooked for life.

Who ever wrote triggers pork pie when del boy falls, just off the cuff is the genius

Ive noticed a lot of story lines are similar to Steptoe and son. John must of been a fan.

Greatest TV show of all time.. This classic will never die

The scenes of people walking in london...look a hell of a lot different nowadays. I miss the 80s.

This, fawlty towers and porridge are unbeatable best comedy’s ever made

one error i noticed, it wasnt Busters first role as someone said. he did 4 or 5 things before it.

Prior to OFAH, Buster Merryfield was in the TV series Shroud of a Nightingale. Amazingly, Leonard Pierce was also in the series which starred Roy Marsden, who played Danny Driscol in OFAH.

I worked with Jim Broadbent as an extra in Jimmy Mcgovern's 'The Street'

I remember watching heroes & villains at my dad's friends place & his mate proposed to his now wife at the end of the episode

Secrets & Scandals Of Only Fools And Horses delves into the behind-the-scenes stories of how the show was made and became Britain’s favorite sitcom. This special reveals the secrets behind the hilarious visual gags, the lost episodes, and the potential alternate casting of the beloved characters. Featuring interviews with Sue Holderness, who played Marlene, comedy actor and fan John Thomson, alongside cast and crew members who made the series, and historians discussing the sitcom's impact, the program offers a comprehensive look at the show’s legacy. The show unveils behind-the-scenes secrets of iconic TV moments, including the infamous chandelier scene and Del's memorable visit to a wine bar. Sue Holderness shares how Marlene evolved from a one-scene character to a sitcom legend, and recounts a near-fatal filming trip to Miami. Additionally, the program explores why one episode was pulled from repeats and reveals secrets about the casting of the main characters, including the surprising story of how David Jason almost missed out on playing Del. Finally, we discover how writer and creator John Sullivan managed to get the show on air through his resourcefulness and the real-life events that inspired the hilarious storylines. #OnlyFoolsAndHorses #SitcomSecrets #BehindTheScenes #TVHistory #BritishComedy #ClassicTV #DelBoy #Rodney #Marlene #ChandelierScene More info here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_Fools_and_Horses

David Jason played many Characters and was never typecast as Del. However, any time you see Nicholas Lyndhurst, you think “Rodney”

The greatest program ever

Thanks so much for this great salute to what must be the best sitcom ever. Fabulous stories and brilliant acting, unforgettable situations and a great laugh to so very many. RIP to all the cast members and back room people that have left the stage.

I usually watch OFAH in December before Christmas

A joy to watch.

Best TV show ever by a country mile & my only 2 quibbles with the show was the awful A Royal Flush episode which should have stayed in the can & it should have ended forever when Del-Boy, Rodney & Uncle Albert walked into the sunset....

The guy 7.43 was Hank Hood ex para and offshore medic, sadly passed away, was Medic on Magnus in North sea

I refuse to watch the last few episoodes, they made it and thats good enough for me!

Nicholas Lyndhurst got to show just how great he is in the lift scene when he & Cassandra lose their baby.

A touch of glass and whos a pretty boy are my absolute favourites lol i grew up watching this and I still watch it

The episode where they go to a Séance and Triggers says The Trotters mother sounded like Jimmy Savile

you had me at rays butt 🤣🤣

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Old grandad played a very similar character in minder, so it doesn't take a genius to see where much of it came from. Arthurs funny wrong said phases like del boys, Arthur never settling his bar bill like del boy, wheeling and dealing obviously, Terry often unknowingly trying to get rid of Arthur's dodgy stuff on a market stall or corner shop somewhere

I remember watching A Royal Flush on Christmas Day with my family. It was excruciating. I remember it making me feel embarrassed to be working class. It was sneering, uncouth and cruel.

The best sit com ever

Time on our Hands should 100% have been the last episode, leave it with them finally on top and as the Millionaires they always wanted to be.

i was putting up light fittings with my mate at an old blokes house he was fitting a small chandalier in the next room and i heard a crash . wtf went through and it was on the floor . i asked wot happened and the old bloke said dellboys just bust the shandalier lol couldnt believe it

A Royal Flush is hard to watch from the dinner scene towards the end. Del is obnoxious and I quite often used to zone out or switch off at that art, so it's good to see it's not just me that struggles with that part. It's like Del Boy, but turned up to 11 and it doesn't quite suite him. He normally interferes, but this is all about him.

We still watch it , nothing to touch it is there ?

American, here. BBC is always interesting because they cast actors who are not "conventionally attractive". In U.S. television (still today) they will cast you for proper teeth and hair before acting talent. Series 1,2 with orig. grandad was easily the best.

The chandelier story actually happened in real life and it was adapted for the programme.

Channel 5 really do know how to do these types of shows - a very cheap concept, using the regular talking heads intermixed with clips, really makes an interesting and light show to enjoy. Why couldn't the BBC do this? Why leave it to Channel 5 to look back at the BBC comedies of old?

Lets not forget steptoe & son.

I KNOW THE SCRIPT BUT STILL WATCH IT

When Christmas was special. Fantastic TV 😂

Nothing about one of the stars and the glider club? And the company he keeps? Birds of a feather!

" I never laid a hand on your mother rodney..... except in self defence"...😅😅😅😅

I have Royal Flush on VHS not DVD though

Why are they showing a German type-writer at 08:17? I think someone in the library messed up.

Only Fools was great, but they should’ve left it alone when Del and Rod sold the watch and made their millions. It went seriously downhill after that.

"A Royal Flush" is one that I just can't watch. A relief that it's not just me. Too many other wonderful moments though to stop us loving Del though - creme de la menthe !

The stupid title, and the stupid voiceover kind of demeans the fact that OFaH transcends televisions and is art. It is perfection.

Royal Flush always disturbed me, and was an episode I felt uncomfortable about, especially how Del Boy is horrible. I feel happy that they did not like it either

Personally, I believe the last episode should have been when they become millionaires.

Series 2 ofah is my favourite, surprised nobody liked it initially.

Boycie is my favourite

I recall watching the very first episode big brother way back in 81 and i watched the very last one nothing ever seems to replace it think nothink will the humour as change you cant say the things they said british humour changed you cant say plonker its absolutely nonsense

Poor old Don Warrington and Bill Reynolds

Growing up talking about only fools on Monday at school then at work on Monday if going out on Saturday the old vHS tape recording come out with meany past only fools taped on it

All that bollocks about 24 million viewers.... so what? 'Steptoe and Son' (which John Sullivan nicked most of his material from) regularly got 28 million viewers per episode and even had the date of a general election changed as politicians feared no one would go and vote in they timed it with the transmisson of the comedy!

Its a shame that what we see of the episodes now have been edited to pieces by people who think they have the right to decide what they think we want to watch...snowflakes

Royal flush,I seen the original thought it was good, whatching the cut version years later I new there were scenes missing, I think they should have left it original.

Could have done without the narrator constantly trying to copy the accents.. got grating very swiftly!

Why no mention of trigger?

Imagine Liz Hurley in Fools and Horses! She is a stunner and is a better actor than Cassandra's actor. Very interesting to think about. Imagine Rodney with a stunning girlfriend though. I'm not sure it would have suited him as Cassandra seems more realistic as a partner for Rodney. You'd expect Del to have a bird like Liz Hurley with all the glamour etc.

I have a copy of Robin's at dawn but it gets blocked on YT.

Secrets & Scandals bit of stretch mildly interesting not thing that wasn't already seen or known

Miami twice was terrible and the later ones with Dels son were pretty crap too...

Wasn't this screened on Channel 5 last weekend? This time next year... I might see something about OFAH that hasn't been seen before?

Youll be doing another of these vids when a certain someone takes his last breath, the stuff thats going to come out......

"A little bit woo, wit way" What does that mean?

Is Michael Ohajuru, Don Lemon's English/Scouse bruvva? Just askin' for a friend.

My Love... I was CLUELESS... EVENTUALLY got to Secondary (POSH!) school where, IN TIME, other KIDS were into MILITARY MODELLING... I'd bring in my AIRFIX MULTIPOSE 1/32nd efforts... THESE OLDER KIDS would say, "Yeah... Ever looked at HISTOREX or 1/35th Tamiya Plastics????" (Might as well have been introduced to HARD DRUGS!!!!) xx SF

Good point but I always thought " Minder" was rubbis , apart from the "theme toon" no really I liked that bit but woule turn to BBC once it was ovwr.