TV Show Details
Air Date:September 8th, 1981
Last Air Date:February 3rd, 1991
Network:BBC One
Status:Ended
Genres:Comedy
Original Language:English
Production Companies:BBC
Only Fools and Horses on the Web:Official Website
Only Fools and Horses (1981-1991)
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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.
WriterJohn Sullivan
