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Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses is a
British television sitcom, created and written by
John Sullivan, and made and broadcast by the
BBC. Seven
series were originally broadcast in the United Kingdom between
1981 and
1991, with sporadic
Christmas specials until
2003.
Set in
Peckham in
Inner London, it stars
David Jason as ambitious market trader
Derek "Del Boy" Trotter,
Nicholas Lyndhurst as his younger brother
Rodney, and
Lennard Pearce as their aging
grandfather (later replaced by
Buster Merryfield as their
Uncle Albert). Backed by a strong supporting cast, the series chronicles their highs and lows in life, in particular their attempts to get rich.
After a relatively slow start the show went on to achieve consistently high ratings, and the 1996 episode "
Time On Our Hands" holds the record for the
highest UK audience for a sitcom episode.
[1] Critically and popularly acclaimed, the series received numerous awards, including recognition from the
British Academy, the
National Television Awards and the
Royal Television Society, as well as helping both Sullivan and Jason win individual accolades.
[2] It was voted
Britain's Best Sitcom in a 2004 BBC poll.
[3]
It also had an impact on British culture, contributing several words and phrases to the
English language and helping to popularise the
Reliant Regal van. It spawned an extensive range of merchandise, including books, DVDs, toys and board games.
[4] A spin-off series,
The Green Green Grass, has run for four series on
BBC One in the UK.