Only Fools and Horses

“This time next year, we'll be millionaires!”

• 1981 –1991
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• Ended
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• PG

• Comedy

★ 8.1 TMDB Rating · 319 votes

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.

Created by

John Sullivan

Seasons

7

Episodes

45

Episode length

~30m

First aired

Sep 8, 1981

Networks

BBC One

Original language

English

Origin

United Kingdom