One of the most beloved British sitcoms of all time is now out on DVD in a complete series collection. “Only Fools & Horses” is a show about a fast talking Cockney market trader living in an low rent apartment building in south London with his younger brother and their grandfather and later their Uncle while selling low quality & illegal goods. They also have a questionable company that sells on the black market, and most famously they drive a grubby three-wheeled van known as a “Reliant Regal”.
The trio also hangs out at a pub called “The Nag’s Head”. The show lasted solidly from 1981 to 1991 and had Christmas specials off & on until 2003 with 64 episodes produced. They finally became millionaires by the series end and lost it all only to get some of it back before the show finally stopped in 2003. Some well-known actors & actresses graced the show such as Tony Anholt, Jim Broadbent, Roy Marsden, Christopher Ryan, Richard Branson, Barry Gibb and Joan Sims.
The show also won countless Bafta and Comedy awards over the years there has also been a spin off show called “The Green, Green Grass” in 2005 without David Jason & Nicolas Lyndhurst. This set includes all 64 episodes with all the Christmas specials with a making of documentary with photo galleries and trailers for other BBC series.
VIDEO
The video quality is very good! All episodes are shot on videotape with filmed outdoor shots. All episodes run approx 32 mins each except Christmas specials.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. It is also Mono on this set.
Disc 1- 1- “Big Brother”-with Roger Lloyd Pack
2- “Go West Young Man”-with Caroline Ellis
3- “Cash & Curry”
4- “The Second Time Around”
5- “A Slow Bus To Chingford”
6- “The Russians Are Coming”-with Derek Newark
Disc 2- 7- “The Long Legs of the Law”
8- “Ashes to Ashes”
9- “A Losing Streak”
10- “No Greater Love”
11- “The Yellow Peril”
12- “It Never Rains”
13- “A Touch of Glass”-with Geoffrey Toome
Disc 3- 14- “Homesick”-with Gilly Flower and Renee Roberts
15- “Healthy Competition”
16- “Friday The 14th”
17- “Yesterday Never Comes”
18- “May The Force Be With You”-with Jim Broadbent
19- “Wanted”
20- “Who’s A Pretty Boy”-with David Jackson
Disc 4- 21- “Christmas Crackers” (58:00)
22- “Diamonds Are For Heather” (58:00)
23- “Thicker Than Water” (58:00)
Disc 5- 24- “Happy Returns”
25- “Strained Relations”
26- “Hole In One”-with Colin Jeavons
27- “Its Only Rock and Roll”
28- “Sleeping Dogs Lie”
29- “Watching The Girls Go By”
30- “As One Door Closes”
Disc 6- 31- “From Prussia with Love”
32- “The Miracle Of Peckham”-with Carol Cleveland
33- “The Longest Night”
34- “Tea For Three”
35- “Video Nasty”
36- “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?”
Disc 7- 37- “To Hull & Back”-with Tony Anholt and Jim Broadbent-1985 Christmas Special (90 mins)
38- “A Royal Flush”-with Peter Tuddenham-1986 Christmas Special (76 mins)
Disc 8- 39- “The Frog’s Legacy”-with Joan Sims-1987 Christmas Special (59 mins)
40- “Dates”-with Nicholas Courtney (79 mins)
Disc 9- 41- “Yuppy Love”
42- “Danger UXD”
43- “Chain Gang”
Disc 10- 44- “The Unlikely Winner Is….”
45- “Sickness & Wealth”
46- “Little Problems”-with Roy Marsden, Christopher Ryan
Disc 11- 47- “The Jolly Boy’s Outing”-with Wanda Ventham-1989 Christmas Special (79 mins)
Disc 12- 48- “Rodney Come Home”-1989 Christmas Special (73 mins)
Disc 13- 49- “The Sky’s The Limit”
50- “The Chance of a Lunchtime”
51- “Stage Fright”
Disc 14- 52- “Class Of ‘62”-with Jim Broadbent
53- “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Uncle”
54- “Three Men, A Woman and a Baby”
Disc 15- 55 & 56- “Miami Twice-The Movie”-with Richard Branson and Barry Gibb-1991 Christmas Special (139 mins)
Disc 16-57- “Mother Nature’s Son-1992 Christmas Special (64 mins)
58- “Fatal Extraction”-1993 Christmas Special (82 mins)
Disc 17-59- “Heroes and Villians”-1996 Christmas Special (58 mins)
60- “Modern Men”-1996 Christmas Special (58 mins)
61- “Time On Our Hands”-with Michael Jayston-1996 Christmas Special (58 mi)
Disc 18- 62- “If They Could See Us Now!”-2001 Christmas Special (70 mins)
63- “Strangers On The Shore”-with James Ellis-2002 Christmas Special (73 mi)
64- “Sleepless In Peckham”-2003 Christmas Special (73 mins)
Extras
Disc 1- None
Disc 2- None
Disc 3- None
Disc 4- Making of “Only Fools… (67 mins)
Cast Biographies- (Text Only)
Photo Gallery
Peckham Concise Trotter Dictionary- (Text Only)
Disc 5- None
Disc 6- None
Disc 7- None
Disc 8- Cast Biographies- (Text Only)
Photo Gallery
Trailers for other BBC Shows
Disc 9- None
Disc 10- None
Disc 11- Cast Biographies- (Text Only)
Trailers for other BBC Shows
Disc 12- Trailers for other BBC Shows
Disc 13- None
Disc 14- None
Disc 15- None
Disc 16- None
Disc 17- None
Disc 18-None
Verdict
An infectious series, when you watch it, you’ll get hooked! Lovely Jubbly!
Rating; *****!
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