It's an old adage that comedy doesn't travel well, but some shows definitely fare better than others. As a Brit, I've met many Americans with a creepy zeal for quoting sketches from "Monty Python's Flying Circus" at me. "Red Dwarf" is hugely popular where I live in the Czech Republic. And the bawdy BBC sitcom "'Allo! 'Allo!" sold to 56 countries -- the cast was reportedly greeted "like the Beatles" during a visit to Bulgaria. I once had the pleasure of dining at a pizza restaurant in the Serbian capital of Belgrade called 'Allo! 'Allo! where all the pies were named after the characters.
But one British sitcom that doesn't seem to travel well is also one of our most enduringly popular, "Only Fools and Horses." The show follows the fortunes of the Trotter family, headed by a dodgy wheeler-dealer whose dubious get-rich-quick schemes always go disastrously wrong. It aired from...
But one British sitcom that doesn't seem to travel well is also one of our most enduringly popular, "Only Fools and Horses." The show follows the fortunes of the Trotter family, headed by a dodgy wheeler-dealer whose dubious get-rich-quick schemes always go disastrously wrong. It aired from...
- 1/19/2023
- by Lee Adams
- Slash Film
Only Fools and Horses is back. Sort of. British Comedy Guide reports UK TV channel Gold has ordered a documentary about the classic BBC sitcom.From John Sullivan, the comedy centered on two brothers' often failed attempts to get rich quick. The cast included David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Lennard Pearce, Buster Merryfield, Tessa Peake-Jones, and Gwyneth Strong. The show ran for seven seasons and 16 specials before ending in 2003.Read More…...
- 1/24/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
A lost episode of 'Only Fools and Horses' has been found. The 27-minute special, entitled 'Licensed to Drill', was written by the show's late creator John Sullivan and played in a few school science lessons from 1984 to educate pupils about the oil industry and encourage them to follow a career in the field, but it was never broadcast on TV. The one-off episode - financed by the Maureen Oilfield Consortium - stars Sir David Jason as ambitious market trader Del Boy and Nicholas Lyndhurst as his hapless younger brother Rodney Trotter, and it features Lennard Pearce's final appearance in...
- 11/5/2013
- Virgin Media - TV
A lost episode of 'Only Fools and Horses' has been found. The 27-minute special, entitled 'Licensed to Drill', was written by the show's late creator John Sullivan and played in a few school science lessons from 1984 to educate pupils about the oil industry and encourage them to follow a career in the field, but it was never broadcast on TV. The one-off episode - financed by the Maureen Oilfield Consortium - stars Sir David Jason as ambitious market trader Del Boy and Nicholas Lyndhurst as his hapless younger brother Rodney Trotter, and it features Lennard Pearce's final appearance in...
- 11/3/2013
- Virgin Media - TV
Tube Talk Gold has looked back at many classic sitcoms, but there aren't many shows that can truly hold the mantle of 'Gold', and this month's edition focuses on a truly British institution, featuring some of the UK's most favourite characters, catchphrases and moments for over 20 years.
After a near-miss Us remake starring John 'Luigi from Super Mario Bros' Leguizamo, the legacy of Only Fools and Horses can carry on untarnished.
Only Fools and Horses - Originally broadcast from September 8, 1981 to February 3, 1991 and Christmas specials from 1991 to 2003.
John Sullivan had already created the successful sitcom Citizen Smith for the BBC when he was commissioned to write a new series. Influenced by the popularity of ITV's Minder, he came up with an idea of a cockney market trader in modern-day London. Using a strange old American saying for its title, he wrote a series that would go on to become possibly the UK's best-loved comedy.
After a near-miss Us remake starring John 'Luigi from Super Mario Bros' Leguizamo, the legacy of Only Fools and Horses can carry on untarnished.
Only Fools and Horses - Originally broadcast from September 8, 1981 to February 3, 1991 and Christmas specials from 1991 to 2003.
John Sullivan had already created the successful sitcom Citizen Smith for the BBC when he was commissioned to write a new series. Influenced by the popularity of ITV's Minder, he came up with an idea of a cockney market trader in modern-day London. Using a strange old American saying for its title, he wrote a series that would go on to become possibly the UK's best-loved comedy.
- 3/2/2013
- Digital Spy
If Only Fools And Horses had started in the 21st century, it wouldn't have lasted for more than two series.
Let me explain. Back in the early 1980s, a brand new sitcom was written by John Sullivan, charting the misadventures of a wayward Peckham family, the Trotters. Three generations were spanned in a poky flat, which was part of Nelson Mandela House. The problem was that, when it first went out in 1981, the ratings were deemed to be on the low side. A second series went ahead, but even then, the ratings were not deemed world-shattering. If that had happened today, the show would have been axed quicker than you could shout “Mange Tout!” That's the price you pay for being with a ratings-hungry broadcaster, full of media-savvy trendies with buzzwords and balance sheets.
But luckily, a repeat season was to prove to be Only Fools And Horses' salvation. This time around,...
Let me explain. Back in the early 1980s, a brand new sitcom was written by John Sullivan, charting the misadventures of a wayward Peckham family, the Trotters. Three generations were spanned in a poky flat, which was part of Nelson Mandela House. The problem was that, when it first went out in 1981, the ratings were deemed to be on the low side. A second series went ahead, but even then, the ratings were not deemed world-shattering. If that had happened today, the show would have been axed quicker than you could shout “Mange Tout!” That's the price you pay for being with a ratings-hungry broadcaster, full of media-savvy trendies with buzzwords and balance sheets.
But luckily, a repeat season was to prove to be Only Fools And Horses' salvation. This time around,...
- 5/29/2012
- Shadowlocked
Back To The Future star Christopher Lloyd is in talks to take on the TV role made famous by Lennard Pearce in the U.K. - he's slated to play Grandad in the Only Fools & Horses U.S. remake.
John Leguizamo will reportedly take on the character of lovable conman Del Boy in the revamp, while Dustin Ybarra will portray Rodney - the roles played by David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst in the beloved, long-running British comedy.
And now Deadline.com reports Lloyd will play their ageing grandfather.
John Leguizamo will reportedly take on the character of lovable conman Del Boy in the revamp, while Dustin Ybarra will portray Rodney - the roles played by David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst in the beloved, long-running British comedy.
And now Deadline.com reports Lloyd will play their ageing grandfather.
- 3/1/2012
- WENN
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