Season 1
1. Big Brother
gs: Peta Bernard (Joyce, the Barmaid)
After flogging one legged turkeys from the back of a three wheeled van, Del's confident at last he's onto a winner with Trigger's consignment of Old English vinyl briefcases. How can his brother Rodney even think of abandoning the high flying world of trading for a real job
b: 08-Sep-1981 w: John Sullivan d: Martin Shardlow
2. Go West Young Man
Rodney's depressed. His mate Mickey Pearce has moved in on his bird - Monica of the fat thighs - and life isn't exactly a social whirl. Del has the solution - they'll all be millionaires in a year - cue his smooth friend Boycie and a very dodgy deal...
b: 15-Sep-1981
NOTE: John Challis makes his first appearence as "Boycie" in this episode.
3. Cash and Curry
gs: Renu Setna (Mr. Ram) Ahmed Khalil (Vimmal Malik)
Del's swooping in on a deal of a lifetime - it could keep them in Pilau rice forever. All he has to do is get hold of a poxy statue... Trouble is, he hasn't reckoned on a touch of gang warfare...
b: 22-Sep-1981
NOTE: Lennard Pearce (Grandad) does not appear in this episode.
4. The Second Time Around
Del's rekindled passion with an old flame Pauline and it looks like wedding bells are in the air again. Rodney's not so thrilled after what happenned to her first two husbands...
b: 29-Sep-1981
NOTE: Check this out: When Pauline asks Grandad, why he watches 2 tellys, he repliies "The Other ones beeing mended!" Remember "Cash and Curry"? The Brothers sold a TV there! Maybe they lied, and said it was broken!
5. A Slow Bus to Chingford
Del has a dream: The Trotter corporate skyscraper, rising majestically against the Peckham skyline. It's time for the latest moneymaking scam, Trotter's Ethnic Tours...
b: 06-Oct-1981
6. The Russians Are Coming
gs: Derek Newark (Eric the Policeman)
The threat of Nuclear war looms over Peckham. What will become of the Nag's Head if the Russians attack? One things guaranteed, the Trotters will be sitting pretty in their DIY shelter...
b: 13-Oct-1981
Special
Christmas Crackers
It's anthracite roast potatoes and green stuff all round - Grandad's cooking Christmas dinner! Trouble is, Rodney's in danger of dying of boredom. Then the glittering attractions of the Monte Carlo Club beckon...
b: 28-Dec-1981
Season 2
8. The Long Legs of the Law
Streuth! Rodders besmirching the good reputation of the Trotter family by dating a policewoman...
b: 21-Oct-1982
9. Ashes to Ashes
Del's busy selling Trig's gran's genuine antique urns. Trouble is, one of them is Trig's Grandad's last resting place!
b: 28-Oct-1982
10. A Losing Streak
Del and Boycie are set to play the biggest poker game Peckham's ever seen... But what exactly has Boycie got up his sleeve?
b: 04-Nov-1982
11. No Greater Love...
gs: David Daker (Tommy Mackay)
Rodney's got himself a bird at last! Unfortunately she's no spring chicken and her jailbird husband is about to be released...
b: 11-Nov-1982
12. The Yellow Peril
Del's got a job painting a Chinese restaurant - but is he wise to get some help from Rodney 'Leonardo' Trotter?
b: 18-Nov-1982
13. It Never Rains...
gs: Anthony Jackson (Spanish Guard) Michael Attwell (Englishman)
The Trotter family holiday is underway when Grandad runs into a bit of trouble with the Spanish Police.
b: 25-Nov-1982
14. A Touch of Glass
gs: Geoffrey Toone (Lord Ridgemere) Donald Bisset (Wallace the Butler)
Del introduces the Dresden-collecting aristocracy to some North Korean porcelain and his chandelier-cleaning service.
b: 02-Dec-1982
Special
Diamonds Are for Heather
It's Christmas in Peckham and Del's fallen hook, line and sinker for the lovely Heather...
b: 30-Dec-1982
Season 3
17. Homesick
gs: Ron Pember (Basil)
Del Boy uses Rodney's election as chairman of the local tenants' association to plot a move to ground floor accommodation.
b: 10-Nov-1983
18. Healthy Competition
gs: Rex Robinson (Harry the foreman)
Rodney breaks up the Trotter partnership to go it alone - with Micky Pierce! Does Micky's trip to the Costas mean that the duo are opening a Spanish branch already?
b: 17-Nov-1983
19. Friday the 14th
The Trotters visit Devon for a weekend's fishing but get involved with an escaped 'psycho' from the local mental hospital.
b: 24-Nov-1983
20. Yesterday Never Comes
gs: Juliet Hammond-Hill (Miranda Davenport)
Delboy falls for posh tart Miranda, when she comes to view a 'Queen Anne Cabinet' - but Miranda is more interested in the painting that the boys' Gran lifted from her art dealer employer.
b: 01-Dec-1983
21. May the Force Be with You
gs: Jim Broadbent (Roy Slater)
D.I. Slater is on the track of a stolen microwave oven & Delboy is in the frame.
b: 08-Dec-1983
22. Wanted
Rodney is on the run after he is accused of being the 'Peckham Pouncer' - but where is that fragrant smell, wafting through the ventilation ducts of Nelson Mandela House, coming from?
b: 15-Dec-1983
23. Who's a Pretty Boy?
gs: Eva Mottley (Corrine)
Delboy arranges for Rodney & Grandad to redecorate Denzil & Corrinnes' flat. What is Corrinne going to say when she finds out that her canary is brown bread?
b: 22-Dec-1983
Special
Thicker Than Water
It's Christmas Day at Nelson Mandela House, and Del and Rodneys' dad is back, 18 years after walking out, suffering from a hereditary blood disorder.
b: 25-Dec-1984
Season 4
25. Happy Returns
Rodney's in love with Debbie from the newsagents. Could this mean the end of his dirty magazine fetish? Trouble is she's only 19 and 19 1/2 years ago Del was pretty friendly with her mum...
b: 21-Feb-1985
NOTE: June's flat is quite clearly a re-dressing of Del and Rodney's flat. It is excusable, though - on an estate of flats, it's quite fesable that the layout of each flat would be almost identical.
Leonard Pearce didn't appear in this episode as he was in hospital at the time and the cast and crew had to begin filming without him. Shortly after, someone arrived on the set to inform them that Leonard Pearce had sadly passed away.
26. Strained Relations
After Grandad's funeral, Delboy & Rodney are surprised to find that his brother, Uncle Albert, has moved in with them - bringing his nautical nightmares.
b: 28-Feb-1985
NOTE: Buster Merryfield makes his first apperence as "Uncle Albert" in this episode.
The Death of Grandad wasn't intentional, Leonard Pearce who played him died in real life, so Grandad had to be written out. Hence why we never SEE him die, The episode actualy starts with his funaral.
27. Hole in One
The Trotters are potless so Uncle Albert comes to the rescue by having an 'accident' with the open cellar door of the Nag's Head.
b: 07-Mar-1985
28. It's Only Rock and Roll
gs: David Thewlis (Stew)
Rodney is the drumless drummer in Mental Micky's band, 'A Bunch Of Wallies'. Delboy takes on the job of manager, getting them an abortive St Paddy's night gig at The Shamrock Club.
b: 14-Mar-1985
29. Sleeping Dogs Lie
Del's on to a great money making scheme - looking after Boycie and Marlene's new puppy Dukie for a steal at £60 a week. Should be a doddle - a bit of the old Pedigree Chum and they should be away. Then Dukie falls victim to Salmonella poisoning...
b: 21-Mar-1985
30. Watching the Girls Go By
Del set's Rodney up with a date but when she gets to the do at the Nag's Head she makes Rodney wish he hadn't.
b: 28-Mar-1985
31. As One Door Closes
When Delboy's hooky 'louvry' door deal, financed with Denzil's redundancy money, falls through, the boys attempt to repay him by catching a rare butterfly.
b: 04-Apr-1985
Special
To Hull and Back
Just a simple courier job says Boycie but the Trotter's life on the ocean wave doesn't go completely to plan. They run into their old friend Slater but it isn't all plain sailing for him either.
b: 25-Dec-1985
NOTE: This episode is shot entirely on film and also had no laughter track.
Season 5
33. From Prussia with Love
gs: Erika Hoffman (Pregnant German Au Pair)
When a German damsel turns up in the Nag's Head she's definately in distress - and nine months pregnant at that. Rodney's all beer and sympathy but Del's got an idea - could this be the answer to Boycie and Marlene's dreams of a child and a golden opportunity to make a few bob along the way?
b: 31-Aug-1986
34. The Miracle of Peckham
Delboy gets religion when the Madonna at the local church is seen to shed tears. But why does she only cry when it's raining and where did that lead in Del's garage come from?
b: 07-Sep-1986
35. The Longest Night
A burglar makes a daring raid on the local supermarket just as Del and family are out buying their weekly French stick. What's worse - Del sold him a duff watch down the local market...
b: 14-Sep-1986
36. Tea for Three
Del's tampered with the sunbed controls and Rodney's seeing red -literally! His face is done to a turn. He'll hardly wow Trigger's niece, Lisa, with his handsome good looks now, which leaves the way pretty clear for Del himself. But revenge should certainly be sweet when he volunteers Del for a spot of hang-gliding..
b: 21-Sep-1986
37. Video Nasty
Rodney gets a grant from the local college to make a film,but first he must come up with a viable screenplay. Del trying to help gets him a second hand typewriter, and also suggests a story line of ‘A Rhino Loose in the City'. To make matters worse, the director Mickey Pierce fed up with waiting for Rodney to write the story, starts making porn films, with his girlfriend, only for Rodney to end up starring in one.
b: 28-Sep-1986
38. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Delboy gets the chance to make a new start in Australia - fronting Jumbo Mill's used car business.
b: 05-Oct-1986
Special
A Royal Flush
gs: Peter Tuddenham (Charles)
Rodney dates Victoria, the Duke of Malbury's daughter, & Delboy starts making plans for the wedding of the year.
b: 25-Dec-1986
The Frog's Legacy
gs: Joan Sims (Auntie Renee)
Freddie the Frog dated Del & Rodneys' mum, leaving a legacy of stolen gold when he died - after accidentally sitting on Jelly Kelly's detonator. If only somebody knew its whereabouts, the boys would be millionaires.
b: 25-Dec-1987
Dates
gs: Andrée Bernard (Nervous Nerys) Nicholas Courtney (Charles)
Delboy meets an actress, Raquel, through the Technomatch Dating Agency; Rodney goes cruising with Nervous Nerys; and Uncle Albert is given a surprise birthday party. But who is the stripper that Del has booked?
b: 25-Dec-1988
Season 6
42. Yuppy Love
gs: Francesca Brill (Emma)
'80's fever is spreading fast! Del boy's on the up and into the exciting world of red braces and yuppy sorts. Armed with his filofax and briefcase he's ready to take on the city - well Peckham anyway. Meanwhile Rodney's on the pull, with a classy new bird called Cassandra. Wonder what she'll think of Nelson Mandela House...
b: 08-Jan-1989
43. Danger UXD
Just faking a signature on a delivery note means that Del can take possession of 50 dolls for absolutely nothing. The only problem is that "Lusty Linda" and "Erotic Estelle" are not exactly what he had in mind and would seem more appropriate to Dirty Barry's dubious trade rather than the local toyshop...
b: 15-Jan-1989
44. Chain Gang
gs: Steve Fortune (Gary) Frank Coda (Mario)
It's the deal of a lifetime! Faced with the opportunity of buying 250 18 carat gold chains from retired jeweller, Arnie, Del can't resist. Hastily a multi-million dollar business consortium is formed - well, Mike from the Nag's Head, Trig, Boycie, Uncle Albert and a reluctant Rodney, anyway. Everythin's pretty cushdie until Arnie's taken ill just as the deal is about to be sealed and Del is left feeling that all that glitters...
b: 22-Jan-1989
45. The Unlucky Winner Is...
gs: Gina Bellman (Carmen)
Rodney's won a holiday for three in the Mediterranean courtesy of Del and the Megaflakes drawing competition. The only snag is he's got to pretend he's fourteen years old all week. Should be a doddle - all he's got to do is keep his head down. Then the skateboarding and breakdancing competitions begin...
b: 29-Jan-1989
NOTE: Bros (mentioned by a girl named Trudy) were a hugely popular British boyband of the late eighties
Rodney mentions this episode in "Time on our hands"
46. Sickness & Wealth
While excruciating stomach cramps and a constant diet of health salts might drive some people to visit the doctor, not our Del! Oh no, he's only suffering from that scourge of all yuppies, PMA- Positive Mental Attitude! So, it's going to require some nifty plotting by Rodney and Uncle Albert to get Del to visit the dreaded "D" word!
b: 05-Feb-1989
47. Little Problems
With his diploma in Computer Science, new job in Casandra's father's firm and impending marriage, Rodney's certainly on the up. Del's even promised to take care of his share of the flat deposit. Only problem is, Del's gone and got himself into a bit of bother over some hooky mobile phones with the less than understanding Driscoll brothers and unless he comes up with 2,000 Pounds pretty sharpish they're going to take care of him... Rodney and Cassandra are married and when he returns home from honeymoon Del Boy gives him some good advice.
b: 12-Feb-1989
Special
The Jolly Boys' Outing
gs: Denis Lill (Alan Parry) Roy Evans (Harry)
Rodney is happily in his new flat except for those nagging doubts about Cassandra's boss Steven. He forgets about it long enough to go away on the coach trip to Margate and witnesses the coach blowing up when they get there. They finally get home and Rodney discovers Steven in his flat. He runs something by him but then immediately wishes he hadn't!
b: 25-Dec-1989
Rodney Come Home
Rodney and Cassandra have a fight about her pursuit of Operation Cassandra and he leaves home. He has to sleep on the setee because Raquel hasn't yet agreed to 'stamp Del's card'. In an attempt to make Cassandra jealous Rodney arranges a date with Tanya from the Peckham Exhaust Centre. He backs out before going through with it but somehow Cassandra still finds out. Del's heart is in the right place, pity about his brain!
b: 25-Dec-1990
Season 7
50. The Sky's the Limit
What can Albert and Del do about Rodney leaving Cassandra and moving back in. Alan suggests that Rodney pick her up when she arrives back from her week in Spain. However chaos at Gatwick means that the evening that Rodney planned doesn't happen. Could there be some connection with Del's purchase of a satellite dish?
b: 30-Dec-1990
51. The Chance of a Lunchtime
gs: Denis Lill (Alan Parry)
Raquel has an audition for a play and Del has volunteered to help her rehearse. Rodney and Cassandra meet for supper both thinking that the other made the first move. Things seem to be going well before Rodney gets tangled up with Trudy. Del tells Albert and Rodney that he sees two people when he looks at Raquel. Either Raguel's pregnant or Del's drunk!
b: 06-Jan-1991
52. Stage Fright
gs: Roger Blake (Eugene) Philip Pope (Tony Angelino)
With Raquel pregnant, Del "Yuppie" Trotter's plan to achieve millionaire status must move up a gear. So the chance to supply the cabaret at the Starlight Rooms for old 'friend' Eric to the tune of 600 quid is too good to miss. With Raquel dusting of her vocal chords in the kitchen and Trig's mate Tony Angelino, the singing dustman, waiting in the wings, everything's sorted. Until Del discovers exactly who the real owner of the club is and the extent of Tony's vocal range...
b: 13-Jan-1991
53. The Class of '62
gs: Jim Broadbent (Roy Slater)
A class of '62 reunion in the Nag's Head signals Roy Slater's return to Civvy Street after years in the 'Nick'. But why has the crooked ex-copper decided to come back to Peckham when he is universally loathed? Just as Trig, Del, Boycie and Denzil begin to believe that he really has changed for the better, Del discovers the real reason for his return...
b: 20-Jan-1991
54. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Uncle
After a night at the Nag's Head Uncle Albert comes home beaten up and tells tales of two, three or was in four muggers. But something isn't right and he runs away from home. Finally Del Boy and Rodney realise where to find him.
b: 27-Jan-1991
55. Three Men, a Woman and a Baby
Del's about to become a father but even that can't cheer Rodney up. The Polar Cap is melting, the rain forest is dying, the sea is being poisoned, and he hasn't had "a bit" for months. Maybe one of Del's new Ponytail wigs could enhance his image in Cassandra's eyes...
b: 03-Feb-1991
Special
Miami Twice (1)
gs: Richard Branson (Himself)
Rodney receives his "Maxwell Money" from the printing firm's pension fund. Del suggests he buys two tickets to Miami for him and Cassandra. When she can't go he suggests who could take her place as well. He is in a bit of bother about some Rumanian Rhiesling and needs to lay low for a while. Who's this guy in front of him in the queue for the Virgin Atlantic Flight? He's acting like he owns the plane!
b: 24-Dec-1991
Miami Twice (2)
gs: Barry Gibb ()
Del Boy and Rodney haven't been in Miami a day yet and they've had their camera stolen and then all their luggage and money as well. How lucky they bumped into these nice 'Family' boys at the night club and they can stay with them. What they don't know is that there is a Godfather involved and they are expendable. On the run in the Everglades is not a fun experience but maybe they will bump into someone they know!
b: 25-Dec-1991
Mother Nature's Son
gs: Denis Lill (Alan Parry) Robert Glenister (Myles)
Del Boy's latest scheme is to bottle tap water and sell it as 'Peckham Spring' water. It's a great success but when Rodney finds out about it he knows that it is illegal and that they must stop. But hang on - where did Del get the loan to start the venture? Maybe he'd better go along with it after all.
b: 25-Dec-1992
Fatal Extraction
gs: Derek Martin (Arthur)
While Peckham is in the midst of rioting, Del Boy is having trouble with his teeth and with Raquel. She objects to him spending all night at the 1.11 Club. It is no surprise when she leaves him but Del goes straight back into dating. When he changes his mind he wants to forget about it, but will the scorned woman let him?
b: 25-Dec-1993
NOTE: On the Special Edition DVD of this Episode it runs approx 84 minutes
Season 8
60. Heroes and Villains
When Del and Rodney go to a party dressed up as Batman and Robin they happen to save a local counsellor from being mugged Rachel goes to meet her parents and discovers that she is pregnant.
b: 25-Dec-1996
61. Modern Men
gs: Beverly Hills (Sister)
Rodney applies for a job advertised in the local paper, unaware that Del had put the advert in. Cassandra has a miscarriage and loses their baby.
b: 27-Dec-1996
62. Time on Our Hands
gs: Michael Jayston (James)
Del and Rodney finally hit the big time when Rachel's father who is an antique dealer finds a watch in Del's garage and it is sold for a fortune.
b: 29-Dec-1996
63. Selection Box
Raquel's parents are coming to lunch so Del pulls out all the stops and makes a delicious looking meal - what could go wrong?
Nothing until Uncle Albert mixes up the coffee granules and the gravy granules, with hilarious results!
Raquel's father, being an antique expert, takes an interest in an old dirty watch that Del found in his garage. To his amazement, it is the last one in the country that was made by a certain company - they decide to put it up for auction. In a hilarious scene, we saw the Trotters get ecstatically excited when the watch fetched £10,000 and beyond excited as the watch fetched £6,000,000!!! They had finally acheived their dream - to be millionaires!
b: 31-Dec-1996
NOTE: In this episode, we saw the Trotters finally live their dream - they were millionaires!
When it was first broadcast, this episode pulled in 24.1 million viewers, a bbc record!
Season 9
64. If They Could See Us Now...!
gs: Jonathan Ross (Himself)
It's been five years since we last saw the Trotters. When we last saw them, they were millionaires following the sale of a priceless antique watch.
This time, we see Del and Rodney explaining their state of affairs to an unknown man - it turns out that they had invested all their money and had fallen victim to a stock market crash! We later discover that the unknown man is a barrister in a court where they are being declared bankrupt.
Where are they living now? Why Nelson Mandela House of course because their large houses had to be sold to pay debts!
We see Del going on a gameshow called 'Goldrush' where he answers a question worth £100,000, with Rodney's help, and gets it wrong! - later the producer telephones to tell Del that the answer he gave was in fact correct and that he can re-appear on the show with £50,000 in his 'bank'. Thinking it was one of Mickey Peirce's pranks though, Del tells them to give it all to charity!
Also in this episode, we learned sadly that Uncle Albert had died and that Mike, landlord of The Nag's Head, is in jail for deforging the brewery!
b: 25-Dec-2001
NOTE: This episode only took place 4 months after the Trotters became millionaires.
This episode was dedicated to the memory of Buster Merryfield (1920-1999) and Kenneth McDonald (1950-2001).
The producers had to say Mike was arrested for deforging the brewery because Kenneth McDonald didn't want them to say he had died.
Origanlally, Del was supposed to go on "Who Wants to be a Milioneire?" But Legal issues stopped this from happening.
65. Strangers on the Shore
Del and Rodney go to france for uncle alberts navy crew reunion, they break the sad news that albert has died and they hold a party for albert. del and rodney stock up on french booze and ferry back to peckham, however when they open the back door of their van for the booze, they recieve a nasty surprse, an illegal immagrant!
b: 25-Dec-2002
NOTE: This episode takes place 8 months after the 'If They Could See Us Now!'
66. Sleepless in Peckham
The episode opens with Delboy, Rodney and Boycie in jail in France for kidnapping the 'illegal immigrant'. Of course,they can't call UK, so they can't use up their one and only call. They're all about to be kicked out of Nelson Mandela House of course, Delboy and Rodney are nowhere near get the 50 grand. And, of course, to make matters worse, Cassandra decides to go into labor.
b: 25-Dec-2003
NOTE: Got a record 15 million viewers when it aired on Christmas Day.
Special
The Story Behind Only Fools and Horses
All the cast and people behind the series make a special episode saying how it all started.
b: 20-Dec-2002 pc: S-14
NOTE: This episode reveals Nelson Mandela House's real name; Nelson Mandela Tower.
This episode reveals how the entire series was in Lynhurst's and Jason's hands on an episode where Rodney, Delboy and Grandad have to take down a chandelier. If Rodney laughed when the chandelier fell, they would lose the episode (they could only have one take and it cost them £6,000), they would lose the season and would lose the series.