Del Boy for PM (Only Fools and Horses)

Member Name: LisaW82

Product:	Only Fools and Horses
Date:	09/02/09 (115 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great acting and stories

Disadvantages: It had to end

Only fools and horses is regarded by many as being the greatest sit com of all time and I am firmly in the camp of those believers. There has never, in my opinion, been a bad episode of Only fools and horses and the combination of humour and great storylines have set the bar for other sit coms to try and reach.

The story is set around the Trotter brothers, Del and Rodney who live in Nelson Mandella house in Peckham. Aligned with only a fly pitching market stall and a few coppers in their pocket, the brothers embark on a memorable journey to try and become the millionaires that Del so badly craves for them. This is the source of one of Del Boy's more memorable phrases "this time next year, we'll be millionaires". I'll not spoil the ultimate plot for those few of you that won't have seen it, but suffice to say he may have got something right after all.

The hapless brothers quickly become people you really care about and want the best for. It takes a special kind of comedy to make you laugh and occasionally cry all in the same episode. Only fools and horses became that popular that the BBC decided that 30 minute episodes were not enough and started making 50 minute episodes and numerous excellent feature length specials, particularly at Christmas.

Del is played by the amazing David Jason and Rodney by Nicholas Lyndhurst. Although these two are the stars of the show, who can forget the hilarious and well thought out contributions of Michael, Granddad, Uncle Albert, Trigger, Clyde, Mickey Pierce, Cassandra, Raquel, Denzil and the now solo sitcom stars in Boycie and Marlene. These extra cast members equally became household names and the fact that you cared about all of them lead to some classic historic moments that will stand the test of time.

Memorable scenes off the top of my head include the moment Del and Rodney received their life changing news in Sotherby's auction rooms, Del being shot at in the everglades as he was mistaken for a mafia leader in Miami and of course that all time classic scene where Del leans on what he believes to be a closed bar lid and gets more than he bargains for. You would think you can't write these things, but thankfully Mr Sullivan managed to do just that and I am eternally grateful to him for doing so.

It is amazing to watch how the characters develop over the years and especially Del who goes from cockney womaniser to a family man who, along with his "significant other" Raquel gives birth to Damien, who proves to be a less than huge hit with Rodney, who gets his turn at fatherhood in the end.

I would do almost anything to see just one more new episode from the Trotters but feel that alas we have seen the last of them. Still, there are always the continuous repeats on TV.

Summary: Comedy to never be beaten