A short scene, based entirely in the flat, featuring a young Damien Trotter. The first half features Del and Rodney slipping in references to other TV shows featuring David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst (e.g. A Touch of Frost, Goodnight Sweetheart) before the duo come out of character and make an appeal to camera for donations for Comic Relief. This is Buster Merryfield's last appearance as Albert in Only Fools and Horses. The final episode in which the Trotters finally became millionaires was watched by 24.3 million viewers and holds the record for the highest UK audience for a sitcom episode. Only Fools and Horses - Miami Twice (Oh to Be in England) (1991)". www.bbc.co.uk . Retrieved 9 May 2022.

David Jason presents a countdown of the top 20 Only Fools and Horses episodes as voted for by the viewers to celebrate the nation's favourite comedy. Del's finally a millionaire! - Only Fools and Horses: Christmas Special 1996 - BBC". YouTube. 10 October 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021 . Retrieved 19 September 2016. a b Perry (23 December 2009). "Licensed to Drill". Ofah.net. Archived from the original on 13 October 2006 . Retrieved 19 September 2016.A nervous Raquel plans the visit of her parents, James and Audrey, for dinner at the flat, and worries about them meeting Del Boy for the first time. Del and Albert reassure her that they will help out. Del is still worried about Rodney after he and Cassandra had suffered a miscarriage two weeks previously, and Albert suggests that they come up with a "counter-worry" to take his mind off it, which leads to Del pretending to be ill, though Rodney barely notices. Del and the family have only two weeks to find the cash to pay the Inland Revenue, or they will be evicted from their home in Nelson Mandela House. After 41 years in the flat, it could be goodbye, something Del and Rodney are determined will not happen. But memories of the past, particularly of the infamous Freddie Robdal and the romance he shared with their beloved mother, Joan, threatens to divide the brothers. Meanwhile, Marlene has disappeared and everyone is convinced that Boycie has murdered her; even his best friends are certain of his guilt. Elsewhere, Trigger has become fascinated by science fiction and is enthralled by programmes such as The X-Files, whilst Sid has big plans for the future of the Nag's Head. Rodney's daughter Joan is born. Del keeps the pretence going that he is a millionaire, while Raquel says she’s had a minor role in Dr Who as a lizard person. When Del is handed the bill, he momentarily forgets he’s supposed to be rich and is obviously flabbergasted but the date has gone well and he and Raquel arrange to go out again.

Educational episode made in 1984 and only shown in schools/colleges. Del, Rodney and Grandad discuss oil drilling and fossil fuels. Notable as the last appearance of Lennard Pearce as Grandad. In a spoof documentary, Del is investigated by a BBC consumer expert. Shown on BBC Breakfast Time in 1985. With seven series and 16 Christmas specials, there's so many great episodes to choose from and they're all very entertaining. One of the best things about the Christmas period is we're guaranteed to be blessed with every single episode of Only Fools and Horses on television.Let us know your favourite Only Fools and Horses episodes in the comments section. Read More Related Articles

Del Boy's into art dealing in a big way. Especially as it involves Miranda, the glamorous "posh tart". Is she really being wooed by his tequila sunsets or are her motives rather more mercenary? Only Fools and Horses - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (1986)". www.bbc.co.uk . Retrieved 9 May 2022.Note: In the Original Series 1 Broadcasts of Only Fools and Horses, there was a major difference to the theme tune. Ronnie Hazlehurst's theme tune was a jazzy type of instrumental tune that played over the start and end credits. This theme tune was replaced in Series 2 with the more familiar John Sullivan sung theme tune. And after Series 1 completed its first run, all future re-runs of Series 1 dropped Hazlehurst's theme tune and replaced it with the standard John Sullivan version to match all the other series' theme tunes. However, the closing credits still credit Ronnie Hazlehurst as writing the title music. The VHS/DVD versions all contain John Sullivan's version of the theme tune which means Hazlehurst's theme is of an extreme rarity. Del Goes Hang Gliding Part 1 - Only Fools and Horses - BBC". YouTube. 8 November 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021 . Retrieved 19 September 2016. Raquel wants to revive her theatrical passions and audition for Shakespeare's As You Like It. Derek volunteers to help her rehearse. Rodney and Cassandra meet for a meal both thinking that the other made the first move, and without realising Del has set them up. Things seem to be going well, until Rodney staggers out of the Nag's Head with Del's ex-fiancé Trudy to see her to a cab, just as Cassandra arrives on the scene leaping to the wrong conclusion. Raquel tells Derek she will not be taking the part in the play as she is pregnant.

A few nights later, Del Boy and his brother Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst) are holding a birthday party for their Uncle Albert (Buster Merryfield) who’s singing, dancing and telling bawdy jokes. As Del proudly chats about Raquel, two police officers arrive and tell Uncle Albert he’s being arrested over a misdemeanour he apparently committed while in the Navy in 1941. However, when the female officer (which turns out to be Raquel) suddenly says, “Happy birthday!”, the revellers realise she’s a stripper who’s been booked as a birthday surprise. Three Grand Butterfly - Only Fools and Horses - BBC". YouTube. 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021 . Retrieved 19 September 2016. The three men decide to walk to the local Chinese restaurant for a meal. As they set off, Del states that rather than the end for them, it is only just the beginning as they should now invest their new money in the futures market (making one last claim that this was one of the many things his mother Joan said, on her deathbed). The three continue to playfully argue about this as they walk off into an animated sunrise, as Del proclaims that it is their "big chance", and ending with the closing refrain: "This time next year, we could be billionaires!".

This was initially billed as the series finale of Only Fools and Horses and was watched by 24.3 million viewers, nearly half the population of the country at the time and the highest recorded viewing figure for a comedy in the United Kingdom. Note: A boom mic is seen moving in the upper right corner of the kitchen during the painting scene at the 13:45 mark.