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Only Fools and Horses (1981)

Comedy

Only Fools and Horses.... Is a British sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally transmitted on BBC One from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas specials aired until 2003. In working-class Peckham in south-east London, ambitious market trader Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter and his younger half-brother Rodney, explore their highs and lows in life, in particular their attempts to get rich. Initially not an immediate hit and receiving little promotion early on, it later achieved consistently high ratings, and the 1996 episode "Time on Our Hands" (originally billed as the series finale) holds the record for the biggest UK audience for a sitcom episode, attracting 24.3 million viewers. The series bears a significant influence on British culture, contributing several words and phrases to the English language.

IMDb rating
9.0 (66,171 votes)
Seasons
9
Streaming (US)
Britbox Apple TV Channel · BritBox Amazon Channel
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (1981)

7.69 avg 7 episodes 7.6 → 7.5 31 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 1,036 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 913 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 870 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 815 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 787 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 824 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 742 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Big Brother7.61,036
2Go West Young Man8.1913
3Cash and Curry7.9870
4The Second Time Around7.6815
5A Slow Bus to Chingford7.4787
6The Russians Are Coming7.7824
7Christmas Crackers7.5742

Season 2 (1982)

8.18 avg 8 episodes 8.0 → 7.5 29 min avg

  • Bad finale
  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 8.0 · 759 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 721 votesEp 3: 8.8 · 867 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 714 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 740 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 720 votesEp 7: 8.9 · 895 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 668 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Long Legs of the Law8.0759
2Ashes to Ashes8.0721
3A Losing Streak8.8867
4No Greater Love...7.9714
5The Yellow Peril8.4740
6It Never Rains....7.9720
7A Touch of Glass8.9895
8Diamonds Are for Heather7.5668

Season 3 (1983)

8.21 avg 8 episodes 8.0 → 8.0 29 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 706 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 687 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 872 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 675 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 740 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 668 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 709 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 664 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Homesick8.0706
2Healthy Competition8.3687
3Friday the 14th8.7872
4Yesterday Never Comes7.8675
5May the Force Be with You8.6740
6Wanted7.9668
7Who's a Pretty Boy?8.4709
8Thicker Than Water8.0664

Season 4 (1985)

8.21 avg 8 episodes 8.2 → 9.0 37 min avg

  • Big finale
  • Rebound
  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 8.2 · 697 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 742 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 655 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 702 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 654 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 625 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 629 votesEp 8: 9.0 · 1,063 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Happy Returns8.2697
2Strained Relations8.5742
3Hole in One8.1655
4It's Only Rock and Roll7.9702
5Sleeping Dogs Lie8.2654
6Watching the Girls Go By7.7625
7As One Door Closes8.1629
8To Hull and Back9.01,063

Season 5 (1986)

8.13 avg 9 episodes 8.1 → 8.9 44 min avg

  • Big finale
  • Rebound
  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 8.1 · 669 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 635 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 739 votesEp 4: 8.8 · 768 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 635 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 657 votesEp 7: 7.0 · 825 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 708 votesEp 9: 8.9 · 807 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1From Prussia with Love8.1669
2The Miracle of Peckham8.0635
3The Longest Night8.5739
4Tea for Three8.8768
5Video Nasty7.6635
6Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?7.9657
7A Royal Flush7.0825
8The Frog's Legacy8.4708
9Dates8.9807

Season 6 (1989)

9.04 avg 7 episodes 9.2 → 9.6 54 min avg

  • Big finale
  • Rebound
Ep 1: 9.2 · 910 votesEp 2: 9.1 · 848 votesEp 3: 9.2 · 878 votesEp 4: 9.1 · 893 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 707 votesEp 6: 8.9 · 777 votesEp 7: 9.6 · 1,718 votes
Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Yuppy Love9.2910
2Danger UXD9.1848
3Chain Gang9.2878
4The Unlucky Winner Is...9.1893
5Sickness & Wealth8.2707
6Little Problems8.9777
7The Jolly Boys' Outing9.61,718

Season 7 (1990)

8.34 avg 11 episodes 8.1 → 8.1 61 min avg

  • Mid-peak
Ep 0: 8.1 · 669 votesEp 1: 8.2 · 629 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 589 votesEp 3: 8.9 · 750 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 662 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 604 votesEp 6: 8.7 · 662 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 724 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 899 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 691 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 662 votes
Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0Rodney Come Home8.1669
1The Sky's the Limit8.2629
2The Chance of a Lunchtime8.0589
3Stage Fright8.9750
4The Class of '628.7662
5He Ain't Heavy, He's My Uncle8.1604
6Three Men, a Woman, and a Baby8.7662
7Miami Twice: The American Dream8.2724
8Miami Twice8.2899
9Mother Nature's Son8.5691
10Fatal Extraction8.1662

Season 8 (1996)

9.17 avg 3 episodes 9.3 → 9.6 60 min avg

Ep 1: 9.3 · 1,039 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 734 votesEp 3: 9.6 · 1,633 votes
Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Heroes and Villains9.31,039
2Modern Men8.6734
3Time on Our Hands9.61,633

Season 9 (2001)

7.67 avg 3 episodes 7.3 → 7.8 75 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 663 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 693 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 726 votes
Season 9 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1If They Could See Us Now.....!7.3663
2Strangers on the Shore...!7.9693
3Sleepless in Peckham...!7.8726

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