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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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Only Fools and Horses Season 1 Episode 5 - A Slow Bus to Chingford
    7.4/10(782 votes)

    #1 - A Slow Bus to Chingford

    S1:E5

    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. But, why are there no takers?

    Director:Martin Shardlow
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  2. Only Fools and Horses Season 1 Episode 1 - Big Brother
    7.6/10(1027 votes)

    #2 - Big Brother

    S1:E1

    Del's confident at last he's on to 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?

    Director:Martin Shardlow
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  3. Only Fools and Horses Season 1 Episode 4 - The Second Time Around
    7.6/10(812 votes)

    #3 - The Second Time Around

    S1:E4

    Del's rekindled passion with old flame Pauline and it looks like wedding bells are in the air again. Rodney's not so thrilled after what happened to her first two husbands...

    Director:Martin Shardlow
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  4. Only Fools and Horses Season 5 Episode 5 - Video Nasty
    7.6/10(626 votes)

    #4 - Video Nasty

    S5:E5

    Rodney gets a grant from the local college to make a film, but first he must come up with a viable screenplay. Del gets him a secondhand typewriter, and also suggests a storyline of 'A Rhino Loose in the City'. To make matters worse, the director, Mickey Pearce, fed up with waiting for Rodney to write the story, starts making porn films, only for Rodney to end up starring in one.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  5. Only Fools and Horses Season 1 Episode 6 - The Russians Are Coming
    7.7/10(822 votes)

    #5 - The Russians Are Coming

    S1:E6

    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...

    Director:Martin Shardlow
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  6. Only Fools and Horses Season 4 Episode 6 - Watching the Girls Go By
    7.7/10(617 votes)

    #6 - Watching the Girls Go By

    S4:E6

    Del sets Rodney up with a date, but when she gets to the do at the Nag's Head she makes Rodney wish he hadn't.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  7. Only Fools and Horses Season 3 Episode 4 - Yesterday Never Comes
    7.8/10(665 votes)

    #7 - Yesterday Never Comes

    S3:E4

    Del Boy 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  8. Only Fools and Horses Season 1 Episode 3 - Cash and Curry
    7.9/10(866 votes)

    #8 - Cash and Curry

    S1:E3

    Del's swooping in on the 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.

    Director:Martin Shardlow
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  9. Only Fools and Horses Season 2 Episode 4 - No Greater Love....
    7.9/10(705 votes)

    #9 - No Greater Love....

    S2:E4

    Rodney's got himself a bird at last! Unfortunately, she's no spring chicken and her jailbird husband is about to be released...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Only Fools and Horses Season 2 Episode 6 - It Never Rains....
    7.9/10(715 votes)

    #10 - It Never Rains....

    S2:E6

    The Trotter family holiday is underway when Grandad runs into a bit of trouble with the Spanish police.

    Director:Ray Butt
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  11. Only Fools and Horses Season 3 Episode 6 - Wanted
    7.9/10(659 votes)

    #11 - Wanted

    S3:E6

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  12. Only Fools and Horses Season 4 Episode 4 - It's Only Rock and Roll
    7.9/10(694 votes)

    #12 - It's Only Rock and Roll

    S4:E4

    Rodney is the drumless drummer in Mental Micky's band, 'A Bunch Of Wallies'. Del Boy takes on the job of manager, getting them an abortive St. Paddy's night gig at The Shamrock Club.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  13. Only Fools and Horses Season 5 Episode 6 - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
    7.9/10(646 votes)

    #13 - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

    S5:E6

    Del Boy gets the chance to make a new start (and to become a millionaire) in Australia - fronting Jumbo Mills's used car business.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Only Fools and Horses Season 2 Episode 1 - The Long Legs of the Law
    8.0/10(757 votes)

    #14 - The Long Legs of the Law

    S2:E1

    Streuth! Rodder's besmirching the good reputation of the Trotter family by dating a policewoman...

    Director:Ray Butt
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  15. Only Fools and Horses Season 2 Episode 2 - Ashes to Ashes
    8.0/10(721 votes)

    #15 - Ashes to Ashes

    S2:E2

    Del's busy selling Trig's gran's genuine antique urns. Trouble is, one of them is Trig's Grandad's last resting place!

    Director:Ray Butt
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  16. Only Fools and Horses Season 3 Episode 1 - Homesick
    8.0/10(699 votes)

    #16 - Homesick

    S3:E1

    Del Boy uses Rodney's election as chairman of the local tenants' association to plot a move to ground-floor accommodation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  17. Only Fools and Horses Season 5 Episode 2 - The Miracle of Peckham
    8.0/10(626 votes)

    #17 - The Miracle of Peckham

    S5:E2

    Del Boy 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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  18. Only Fools and Horses Season 7 Episode 2 - The Chance of a Lunchtime
    8.0/10(583 votes)

    #18 - The Chance of a Lunchtime

    S7:E2

    Raquel has an audition for a play, and Del has volunteered to help her rehearse. Rodney and Cassandra meet for supper, each 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 Raquel's pregnant or Del's drunk!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  19. Only Fools and Horses Season 1 Episode 2 - Go West Young Man
    8.1/10(905 votes)

    #19 - Go West Young Man

    S1:E2

    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…

    Director:Martin Shardlow
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  20. Only Fools and Horses Season 4 Episode 3 - Hole in One
    8.1/10(648 votes)

    #20 - Hole in One

    S4:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  21. Only Fools and Horses Season 4 Episode 7 - As One Door Closes
    8.1/10(620 votes)

    #21 - As One Door Closes

    S4:E7

    When Del Boy's hooky 'louvry' door deal, financed with Denzil's redundancy money, falls through, the boys attempt to repay him by catching a rare butterfly.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  22. Only Fools and Horses Season 5 Episode 1 - From Prussia with Love
    8.1/10(659 votes)

    #22 - From Prussia with Love

    S5:E1

    When a German damsel turns up in the Nag's Head, she's definitely 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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  23. Only Fools and Horses Season 7 Episode 5 - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Uncle
    8.1/10(596 votes)

    #23 - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Uncle

    S7:E5

    After a night at the Nag's Head, Uncle Albert comes home beaten up and tells tales of two, three or was it four muggers. But something isn't right and he runs away from home. Finally Del Boy and Rodney realise where to find him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  24. Only Fools and Horses Season 4 Episode 1 - Happy Returns
    8.2/10(688 votes)

    #24 - Happy Returns

    S4:E1

    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...

    Director:Susan Belbin
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  25. Only Fools and Horses Season 4 Episode 5 - Sleeping Dogs Lie
    8.2/10(647 votes)

    #25 - Sleeping Dogs Lie

    S4:E5

    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...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Sullivan

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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Slow Bus to Chingford" is the worst rated episode of "Only Fools and Horses". It scored 7.4/10 based on 782 votes. Directed by Martin Shardlow and written by John Sullivan, it aired on 10/6/1981. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Big Brother".