Only Fools and Horses

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One would hope that Britbox would take more care with this, given that it's the place to watch many archive TV series, and probably attracts people who care about this sort of thing.

Exactly.  Their target demographic are people who, I suspect, are more than a little bit obsessive when it comes to archiving things for themselves in one way or another.  Many of us have routinely performed this kind of 'admin' as a kind of manic pleasure for its own sake, separate from enjoying the content.

Just fuckin get one of us to volunteer to sort it all out.

[JamesTC]

Losing hope they'll do the rest of Only Fools and Horses on blu-ray. Was great to get a few specials unedited.

[jamm]

Need those 2000s specials on blu ray, gotta have the Gary scene in clear crisp HD

[JamesTC]

The blu-ray format is not designed to handle Rodney in a centurion outfit.

[Utter Shit]

Britbox is annoying me with its shitty presentation of Only Fools and Horses, even ignoring the usual issues with edited versions of episodes becoming the only versions available.

You probably know this already but I'll vent.  The episodes essentially sit within folders on the streaming service, as you'd expect.  The series themselves are sequential, which is perfect, but all the Christmas episodes are separated out into their own folders and ordered arbitrarily.  There's an 'Xmas Specials' folder, within which 1991's Miami Twice Parts 1 and 2 sit as episodes one and two (why?), and all the rest follow in date order from 1981-2003 apart from the 1996 trilogy - which is in its own separate 'Xmas 1996' folder.

Really unnecessary and annoying, requiring anyone who doesn't want to skip the specials during a sequential rewatch to have a comprehensive episode list on standby.

It's also really tricky to even reach this presentation of folders.  Usually you have completely randomised collections like 'fan favourites' and 'trotters on tour' - and even the 'browse all episodes' option takes you to a completely arbitrary, non chronological order.  To get to the flawed 'folders' arrangement you need to know to hover your mouse over one of the episodes and click on 'more information'.  I can't wrap my head around it.


There.  Rant over.

Are these the unedited original versions, or are we still only getting the ones that have been hacked to bits? Even the minor clips that were only cut for music rights reasons add texture to the show - one notable example is The Class of '62, the original episode apparently has an extended version of the scene where they're getting pissed at the flat with Slater, singing (expensive!) songs and enjoyiung themselves, whereas the more commonly-used one cuts from the function room at the Nag's Head to them all smashed and conked out in Del's front room.

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Are these the unedited original versions, or are we still only getting the ones that have been hacked to bits?

Pretty sure it's just the edited versions.

[Utter Shit]

BASTARDS.

[JamesTC]

Yeah, I think UK Gold show the least edited versions but even then, there are cuts.

[Utter Shit]

Is there a known source for someone selling the original versions in HQ? I've seen versions knocking about before that were shite quality, but would happily pay for good quality full original episodes.

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Or just stealing them would be fine as well

[Fambo Number Mive]

A couple in Peterborough have had an Only Fools and Horses themed wedding, including the bridge arriving in a Robin Reliant and pictures of Del Boy, Rodney and Grandad on easels:

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/people/wedding-dels-woman-who-met-husband-at-peterborough-paul-pry-pub-has-only-fools-and-horses-themed-wedding-3814897

Only Fools and Horses actors Daniel Peacock, Michael Fenton Stevens, Phillip Pope and Steven Woodcock went to an event in Great Yarmouth on Saturday, where they met fans, answered questions and shared behind-the-scenes stories from Only Fools and Horses. Over 70 people attended: https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/only-fools-stars-jolly-boys-outing-great-yarmouth-9238672

[grainger]

A couple in Peterborough have had an Only Fools and Horses themed wedding, including the bridge arriving in a Robin Reliant and pictures of Del Boy, Rodney and Grandad on easels

Hopefully the Sullivan estate will take legal action for unathorised use of intellectual property, and get the marriage annulled.

[grainger]

Then the couple will have to do another ceremony, maybe with a Green Green Grass theme.

[idunnosomename]

How much more can Reach PLC outlets keep passing very boring people getting married hiring a regal supervan for like £150?

https://www.trottervanhire.com/

https://www.onlyfoolsandhorsescarhire.co.uk/

CUSHTY!!!

I wonder how many regal supervans are left that arent painted yellow with NEW YORK PARIS PECKHAM on them

[Rolf Lundgren]

Feel like booking it for an hour in Guernsey.

[Glebe]

Only Fools and Horses icons share jolly reunion almost 20 years after final episode aired.

Great Only Fools and Horses evening in Hull tonight. Was great to meet some of the cast including Philip Pope AKA Tony Angelino, Michael Fenton Stevens AKA Alan Perkins who I also know best for his role as Sir Henry in Benidorm, Daniel Peacock AKA Mental Mickey and finally Mickey Pearce himself Patrick Murray!

Crikey, that's quite a coup! Thought Alan was Arnie from 'Chain Gang' at first. Also footage there of Pope doing 'Cwying'!

[Utter Shit]

Has anyone actually been to one of the conventions? I really like the idea of meeting the cast and being around the sets because I'm a massive OFAH nerd, but there's something about them that just looks so bleak.

[TheMonk]

Has anyone actually been to one of the conventions? I really like the idea of meeting the cast and being around the sets because I'm a massive OFAH nerd, but there's something about them that just looks so bleak.

The cast is starting to look a bit threadbare these days. And Mickey Pearce is a right antivax Covid denier on Twitter. I can't imagine it being a very positive experience.

[Bad Ambassador]

Pope and Fenton Stevens makes me wish it was a Radio Active/KYTV event. It's like inviting Simon Pegg as a guest at a Doctor Who convention, and not letting him talk about anything else he's done.

[checkoutgirl]

including the bridge arriving in a Robin Reliant

Genuinely looked up "wedding bridge" in google to see what the fuck you were talking about before I realised.

[Ferris]

Only Fools and Horses icons share jolly reunion almost 20 years after final episode aired.

Crikey, that's quite a coup! Thought Alan was Arnie from 'Chain Gang' at first. Also footage there of Pope doing 'Cwying'!

It looks like a before and after photo but del has been stretched on a rack and uncle Albert became two people.

[JamesTC]

Don't remember Richard Osman on OFAH.

[mrClaypole]

Don't remember Richard Osman on OFAH.

He played Nelson Mandela house

[Glebe]

He played Nelson Mandela house

No that was Hugh 'Bloody' Laurie!

[mrClaypole]

No that was Hugh 'Bloody' Laurie!

No he played father Jack after turning down the part of Ted

[Famous Mortimer]

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[Glebe]

No he played father Jack after turning down the part of Ted

After it was turned down by David Jason.

[JamesTC]

Would love it is Richard Branson or David Beckham turned up to one of these Only Fools and Horses conventions.

[Video Game Fan 2000]

All attendees younger than 30 show a predisposition to falling down at award shows because Buster Merryfield attended an Only Fools convention in the late 90s.

[Glebe]

Les Dennis set to play role of Grandad Trotter in Only Fools and Horses The Musical as he joins the cast of West End show.

He lacks the soft eyes of the real Grandad.