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Only Fools and Horses: Series 1 & 2

byJohn Sullivan, David Jason (Read by), Nicholas Lyndhurst (Read by), Lennard Pearce (Read by), Full cast (Read by)

15 Classic TV Soundtracks including Christmas specials

The complete soundtracks of the first two series of the iconic comedy show, plus Christmas specials

One of the nation’s best-loved sitcoms, Only Fools and Horses ran for seven series and 18 Christmas specials between 1981 and 2003. Created and written by John Sullivan of Citizen Smith fame, the show won numerous awards, and is often voted amongst the top British TV programmes.

Now you can revisit how it all began, as we’re introduced to the Trotter trio – market trader and entrepreneur Del Boy (David Jason), his ‘little bruv’ Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), who reluctantly gets roped in to Del’s dodgy dealings, and Grandad (Lennard Pearce), who minds their Peckham flat from the comfort of his armchair.

When Rodney becomes a partner in Trotters Independent Traders, things don’t go quite as he’d hoped. Despite Del’s assurances that ‘this time next year, we’ll be millionaires’, his money-making wheezes always seem to backfire – from a bit of bother with some briefcases to an open-top bus tour that doesn’t attract any punters and a chandelier-cleaning scheme that ends in disaster… Plus, in ‘Christmas Cracker’, the Trotters contemplate yet another Christmas of TV repeats, closed pubs and Grandad's cooking; and in ‘Diamonds are for Heather’, Del meets a new woman – can romance cure his yuletide blues?

NB: The language on this recording reflects the era in which it was first broadcast. Some small edits have had to be made for music copyright purposes.

Production credits
Created and written by John Sullivan
Theme song written, composed and lyrics performed by John Sullivan
Produced by Ray Butt
Directed by Martin Shardlow and Ray Butt
‘Christmas Crackers’ produced and directed by Bernard Thompson
Edited by John Jarvis, Chris Wadsworth, Mike Jackson, Mike Taylor, Graham Sisson and John Dunstan
Production Designers: Terry Snoaden, Cynthia Kljuco, Derek Evans, Andy Dimond and Don Giles
Executive Producer: John Sullivan
Associate Producer: Gail Evans

Cast
Del – David Jason
Rodney – Nicholas Lyndhurst
Grandad – Lennard Pearce
Trigger – Roger Lloyd Pack
Boycie – John Challis
Sid – Roy Heather

Episode guide
First broadcast on BBC One on the following dates:

Series 1 (8 September - 13 October 1981)
Big Brother
Go West Young Man
Cash and Curry
The Second Time Around
A Slow Bus to Chingford
The Russians are Coming

Christmas Crackers (28 December 1981)

Series 2 (21 October - 2 December 1982)
The Long Legs of the Law
Ashes to Ashes
A Losing Streak
No Greater Love
The Yellow Peril
It Never Rains...
A Touch of Glass

Diamonds are for Heather (30 December 1982)

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About John Sullivan

John Sullivan was best known as the creator of the hugely popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. Regularly voted Britain's favourite sitcom, the show ran for ten years between 1981 and 1991, including several Christmas specials. Five years later, another Christmas special was broadcast. It was intended to be the last ever episode, but garnered an audience of 24 million viewers, so occasional follow-ups were shown from 2001. Sullivan also wrote a spin-off series, The Green Green Grass, and a prequel, Rock and Chips. Described as 'the Dickens of his generation', Sullivan was also responsible for the creation of the hit BBC TV sitcoms Citizen Smith and Just Good Friends. In 2005, he was appointed an OBE for services to drama. He died in 2011.
Details
  • Imprint: BBC Digital Audio
  • ISBN: 9781787537859
  • Length: 450 minutes
  • Price: £16.00