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Only Fools and Horses: Series 7

byJohn Sullivan, David Jason (Read by), Nicholas Lyndhurst (Read by), Buster Merryfield (Read by), Full Cast (Read by)

10 Classic TV Soundtracks including Christmas specials

The complete soundtracks of the seventh series of the evergreen comedy show – plus Christmas specials

Only Fools and Horses first hit our TV screens in 1981, and soon became a national institution. More than 40 years after the last episode aired in 2003, it’s still regularly voted one of the best ever British TV programmes, and its enduring popularity led to two spin-off TV series and a sell-out West End musical.

Collected here are 10 triffic episodes of the legendary comedy, including Christmas specials ‘The Jolly Boys’ Outing’, in which Del encounters his lost love; ‘Rodney Come Home’, which sees Raquel moving in; and the double bill ‘Miami Twice’, where Del Boy is mistaken for a mafia Don. There are dark clouds on the horizon in Series 7, as Rodney’s marriage to Cassandra hits the rocks, but moments of hilarity too, as Raquel duets with ‘singing dustman’ Tony Angelino at the local cabaret club. And with the birth of baby Damien, the future looks bright for Del Boy and family…

Written by John Sullivan (Citizen Smith, Just Good Friends), these sparkling soundtracks star David Jason as Del Boy, Nicholas Lyndhurst as Rodney, Buster Merryfield as Uncle Albert, Tessa Peake-Jones as Raquel and Gwyneth Strong as Cassandra, with a guest appearance from Jim Broadbent as Roy Slater.

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 Gareth Gwenlan
Directed by Tony Dow
Edited by John Jarvis, Chris Wadsworth and Jacqui Bass
Production Designers: John Anderson and Richard McManan-Smith
Executive Producer: John Sullivan
Associate Producer: Gail Evans

Cast
Del – David Jason
Rodney – Nicholas Lyndhurst
Grandad – Lennard Pearce
Uncle Albert – Buster Merryfield
Trigger – Roger Lloyd Pack
Boycie – John Challis
Mickey Pearce – Patrick Murray
Marlene – Sue Holderness
Denzil – Paul Barber
Mike – Kenneth MacDonald
Raquel – Tessa Peake-Jones
Cassandra – Gwyneth Strong
Sid – Roy Heather
Jevon – Steven Woodcock
Alan Parry – Denis Lill
Pamela Parry – Wanda Ventham
Roy Slater – Jim Broadbent
Baby Damien – Grant Stevens

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

The Jolly Boys’ Outing (25 December 1989)
Rodney Come Home (25 December 1990)

Series 7 (30 December 1990 – 3 February 1991)
The Sky’s the Limit
The Chance of a Lunchtime
Stage Fright
The Class of ’62
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Uncle
Three Men, a Woman and a Baby

Miami Twice: The American Dream (24 December 1991)
Miami Twice: Oh to Be in England (25 December 1991)

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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: 9781787538153
  • Length: 605 minutes
  • Price: £16.00