About the Book
The complete soundtracks of the seventh series of the evergreen comedy show – plus Christmas specials
Debuting in 1981, Only Fools and Horses ran for more than two decades, clocking up 64 episodes and 16 Christmas specials. It drew record-breaking audiences, winning multiple BAFTAs and, in 1996, more than 24 million viewers tuned in to ‘Time on Our Hands’ – the most-watched sitcom episode in British television history. Its enduring popularity later inspired two spin-off TV series and a sell-out West End musical.
Collected here are 10 triffic episodes of the legendary comedy, including Christmas special ‘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…
Created and written by John Sullivan, these sparkling soundtracks star David Jason as Del Boy, Nicholas Lyndhurst as Rodney and Buster Merryfield as Uncle Albert, Tessa Peake-Jones as Raquel and Gwyneth Strong as Cassandra.
Production credits
Created and written by John Sullivan
Theme songs written, composed and performed by John Sullivan
Produced by Gareth Gwenlan
Directed by Tony Dow and Gareth Gwenlan
Executive Producer: John Sullivan
Regular cast
Del – David Jason
Rodney – Nicholas Lyndhurst
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
Other cast includes: Paula Ann Bland, Philip Blaine, Tony Marshall, Jean Harington, Linda James, Patrick Lunt, Ron Aldridge, Gordon Warnecke, Lucy Hanoca, Richard Whitmore, Elliott Russell, Ian Barritt, Helen Blizard, Paul Opacic, Ian Redford, Lyn Langridge, Trevor Byfield, Roger Blake, Philip Pope, Joan Geary, Howard Goorney, Herb Johnson, Tony London, Ken Drury, Constance Lamb, Treva Etienne, Danny Rix, Antoni Corone, Tom Kouchalakos, Raphael Gomez, Dave Corey, Jay Amor, Mario Ernesto Sánchez, Roberto Escobar, Roger Pretto, Alfredo Álvarez Calderón
Episode guide
Rodney Come Home (25 Dec 1990)
Series 7 (30 Dec 1990 – 3 Feb 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 – Part One - The American Dream (24 Dec 1991)
Miami Twice – Part Two - Oh To Be In England (25 Dec 1991)
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
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About the Author :
John Sullivan (Author)
John Sullivan was best known as the creator of the BBC comedy series Only Fools and Horses, which ran from 1981 until 2003. Across seven series and 18 Christmas specials, he wrote 64 episodes in total, and the show is still widely regarded as Britain’s favourite sitcom.
The final episode of the 1996 Christmas trilogy, Time on Our Hands, drew a record 24.3 million viewers — the highest audience ever for a British television sitcom.
Sullivan also wrote the spin-off The Green Green Grass and the prequel Rock and Chips. He created other hit BBC comedies including Citizen Smith, Just Good Friends and Dear John, and later the comedy-drama Roger, Roger. Often described as ‘the Dickens of his generation’, he was awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to drama. He died in 2011.
David Jason (Reader)
Sir David Jason was born in 1940 in North London. His acting career has been long and varied: from his theatre work in the West End to providing the voices of Mr Toad from The Wind in the Willows, Dangermouse and The BFG. From Open All Hours to The Darling Buds of May to his starring roles as Detective Inspector Frost in A Touch of Frost and, of course, Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter in Only Fools and Horses.
The 1996 Only Fools Christmas special 'Time on Our Hands' was seen live by 24.35 million viewers and to this day is the UK's most-watched comedy show of all time.
David Jason is the author of three No.1 Sunday Times bestselling books: My Life; Only Fools & Stories and A Del of a Life.
