Only Fools and Horses - The Complete Collection - DVD (David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Buster Merryfield, John Challis - Dir: )

Regularly touted as one of the best British sitcoms ever, Only Fools and Horses kicked off in 1981 when mobile phones were the size of bricks and wine bars were the ultimate places to hang out in. The formula was simple enough: Cockney wide boy Derek Trotter (brilliantly played by David Jason) dreams of better things for himself while sharing a cramped council flat in the nicely named Peckham tower block Nelson Mandela House with his unworldly brother Rodney and his sweet but doddery old granddad. Trouble is, Del's endless money-making schemes (such as his attempt to flog a consignment of one-legged turkeys, or his plan to sell bottled tap water) inevitably backfire, like the knackered old van he uses to cart around all this faulty gear. Created by John Sullivan, who also sings the very catchy theme song, Only Fools and Horses is a wonderful mix of dodgy but loveable characters (such as Del Boy's dimwit friend Trigger), knockabout slapstick (no one falls down with as much comedic grace as Jason), and brilliantly crafted dialogue. The show ran seven seasons and ended with characteristic warmth in 1991, when Del Boy became a father; but the Trotters made occasional returns to the small screens with six hugely popular one-off Christmas specials. As Del Boy himself might say: "Lovely jubbly." --Edward Lawrenson

Product Description

Here together in one collection is every episode plus the specials of Britain's best-loved comedy series! Crafty cockney con man Derek Trotter (David Jason) dreams of making a fortune, but each dodgy deal and shady scheme always seems to end in disaster. And then there's his family to look after: loveable but hapless kid brother, Rodney; doddery old Grandad; and ex-seafaring Uncle Albert. This hilarious, life-affirming series is one of the most popular on British television, and the annual Only Fools and Horses Christmas specials became as fundamental a British holiday tradition as Christmas crackers and the Queen's Address to the Commonwealth. Only Fools and Horses boasts 13 top comedy awards including two Best Comedy BAFTAs, and the series finale, "Sleepless in Peckham" was viewed by two out of three British households on Christmas Day, 2003.

Customer Reviews of Only Fools and Horses - The Complete Collection

Paul ramone
Dubai
6th January 2009

Only fools would buy this box set
I have not seen this video, but I know that is is badly edited and not complete. Thank you amazon for providing me with opportunity of peer review. Yes, they do not get a sale, but in the long term they do not sell a duff product and lose a customer - clever marketing that. Don't be a plonker - save your money and just say wodders twigger and gwandad a few times :-)

Movie Buff ,Music Fanatic,Book worm, Religion Watcher
HERE!
22nd December 2008

YES NO OR MAYBE
Yes there have been cut for various reasons from copyright to time limit, but this is a classic series from the BBC and one of the funniest shows ever in the UK. Is it not better to own these if they are going to be any diffetent? Is it not better to own something treasured EVEN though some of the songs are cut and its shortened by a few seconds?
Would you not like to show this to your kids in future days??
Like Oscar Wilde once said "Its better to have a little enjoyment out of life than none at all!"

K. D. Squire
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK
15th December 2008

The best sitcom ever, badly packaged!
OK so i told a lie when i said that this boxset was 5 star, Its not! Its contents are poor, and my thoughts are echoed among many of the other reviews on this page. Regular viewers will evenj note the changes you dont have to be an anorak to notice bits cut or music changed.

I gave 5 stars purely on the grounds that its one of the greatest sitcoms ever produced, with a cast that has gone on to do countless other great sitcoms! David jason is remarkable as del boy, nicholas lyndhurst as rodney is a role made for him in my eyes.

The series themselves were full of laughs, great entertainment and all round family fun! They will be repeated on various channels for decades to come and that ight be the best way to view them in all their glory even if you dont get to choose when!

Sarah Williams

16th November 2008

I bought it in the end!
I was going to buy this boxset for my boyfriend for christmas because he absolutly loves only fools and horses and unfortunatly we don't have UKTV gold as we only have free view.
anyway as i said i was going to buy him this for christmas from where i work as it is only £60 then with staff discount and vouchers it would have been only £37! but after reading reviews i'm not so sure........ am i making the right decision buying it if i'm only going to be paying £37???? please help


In the end i bought it and I'm happy to say that I'm glad I did, I'm sure my boyfriend will absolutly love this as he has grown up with the bbc version so hopefully wont notice the things mentioned by other reviews. the one thing i will say is that personally i think that the boxset is quite expensive but if you shop around and get a good price it's definatly worth it :)

Holly

29th October 2008

Brilliant get it now!
I grow up with O.F.A.H and I love every single episode. All the actors are magnificent. It isn't the normal BBC programme that you would find nowadays. (Not saying they are bad) It's the way you meet each character I think that makes it so good. I didn't see the 1st couple of series because I was too young. I started watching it about series 6. Then I started getting the DVD'S it was nice to see how the program started out and what has made them the people they were in the later series. I think it was a brave move to bring in two women for Del Boy (David Jason) and Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst). This is only because it had grown so much from when it first started. This is because it was about two men trying to pull. This is when I think they new they had to let them grow up. And I think I was good how they made the 4 of them the main people in the programme