Only Fools and Horses fans have decided that the show “should’ve ended” after one episode aired.
The BBC comedy show, starring Sir David Jason and Nicolas Lyndhurst, ran from 1981 all the way up to 2003. In that time, there have been seven seasons of the show, with a total of 64 episodes to mull over.
Despite the show being off the air for more than 20 years, the programme continues to bring in new fans, charmed by the actors’ amazing abilities. Now, fans have collectively agreed that one episode should have brought the series to a close.
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On the show’s Reddit page, one user asked its members which three episodes they would be able to watch on repeat. While they gave shoutouts to the hilarious Jolly Boys outing episode, as well as Yuppy Love, which sees the first appearance of Cassandra, the fan had one very clear winner.
The fan penned: “Number one is Time on our Hands – Should have stopped there, the best send off possible. This episode has me in tears always.”
Other fans agreed with the original poster, as they also revelled in their own personal choices for their favourite instalments. One user admitted that due to the number of great episodes they had, it was “tough to decide” which ones to pick.
Time on our Hands aired in 1996 as the final in the Christmas trilogy, and was then the 15th Christmas special the show had done. At the time, the episode pulled in an eye-watering 24.3million people to watch the boys’ antics – a record for a British sitcom at the time.
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In the episode, Del Boy and Rodney end up becoming millionaires after a watch that Del owned turned out to be a historically important item. The auction war for the pocket watch raises a huge £6.2million, split between both brothers.
Now no longer needing to live in the Nelson Mandela House flat, the boys pack up and leave – and in tear-jerking scenes – the boys take one last look at the flat before setting off onto pastures new. The episode became one of the most viewed comedy shows of all time, as many tuned in to see the episode.
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The instalment of the show was initially intended to be the final ever episode as it marked the end of the show’s seventh season. However, in 2001 a number of other episodes were produced – also to air on Christmas Day until 2003, when the plug was firmly pulled.
Speaking in 2015 about the episode, lead actor David Jason told GOLD TV that it was a tough decision to complete the arc of Del and Rodney trying to become millionaires, but left the door open to new episodes. He explained: “But [John Sullivan, show creator] being Sullivan, he said, ‘Yes, but – they won’t be able to keep hold of it, will they?'”
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