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Only Fools And Horses - The Complete Series 1 [1981]
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Amazon.co.uk Review
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 wideboy 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 Robin Reliant van he uses to cart around all this faulty gear. Created by John Sullivan, who also sings the very catchy theme tune, 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. Sadly, Leonard Pierce who played Granddad died in 1983; but his armchair in the Trotter household was filled in 1985 by Buster Merryfield as Uncle Albert (an old merchant seaman who bores Del and Rodney with tales of his war days). The show ran to seven series 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
Outstanding British Comedy!
Review date: 2008-05-28 Rating: 10 out of 10
Fans of Britian's best loved and long running sitcom, "Only Fools And Horses" can rejoice!
Here you have all your favorite, hilarious episodes from series one of Only Fools in crystal clear quality. This is a DVD of which you'll find yourself playing over and over again, enjoying the outrageous and hilarious antics of Del Boy, Rodney and Granddad!
When you look at these classic episodes, it's little wonder as to why this show became so popular! The storylines are excellent, the acting is believable and praise-worthy and when it comes to laughs, this laugh out loud gem of a comedy show is second to none!
If you love the show, you'll love this collection. Just sit back, relax and enjoy!
I hope that you found this review helpful!
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Reviews
An admirable start of Britain's Best Sitcom.
Review date: 2007-12-08 Rating: 10 out of 10
Although hailed by many 'Fools' fans, I personally love the first series. After first seeing it six years ago, I still laugh out loud at this series maybe moreso than any other.
The first series is not my favourite series (Series Three and Six are my favourites) however there are some splendid moments. Includimg Rodney signing up to Trotter's Independent Traders (Big Brother); The brothers chatting up transvestites (Go West Young Man); the con trick with the statue (Cash and Curry); Del being engaged to a 'homicidal' poisioner (The Second Time Around); Del's short lived Trotter's Ethnic Tours (A Slow Bus to Chingford); the nuclear fall out shelter (The Russians are Coming) and of course the first festive episode where Grandad leaves the giblets in the turkey (Christmas Crackers).
Overall a worthwhile buy if only for the episodes: 'Go West Young Man' and 'Cash and Curry.'
not the trotters finest moments
Review date: 2007-06-06 Rating: 6 out of 10
The first series of only fools and horses wasnt a success,in some ways its easy to see why,its a mixed bag,mostly good of course but the series looks good when you know all you need to know about the trotters but when this was released in 1981,what people saw was all that they would know so what they viewed was at face value so some of the material is a bit watery.The show failed to win the viewers so the bbc said to creator john sullivan that they were gonna cancel the show but sullivan being determined begged for a second series,showed the bbc some scripts and they agreed and the gamble more than paid off.
Series one contains six episodes and the first ever christmas special which wasnt quite feature length at this stage,the first episode is called 'big brother' and is a good enough episode,as are the next four episodes ranging from brilliant in parts,classic in others to frustrating and poor,the show certainly didnt have its free flowing style at this early stage but thats almost to be expected of a first series.However its with the last episode of the series that the word poor can really be thrown at.'The Russians are coming' deals with the threat of world war three and a fall out shelter that del made to save his family in the event of war,the show features del,rodney and grandad in the shelter talking for ages but the conversation is really boring and seldom worthy of half a smile so thats not the norm for the classic show,and the christmas special fails to impose itself to anything other than average with nothing of real note happening.
I am an only fools fanatic and i know my stuff and i could easily come on here saying that this is 42 carrot gold comedy,it is a good series as a whole but not a magic one but dont hesitate to buy this,you need all of the episodes to see how the story unfolds,but dont go looking for masterpiece after masterpiece in series one because it doesnt flow that way.
only fools and horses
Review date: 2005-03-24 Rating: 10 out of 10
This is a great way to kick off the fabulous show of only fools and horses. i think that you could never find two people together who were as funny as 'del boy' and 'rodney'. i think that all the episodes on here are great and their are no bad things about this dvd appart from the fact that i didn't really like the old grandad because he got on my nerves a bit.
i would highly reccommend this item to anyone even if you've not seen or not even heard of this show, it's a great laugh for anybody and i would say that about every other series they have made. this dvd is well worth it's price and i think that the price is incredibally cheap for something as good as this unlike the office.
good start
Review date: 2004-12-24 Rating: 8 out of 10
The first only fools...series is what started it all(very well).Even though this series is good,it's not hilarious.The show needed to tidy things up slightly before it became a classic.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Pete Chesterfield
Grant Stevens
Patrick McManus
Jamie Smith (XI)
Roger Liddement
Director(s):
Recording label: 2 Entertain Video
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
EAN: 5014503103521
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Closed-captioned, Full Screen, PAL,
Release date: 2000-11-20
Number of discs: 1
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 200 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1981
Language: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired)
Language: English (Original Language)