Lovely jubbly!
Created and written by John Sullivan and first broadcast in 1981, Only Fools and Horses follows the exploits of wheeler-dealer Del Trotter, his younger brother Rodney, their Grandad and later their Uncle Albert.
It ran for 64 episodes from 1981 to 2003 and at its peak was watched by 24.3 million people. The impact of Only Fools on the life of the nation is demonstrated by many of the show’s catchphrases and words having entered common usage. In 2003, the most popular of these, ‘lovely jubbly’, was listed in the Oxford English Dictionary.
The show enjoyed a magical combination of skilled writing and excellent performances, sprinkled with the warmth and idiosyncrasies of the characters, memorable catchphrases, family feuds and emotion,
