In it, Delboy Trotter lives in Nelson Mandela House, Peckham, which is John Sullivan, the writer's observation that our left-wing councils named their landmarks after Nelson Mandela in the 80s. So while there is no Hooky Street there certainly are Nelson Mandela Houses etc around.
Nelson Mandela House, the tower block where the Trotter family lived, doesn't exist. Instead, the location used in Only Fools and Horses for the first few series was Harlech Tower, Park Road East, Acton, in west London.
Written by John Sullivan, Only Fools and Horses was set in Peckham in South East London. However, the show was never filmed there, instead being filmed primarily in West London and Bristol in the West of England. So don't be a plonker and book the Only Fools and Horses Tour today. You know it makes sense!
The Middlesex Arms
While the majority of the scenes at Trotter's go-to boozer the Nag's Head were filmed in Bristol, this London pub was used for its exterior.Lennard Pearce (Grandad) died in 1984, Buster Merryfield (Uncle Albert) died in 1999, and Kenneth MacDonald (publican Mike) died in 2001. Nicholas, 57, said: “We can't do any more.
Written by John Sullivan, Only Fools and Horses was set in Peckham in South East London. However, the show was never filmed there, instead being filmed primarily in West London and Bristol in the West of England.
This, however, is inconsistent with "Big Brother" (Series 1, 1981), when Del states that he is 13 years older than Rodney. If this were so, Del should have been 12 or 13 in Rock & Chips. The 2015 novel He Who Dares confirms that Del was born on 10 December 1945.
The show should have ended in 1986
David Jason said he wanted to leave the show and so his character Del Boy initially decided to leave for Australia with his friend Jumbo Mills. Without Jason, the programme was to become known as “Hot Rod” and would have revolved around Rodney as the main character instead of Del Boy.The BEST Episodes of Only Fools and Horses
- #1 - Who's a Pretty Boy? Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired Dec 22, 1983.
- #2 - The Class of '62. Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired Jan 20, 1991.
- #3 - A Touch of Glass.
- #4 - Tea for Three.
- #5 - Sleeping Dogs Lie.
- #6 - Hole in One.
- #7 - Yuppy Love.
- #8 - Strained Relations.
Nelson Mandela House, the tower block where the Trotter family lived, doesn't exist. Instead, the location used in Only Fools and Horses for the first few series was Harlech Tower, Park Road East, Acton, in west London.
You could say it was cushty! "The vendor was delighted with the outcome." Several yellow three wheeled vans were used for the recording of Only Fools and Horses over the 22 years it ran on the BBC.
Confusion over age
In "Go West Young Man" (series 1, 1981), it is implied that he is 35, giving him a birth year of 1945/46.Only Fools and Horses is on Netflix!
What is the last episode of Only Fools and Horses?
: Yes, the saying is simply "Only Fools and Horses Work", an old cockney saying implying that if you're smart you'll find a way of making a living without resorting to hard graft. Only simpletons and dumb beasts would actually WORK for a living.
Used for the exterior of "Nelson mandela House" from 1981 to 1985. Photo taken by me on a visit there in 2013. Harlech Tower is a towerblock on Park Road, Acton, West London, and part of the South Acton Estate, now known as Acton Gardens. Harlech Tower was last seen in To Hull and Back.
Middlesex Arms. South Ruislip, Nags Head [S7E7 Miami Twice 1: Part 1 - The American Dream]
Nearly every episode of Only Fools and Horses was recorded in front of a live studio audience, with a laugh track occasionally being used to fill in for live filming.
