- 8.2/10617 votes
#1 - Happy Returns
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 2/21/1985
Rodney's in love with Debbie from the newsagents. Could this mean the end of his dirty magazine fetish? Trouble is she's only 19, and 19 1/2 years ago Del was pretty friendly with her mum...
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: John Sullivan
- 8.5/10654 votes
#2 - Strained Relations
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 2/28/1985
After Grandad's funeral, Delboy & Rodney are surprised to find that his brother, Uncle Albert, has moved in with them - bringing his nautical nightmares.
Director: N/A
Writer: John Sullivan
- 8.2/10585 votes
#3 - Hole in One
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 3/7/1985
The Trotters are potless, so Uncle Albert comes to the rescue by having an 'accident' with the open cellar door of the Nag's Head.
Director: N/A
Writer: John Sullivan
- 7.9/10628 votes
#4 - It's Only Rock and Roll
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 3/14/1985
Rodney is the drumless drummer in Mental Micky's band, 'A Bunch Of Wallies'. Del Boy takes on the job of manager, getting them an abortive St. Paddy's night gig at The Shamrock Club.
Director: N/A
Writer: John Sullivan
- 8.3/10587 votes
#5 - Sleeping Dogs Lie
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 3/21/1985
Del's on to a great money making scheme - looking after Boycie and Marlene's new puppy Dukie for a steal at £60 a week. Should be a doddle - a bit of the old Pedigree Chum and they should be away. Then Dukie falls victim to Salmonella poisoning...
Director: N/A
Writer: John Sullivan
- 7.8/10554 votes
#6 - Watching the Girls Go By
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 3/28/1985
Del sets Rodney up with a date, but when she gets to the do at the Nag's Head she makes Rodney wish he hadn't.
Director: N/A
Writer: John Sullivan
- 8.2/10558 votes
#7 - As One Door Closes
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 4/4/1985
When Del Boy's hooky 'louvry' door deal, financed with Denzil's redundancy money, falls through, the boys attempt to repay him by catching a rare butterfly.
Director: N/A
Writer: John Sullivan
The Best Episodes of Only Fools and Horses Season 4
Every episode of Only Fools and Horses Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Only Fools and Horses Season 4!
The misadventures of two wheeler dealer brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter of 'Trotters Independent Traders PLC' who scrape their living by selling dodgy goods...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Happy Returns" is the best rated episode of "Only Fools and Horses" season 4. It scored 8.2/10 based on 617 votes. Directed by Susan Belbin and written by John Sullivan, it aired on 2/21/1985. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Strained Relations".