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The Best Episodes of Only Fools and Horses Season 5

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Only Fools and Horses Season 5 Episode 4 - Tea for Three
    8.8/10(797 votes)

    S5:E4

    Del's tampered with the sunbed controls and Rodney's seeing red - literally! His face is done to a turn. He'll hardly wow Trigger's niece, Lisa, with his handsome good looks now, which leaves the way pretty clear for Del himself. But revenge should certainly be sweet when Rodders volunteers Del for a spot of hang gliding.

    Director:Mandie Fletcher
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  2. Only Fools and Horses Season 5 Episode 3 - The Longest Night
    8.5/10(761 votes)

    S5:E3

    A burglar makes a daring raid on the local supermarket just as Del and family are out buying their weekly French stick. What's worse, Del sold him a duff watch down the local market...

    Director:Mandie Fletcher
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  3. Only Fools and Horses Season 5 Episode 1 - From Prussia with Love
    8.1/10(695 votes)

    S5:E1

    When a German damsel turns up in the Nag's Head, she's definitely in distress - and nine months pregnant at that. Rodney's all beer and sympathy, but Del's got an idea - could this be the answer to Boycie and Marlene's dreams of a child and a golden opportunity to make a few bob along the way?

    Director:Mandie Fletcher
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  4. Only Fools and Horses Season 5 Episode 2 - The Miracle of Peckham
    8.0/10(667 votes)

    S5:E2

    Del Boy gets religion when the Madonna at the local church is seen to shed tears. But why does she only cry when it's raining, and where did that lead in Del's garage come from?

    Director:Mandie Fletcher
    Writer:John Sullivan

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  5. Only Fools and Horses Season 5 Episode 6 - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
    7.9/10(675 votes)

    S5:E6

    Del Boy gets the chance to make a new start (and to become a millionaire) in Australia - fronting Jumbo Mills's used car business.

    Director:Ray Butt
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Only Fools and Horses Season 5 Episode 5 - Video Nasty
    7.6/10(662 votes)

    S5:E5

    Rodney gets a grant from the local college to make a film, but first he must come up with a viable screenplay. Del gets him a secondhand typewriter, and also suggests a storyline of 'A Rhino Loose in the City'. To make matters worse, the director, Mickey Pearce, fed up with waiting for Rodney to write the story, starts making porn films, only for Rodney to end up starring in one.

    Director:Ray Butt
    Writer:John Sullivan

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Tea for Three" is the best rated episode of "Only Fools and Horses" season 5. It scored 8.8/10 based on 797 votes. Directed by Mandie Fletcher and written by John Sullivan, it aired on 9/21/1986. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Longest Night".