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The Worst Episodes of Only Fools and Horses

Every episode of Only Fools and Horses ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Only Fools and Horses!

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
Episodes
45
Avg. Rating
8.3
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S4
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E2
E3
7.6
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  • A Slow Bus to Chingford
    7.5/10(708)
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    #1 - A Slow Bus to Chingford

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/6/1981

    Del has a dream: The Trotter corporate skyscraper, rising majestically against the Peckham skyline. It's time for the latest moneymaking scam, Trotter's Ethnic Tours. But, why are there no takers?

    Director: Martin Shardlow

    Writer: John Sullivan

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  • Big Brother
    7.6/10(942)
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    #2 - Big Brother

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/8/1981

    Del's confident at last he's on to a winner with Trigger's consignment of Old English vinyl briefcases. How can his brother Rodney even think of abandoning the high-flying world of trading for a real job?

    Director: Martin Shardlow

    Writer: John Sullivan

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  • The Second Time Around
    7.6/10(737)
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    #3 - The Second Time Around

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 9/29/1981

    Del's rekindled passion with old flame Pauline and it looks like wedding bells are in the air again. Rodney's not so thrilled after what happened to her first two husbands...

    Director: Martin Shardlow

    Writer: John Sullivan

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  • The Russians Are Coming
    7.7/10(743)
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    #4 - The Russians Are Coming

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 10/13/1981

    The threat of nuclear war looms over Peckham. What will become of the Nag's Head if the Russians attack? One things guaranteed: the Trotters will be sitting pretty in their DIY shelter...

    Director: Martin Shardlow

    Writer: John Sullivan

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  • Video Nasty
    7.7/10(569)
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    #5 - Video Nasty

    Season 5 Episode 5

    Aired 9/28/1986

    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: N/A

    Writer: John Sullivan

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  • Yesterday Never Comes
    7.8/10(609)
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    #6 - Yesterday Never Comes

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 12/1/1983

    Del Boy falls for posh tart Miranda when she comes to view a 'Queen Anne' cabinet, but Miranda is more interested in the painting that the boys' Gran lifted from her art dealer employer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John Sullivan

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  • Watching the Girls Go By
    7.8/10(563)
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    #7 - 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

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  • Cash and Curry
    7.9/10(784)
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    #8 - Cash and Curry

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 9/22/1981

    Del's swooping in on the deal of a lifetime - it could keep them in Pilau rice forever. All he has to do is get hold of a poxy statue. Trouble is, he hasn't reckoned on a touch of gang warfare.

    Director: Martin Shardlow

    Writer: John Sullivan

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  • No Greater Love....
    7.9/10(646)
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    #9 - No Greater Love....

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 11/11/1982

    Rodney's got himself a bird at last! Unfortunately, she's no spring chicken and her jailbird husband is about to be released...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • It Never Rains....
    7.9/10(652)
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    #10 - It Never Rains....

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 11/25/1982

    The Trotter family holiday is underway when Grandad runs into a bit of trouble with the Spanish police.

    Director: Ray Butt

    Writer: John Sullivan

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  • Wanted
    7.9/10(601)
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    #11 - Wanted

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 12/15/1983

    Rodney is on the run after he is accused of being the 'Peckham Pouncer' - but where is that fragrant smell, wafting through the ventilation ducts of Nelson Mandela House, coming from?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John Sullivan

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  • It's Only Rock and Roll
    7.9/10(637)
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    #12 - 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

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  • The Long Legs of the Law
    8.0/10(683)
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    #13 - The Long Legs of the Law

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 10/21/1982

    Streuth! Rodder's besmirching the good reputation of the Trotter family by dating a policewoman...

    Director: Ray Butt

    Writer: John Sullivan

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  • Ashes to Ashes
    8.0/10(649)
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    #14 - Ashes to Ashes

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 10/28/1982

    Del's busy selling Trig's gran's genuine antique urns. Trouble is, one of them is Trig's Grandad's last resting place!

    Director: Ray Butt

    Writer: John Sullivan

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  • Homesick
    8.0/10(639)
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    #15 - Homesick

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 11/10/1983

    Del Boy uses Rodney's election as chairman of the local tenants' association to plot a move to ground-floor accommodation.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John Sullivan

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  • The Miracle of Peckham
    8.0/10(573)
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    #16 - The Miracle of Peckham

    Season 5 Episode 2

    Aired 9/7/1986

    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: N/A

    Writer: John Sullivan

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  • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
    8.0/10(588)
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    #17 - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

    Season 5 Episode 6

    Aired 10/5/1986

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Chance of a Lunchtime
    8.0/10(535)
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    #18 - The Chance of a Lunchtime

    Season 7 Episode 2

    Aired 1/6/1991

    Raquel has an audition for a play, and Del has volunteered to help her rehearse. Rodney and Cassandra meet for supper, each thinking that the other made the first move. Things seem to be going well before Rodney gets tangled up with Trudy. Del tells Albert and Rodney that he sees two people when he looks at Raquel. Either Raquel's pregnant or Del's drunk!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John Sullivan

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  • Go West Young Man
    8.1/10(826)
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    #19 - Go West Young Man

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 9/15/1981

    Rodney’s depressed. His mate Mickey Pearce has moved in on his bird – Monica of the fat thighs – and life isn’t exactly a social whirl. Del has the solution – they’ll all be millionaires in a year – cue his smooth friend Boycie and a very dodgy deal…

    Director: Martin Shardlow

    Writer: John Sullivan

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  • From Prussia with Love
    8.1/10(604)
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    #20 - From Prussia with Love

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 8/31/1986

    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: N/A

    Writer: John Sullivan

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  • Happy Returns
    8.2/10(627)
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    #21 - 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

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  • Hole in One
    8.2/10(594)
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    #22 - 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

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  • As One Door Closes
    8.2/10(567)
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    #23 - 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

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  • Sickness & Wealth
    8.2/10(633)
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    #24 - Sickness & Wealth

    Season 6 Episode 5

    Aired 2/5/1989

    While excruciating stomach cramps and a constant diet of health salts might drive some people to visit the doctor, not our Del! Oh no, he's only suffering from that scourge of all yuppies, PMA - Positive Mental Attitude! So it's going to require some nifty plotting by Rodney and Uncle Albert to get Del to visit the dreaded 'D' word!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • He Ain't Heavy, He's My Uncle
    8.2/10(549)
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    #25 - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Uncle

    Season 7 Episode 5

    Aired 1/27/1991

    After a night at the Nag's Head, Uncle Albert comes home beaten up and tells tales of two, three or was it four muggers. But something isn't right and he runs away from home. Finally Del Boy and Rodney realise where to find him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John Sullivan

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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Slow Bus to Chingford" is the worst rated episode of "Only Fools and Horses". It scored 7.5/10 based on 708 votes. Directed by Martin Shardlow and written by John Sullivan, it aired on 10/6/1981. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Big Brother".