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The Worst Episodes of Only Fools and Horses

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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...

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  1. Background image for A Slow Bus to Chingford
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #1 - A Slow Bus to Chingford

    S1:E5

    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?

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  2. Background image for The Second Time Around
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #2 - The Second Time Around

    S1:E4

    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...

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  3. Background image for Ashes to Ashes
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Ashes to Ashes

    S2:E2

    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
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  4. Background image for Big Brother
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #4 - Big Brother

    S1:E1

    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?

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  5. Background image for The Russians Are Coming
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #5 - The Russians Are Coming

    S1:E6

    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...

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  6. Background image for Cash and Curry
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Cash and Curry

    S1:E3

    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.

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  8. Background image for The Long Legs of the Law
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #7 - The Long Legs of the Law

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Ray Butt
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  9. Background image for Healthy Competition
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Healthy Competition

    S3:E2

    Rodney breaks up the Trotter partnership to go it alone - with Mickey Pearce! Does Mickey's trip to the Costas mean that the duo are opening a Spanish branch already?

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Background image for It's Only Rock and Roll
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #9 - It's Only Rock and Roll

    S4:E4

    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:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Go West Young Man
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Go West Young Man

    S1:E2

    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…

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  12. Background image for Homesick
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Homesick

    S3:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Background image for No Greater Love....
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #12 - No Greater Love....

    S2:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Wanted
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Wanted

    S3:E6

    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:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Watching the Girls Go By
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Watching the Girls Go By

    S4:E6

    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:Unknown
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  16. Background image for As One Door Closes
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #15 - As One Door Closes

    S4:E7

    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:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #16 - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Little Problems
    8.7/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Little Problems

    S6:E6

    With his diploma in Computer Science, new job in Cassandra's father's firm and impending marriage, Rodney's certainly on the up. Del's even promised to take care of his share of the flat deposit. Only problem is, Del's gone and got himself into a bit of bother over some hooky mobile phones with the less-than-understanding Driscoll brothers, and unless he comes up with £2,000 pretty sharpish they're going to take care of him...

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Background image for The Yellow Peril
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #18 - The Yellow Peril

    S2:E5

    Del's got a job painting a Chinese restaurant - but is he wise to get some help from Rodney 'Leonardo' Trotter?

    Director:Ray Butt
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  20. Background image for It Never Rains....
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #19 - It Never Rains....

    S2:E6

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

    Director:Ray Butt
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  21. Background image for Friday the 14th
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #20 - Friday the 14th

    S3:E3

    The Trotters visit Devon for a weekend's fishing but get involved with an escaped 'psycho' from the local mental hospital.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Yesterday Never Comes
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Yesterday Never Comes

    S3:E4

    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:Unknown
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  23. Background image for From Prussia with Love
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #22 - From Prussia with Love

    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:Unknown
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  24. Background image for The Miracle of Peckham
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #23 - The Miracle of Peckham

    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:Unknown
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  25. Background image for The Longest Night
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #24 - The Longest Night

    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:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Video Nasty
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #25 - Video Nasty

    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:Unknown
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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 8 votes. Directed by Martin Shardlow and written by John Sullivan, it aired on 10/6/1981. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Second Time Around".