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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/United_Kingdom" class="copylinks">British Television Sitcom , created and written by John Sullivan , and made and broadcast by the BBC Seven series were originally broadcast in the UK between 1981 and 1991 , with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003 After a relatively slow start the show went on to achieve consistently high ratings, and the 1996 episode " Time On Our Hands " holds the record for the Highest UK Audience For A Sitcom Episode {{cite news
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/British_Academy_of_Film_and_Television_Arts" class="copylinks">British Academy , the National Television Awards and the Royal Television Society , as well as helping both Sullivan and Jason win individual accolades{{cite web
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/English_language" class="copylinks">English Language and helping to popularise the Reliant Regal van It spawned an extensive range of merchandise, including books, DVDs, toys and board gamesFor a comprehensive list of ''Only Fools and Horses''-related merchandise, see {{cite web
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Big_Brother_(Only_Fools_and_Horses)" class="copylinks">Big Brother ", was transmitted on BBC1 at 830 pm on 8 September that year It attracted a respectable, though unspectacular (by those days' standards) 92 million viewers{{cite web
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Christmas_special" class="copylinks">Christmas Special s in 1991, 1992 and 1993, followed by a three year break Sullivan wanted a "final" episode to tie up the show and see the Trotters finally become millionaires this was later extended to three one hour episodes, all to be broadcast over Christmas 1996 All three were well received, and given the Happy Ending it was widely assumed that they were to be the last12 After a five year break, however, the show returned again in 2001 with another Christmas special, followed by two more in 2002 and 2003 There are currently no further plans for ''Only Fools and Horses'' to return,{{cite news
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Licensed_to_Drill" class="copylinks">Licensed To Drill ", in which Del, Rodney and Grandad discuss oil drilling, was recorded in 1984 but only shown in schools{{cite web
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/British_Film_Institute" class="copylinks">British Film Institute 's list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes {{cite web
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Big_Brother_(Only_Fools_and_Horses)" class="copylinks">Big Brother ", is still sometimes repeated with the original Hazlehurst music intact,{{cite news
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/London_slang" class="copylinks">London Slang for 25 pounds sterlingSee the {{cite web
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Trevor_Francis" class="copylinks">Trevor Francis tracksuits" Francis was an English Football player during the 1970s and 1980s These are "from a mush in Shepherd's Bush " mush is slang for a man whose name is unknown and Shepherd's Bush is a West London districtSee the {{cite web
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"shows" class="copylinks" target="_blank">{Link without Title} such as Only Fools and Horses which gets tremendous viewing figures but does inspire conventions of fans who meet in pubs called the Nag's Head and wander round dressed as their favourite characters"{{cite news
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"#ref_35">35 publishes a quarterly newsletter, ''Hookie Street'', and organises annual conventions of fans, usually attended by cast members The Society has also organised an ''Only Fools and Horses'' museum, containing props from the series, including Del's camel-hair coat and the Trotters' Ford Capri {{cite news
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Reliant_Regal" class="copylinks">Reliant Regal van is now frequently linked with the show in the British media{{cite news
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/The_Independent" class="copylinks">The Independent '''s revelations that the new bottled water Dasani , marketed by Coca-Cola , was in fact just 'purified' tap water from Sidcup , mocking parallels were made with the ''Only Fools and Horses'' episode, " Mother Nature's Son ", in which Del sells tap water as "Peckham Spring"{{cite news
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/radio" class="copylinks">Radio and first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 over June and July 1999{{cite web
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Portugal" class="copylinks">Portugal , with their version named ''O Fura-Vidas'', a local expression for someone who lives illegally It was a literal translation of the British version, with all episodes based on the originals, though with subtle changes It featured the Fintas family, who live in Sapadores, a suburb of Lisbon , and starred Miguel Guilherme as Quim (Del), Canto e Castro as Grandad, and Ivo Canelas as Joca (Rodney)For more details of ''O Fura-Vidas'', see {{cite web
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/The_Green_Green_Grass" class="copylinks">The Green Green Grass '', also written by John Sullivan and directed by Tony Dow, was first aired in the UK in September 2005{{cite web
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/VHS" class="copylinks">VHS , DVD and Audio CD in several guises A DVD collection containing every episode was issued, along with various other special edition box-sets, such as a tin based on their Reliant Regal DVDs and videos of ''Only Fools and Horses'' continue to be among the BBC's biggest-selling items, having sold over 6 million VHS copies and 1 million DVDs in the UK{{cite news
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