Only Fools And Horses - The Scripts Vol II

John Sullivan was best known as the creator of the BBC comedy series Only Fools and Horses, which ran from 1981 until 2003. Across seven series and 18 Christmas specials, he wrote 64 episodes in total, and the show is still widely regarded as Britain’s favourite sitcom. 
 
The final episode of the 1996 Christmas trilogy, Time on Our Hands, drew a record 24.3 million viewers — the highest audience ever for a British television sitcom. 
 
Sullivan also wrote the spin-off The Green Green Grass and the prequel Rock and Chips. He created other hit BBC comedies including Citizen Smith, Just Good Friends and Dear John, and later the comedy-drama Roger, Roger. Often described as ‘the Dickens of his generation’, he was awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to drama. He died in 2011.

This is the second volume of the Only Fools and Horses Scripts,  following up The Bible of Peckham volume I. Every episode of the sixth  and seventh series is reproduced in full here. Also included is  specially-written material: Albert Trotters Hitler My Part in His  Downfall; Whos Who in Peckham, and Del Boys family album.

Only Fools And Horses - The Scripts Vol 1

Join the family Trotter with their get-rich-quick  scheming and back-of-a-lorry sales pitch. The Rothschilds of Peckham,  otherwise known as Trotter's Independent Traders (or TIT for short)  cause untold trouble - and laughs - in their bid to become millionaires.  This collection covers the first five series of the hilarious BBC  sitcom and contains specially-written, original material, including the  Trotter Dictionary, Rodney's CV and the Trotter Guide to Seduction. The  Bible of Peckham was a Christmas bestseller in hardback, and is now  available for the first time in paperback.

15 Classic TV Soundtracks including Christmas specials

Only Fools and Horses: Series 1 & 2

The complete soundtracks of the first two series of the iconic comedy show, plus Christmas specials 
 
Often voted Britain’s best-loved sitcom, Only Fools and Horses ran on BBC One from 1981 to 2003, spanning seven series and 16 Christmas specials. Created and written by John Sullivan, the show won a string of awards, including BAFTAs, and the 1996 episode ‘Time on Our Hands’ attracted more than 24 million viewers, the highest ever for a British comedy. It remains one of the most celebrated and enduring programmes in UK television history. 
 
Now you can revisit how it all began, as we’re introduced to the Trotter trio – market trader and entrepreneur Del Boy (David Jason), his ‘little bruv’ Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), who reluctantly gets roped in to Del’s dodgy dealings, and Grandad (Lennard Pearce), who minds their Peckham flat from the comfort of his armchair. 
 
When Rodney becomes a partner in Trotters Independent Traders, things don’t go quite as he’d hoped. Despite Del’s assurances that ‘this time next year, we’ll be millionaires’, his money-making wheezes always seem to backfire – from a bit of bother with some briefcases to an open-top bus tour that doesn’t attract any punters and a chandelier-cleaning scheme that ends in disaster… Plus, in ‘Christmas Crackers’, the Trotters contemplate yet another Christmas of TV repeats, closed pubs and Grandad's cooking; and in ‘Diamonds are for Heather’, Del meets a new woman – can romance cure his yuletide blues? 
 
Production credits 
Created and written by John Sullivan 
Theme songs written, composed and performed by John Sullivan 
Produced by Ray Butt 
Directed by Martin Shardlow and Ray Butt 
‘Christmas Crackers’ produced and directed by Bernard Thompson 
 
Regular cast 
Del – David Jason 
Rodney – Nicholas Lyndhurst 
Grandad – Lennard Pearce 
Trigger – Roger Lloyd Pack 
Boycie – John Challis 
Sid – Roy Heather 
 
Other cast includes: Peta Bernard, Nick Stringer, Barry Wilmore, Jo-Anne Good, Caroline Ellis, Renu Setna, Ahmed Khalil, Babar Bhatti, Jill Baker, Beryl Cooke, Gaynor Ward, Derek Newark, Desmond McNamara, Nora Connolly, Kate Saunders, John D. Collins, Terry Duggan, Michael G. Jones, Gaye Brown, Julie La Rousse, Steve Fletcher, Raj Patel, David Rhule, David Daker, Rex Wei, Jim McManus, Anne Bruzac, Jillianne Foot, Michael Attwell, Anthony Jackson, Elizabeth Benson, Donald Bisset, Geoffrey Toone, John Moreno, Rosalind Lloyd, Roger Brierley, Dev Sagoo 
 
Episode guide 
 
Series 1 (8 Sept - 13 Oct 1981) 
Big Brother 
Go West Young Man 
Cash and Curry 
The Second Time Around 
A Slow Bus to Chingford 
The Russians Are Coming 
 
Christmas Crackers (28 Dec 1981) 
 
Series 2 (21 Oct - 2 Dec 1982) 
The Long Legs of the Law 
Ashes To Ashes 
A Losing Streak 
No Greater Love 
The Yellow Peril 
It Never Rains... 
A Touch of Glass 
 
Diamonds are for Heather (30 Dec 1982) 
 
NB: The language on this recording reflects the era in which it was first broadcast. Some small edits have had to be made for music copyright purposes. 
 
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© 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

John Sullivan (Author) John Sullivan was best known as the creator of the BBC comedy series Only Fools and Horses, which ran from 1981 until 2003. Across seven series and 18 Christmas specials, he wrote 64 episodes in total, and the show is still widely regarded as Britain’s favourite sitcom. 
 
The final episode of the 1996 Christmas trilogy, Time on Our Hands, drew a record 24.3 million viewers — the highest audience ever for a British television sitcom. 
 
Sullivan also wrote the spin-off The Green Green Grass and the prequel Rock and Chips. He created other hit BBC comedies including Citizen Smith, Just Good Friends and Dear John, and later the comedy-drama Roger, Roger. Often described as ‘the Dickens of his generation’, he was awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to drama. He died in 2011. David Jason (Reader) Sir David Jason was born in 1940 in North London. His acting career has been long and varied: from his theatre work in the West End to providing the voices of Mr Toad from The Wind in the Willows, Dangermouse and The BFG. From Open All Hours to The Darling Buds of May to his starring roles as Detective Inspector Frost in A Touch of Frost and, of course, Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter in Only Fools and Horses. 
 
 The 1996 Only Fools Christmas special 'Time on Our Hands' was seen live by 24.35 million viewers and to this day is the UK's most-watched comedy show of all time. 
 
 David Jason is the author of three No.1 Sunday Times bestselling books: My Life; Only Fools &amp; Stories and A Del of a Life.

16 Classic TV Soundtracks including Christmas specials

Only Fools and Horses: Series 3 & 4

The complete soundtracks of the third and fourth series of the award-winning comedy show – plus Christmas specials 
 
First broadcast in 1981, Only Fools and Horses soon became a firm favourite with viewers, running for 22 years and 64 episodes and attracting record-breaking audiences. It received myriad awards, including several BAFTAs, and in 2022 it was named the nation’s best-loved TV programme of all time. 
 
In these pukka episodes, you can relive all the best moments from Series 3 and 4, as Rodney tries to go it alone, Del goes into the antiques business, a fishing trip to Cornwall takes a turn for the worse, and the Trotters embark on a decorating venture – only to find that they get the bird. And as the brothers try to cope with Grandad's death, a new era begins with the arrival of their long-lost, seafaring Uncle Albert… 
 
Also featured are two Christmas specials – ‘Thicker than Water’, in which a Christmas visitor throws the Trotter household into confusion, and ‘To Hull and Back’, which finds the family taking to the ocean on another money-making adventure. 
 
Created and written by John Sullivan, these classic comedy capers star David Jason as Del Boy, Nicholas Lyndhurst as Rodney, Lennard Pearce as Grandad and Buster Merryfield as Uncle Albert. 
 
Production credits 
Created and written by John Sullivan 
Theme songs written, composed and performed by John Sullivan 
Produced by Ray Butt 
Directed by Ray Butt and Susan Belbin 
 
Regular cast 
Del – David Jason 
Rodney – Nicholas Lyndhurst 
Grandad – Lennard Pearce 
Uncle Albert – Buster Merryfield 
Trigger – Roger Lloyd Pack 
Boycie – John Challis 
Mickey Pearce – Patrick Murray 
Marlene – Sue Holderness 
Denzil – Paul Barber 
Mike – Kenneth MacDonald 
Roy Slater – Jim Broadbent 
Sid – Roy Heather 
 
Other cast includes: Ron Pember, Gilly Flower, Renee Roberts, John Bryans, Sandra Payne, Miles Rinaldi, Glynn Sweet, Rex Robinson, Dev Sagoo, Mike Carnell, Ray Mort, Bill Ward, Christopher Malcolm, Michael Stainton, Lucita Lijertwood, Juliet Hammond, Robert Vahey, Garard Green, Christopher Mitchell, Michele Winstanley, Toni Palmer, David Jackson, Eva Mottley, Anthony Morton, Peter Woodthorpe, Diane Langton, Oona Kirsch, Nula Conwell, Lala Lloyd, Ben Davis, John Pennington, Maureen Sweeney, Mike Kemp, Colin Jeavons, Dennis Ramsden, Andrew Tourell, James Woolley, Michael Roberts, Les Rawlings, Geoffrey Leesley, Daniel Peacock, Marcus Francis, David Thewlis, Mike Read, Linda Barr, Debbi Blyth, John D. Collins, Brian Jameson, Carolyn Allen, Jane Thompson, Kim Clifford, Johnny Wade, Annie Leake, Tony Anholt, Mark Burdis, Jeff Stevenson, Alan Hulse, Rachel Bell, Joe Belcher, David Fleeshman, Philip Bond, Lorence Ferdinand 
 
Episode guide 
 
Series 3 (10 Nov - 22 Dec 1983) 
Homesick 
Healthy Competition 
Friday The 14th 
Yesterday Never Comes 
May The Force Be With You 
Wanted - Blossom) 
Who's A Pretty Boy? 
 
Thicker than Water (25 Dec 1983) 
 
Series 4 (21 Feb - 4 Apr 1985) 
Happy Returns 
Strained Relations 
Hole In One 
It's Only Rock and Roll 
Sleeping Dogs Lie 
Watching The Girls Go By 
As One Door Closes 
 
To Hull and Back (25 Dec 1985) 
 
NB: The language on this recording reflects the era in which it was first broadcast. Some small edits have had to be made for music copyright purposes. 
 
Only Fools And Horses logo™ & © BBC 1981 
 
© 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Only Fools and Horses: Series 5 & 6

The complete soundtracks of the fifth and sixth series of the much-loved comedy show – plus Christmas specials 
 
From 1981 to 2003, Only Fools and Horses followed the lives of lovable south London wheeler-dealer Del Boy and his hapless but loyal younger brother Rodney – winning the nation’s heart in the process, along with a multitude of awards. Now, almost 45 years since it was first broadcast, it remains as popular as ever and it regularly tops the list of UK’s greatest ever TV shows. 
 
This cushty collection features a wealth of memorable moments including Del and Raquel’s first meeting, and Rodney and Cassandra’s wedding. In addition, the Trotters become involved in a hold-up at their local supermarket, Del reinvents himself as a yuppy, the boys acquire an explosive box of inflatable sex dolls and Rodney wins a holiday to Mallorca – but there’s a catch… And there’s festive fun in ‘A Royal Flush’, ‘The Frog’s Legacy’, ‘Dates' and ‘The Jolly Boys’ Outing’, as Rodney romances an aristocrat’s daughter, Del hunts for buried treasure, the duo host a surprise birthday party for Uncle Albert, and Del encounters his lost love. 
 
Created and written by John Sullivan and starring David Jason as Del Boy, Nicholas Lyndhurst as Rodney and Buster Merryfield as Uncle Albert, these timeless episodes are the absolute crème de la menthe. 
 
Production credits 
Created and written by John Sullivan 
Theme songs written, composed and performed by John Sullivan 
Produced by Ray Butt and Gareth Gwenlan 
Directed by Ray Butt, Mandie Fletcher and Tony Dow 
 
Regular Cast 
Del – David Jason 
Rodney – Nicholas Lyndhurst 
Uncle Albert – Buster Merryfield 
Trigger – Roger Lloyd Pack 
Boycie – John Challis 
Mickey Pearce – Patrick Murray 
Marlene – Sue Holderness 
Denzil – Paul Barber 
Mike – Kenneth MacDonald 
Raquel – Tessa Peake-Jones 
Cassandra – Gwyneth Strong 
Sid – Roy Heather 
Jevon – Steven Woodcock 
Alan Parry – Denis Lill 
Pamela Parry – Wanda Ventham 
 
Other cast includes: John Bardon, Paul Beringer, Andrée Bernard, Gina Bellman, Francesca Brill, Constance Chapman, Martin Cochrane, Mark Colleano, Nula Conwell, Nicholas Courtney, Gerry Cowper, Roger Davidson, Robin Driscoll, Sarah Duncan, Roy Evans, Michael Fenton Stevens, Steve Fortune, Max Harvey, Jack Headley, Daniel Hill, Erika Hoffman, Laura Jackson, Diana Katis, Lusha Kellgren, Rosalind Knight, Diane Langton, Tony Marshall, Roy Marsden, Philip McGough, Mick Oliver, Arnold Peters, Dawn Perlman, Christopher Ryan, Michael Shallard, Joan Sims, P.G. Stephens, Walter Sparrow, Ewan Stewart, Nick Stringer, Peter Tuddenham, Jean Warren, Josephine Welcome, Jake Wood 
 
Episode guide 
 
Series 5 (31 Aug - 5 Oct 1986) 
From Prussia With Love 
The Miracle of Peckham 
The Longest Night 
Tea For Three 
Video Nasty 
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 
 
A Royal Flush (25 Dec 1986) 
 
The Frog’s Legacy (25 Dec 1987) 
 
Dates (25 Dec 1988) 
 
Series 6 (8 Jan - 12 Feb 1989) 
Yuppy Love 
Chain Gang 
The Unlucky Winner Is... 
Sickness and Wealth 
Little Problems 
 
The Jolly Boys’ Outing (25 Dec 1989) 
 
NB: The language on this recording reflects the era in which it was first broadcast. Some small edits have had to be made for music copyright purposes. 
 
Only Fools And Horses logo™ & © BBC 1981 
 
© 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

The complete soundtracks of the fifth and sixth series of the much-loved comedy show – plus Christmas specials 
 
From 1981 to 2003, Only Fools and Horses followed the lives of lovable south London wheeler-dealer Del Boy and his hapless but loyal younger brother Rodney – winning the nation’s heart in the process, along with a multitude of awards. Now, almost 45 years since it was first broadcast, it remains as popular as ever and it regularly tops the list of UK’s greatest ever TV shows. 
 
This cushty collection features a wealth of memorable moments including Del and Raquel’s first meeting, and Rodney and Cassandra’s wedding. In addition, the Trotters become involved in a hold-up at their local supermarket, Del reinvents himself as a yuppy, the boys acquire an explosive box of inflatable sex dolls and Rodney wins a holiday to Mallorca – but there’s a catch… And there’s festive fun in ‘A Royal Flush’, ‘The Frog’s Legacy’, ‘Dates' and ‘The Jolly Boys’ Outing’, as Rodney romances an aristocrat’s daughter, Del hunts for buried treasure, the duo host a surprise birthday party for Uncle Albert, and Del encounters his lost love. 
 
Created and written by John Sullivan and starring David Jason as Del Boy, Nicholas Lyndhurst as Rodney and Buster Merryfield as Uncle Albert, these timeless episodes are the absolute crème de la menthe. 
 
Production credits 
Created and written by John Sullivan 
Theme songs written, composed and performed by John Sullivan 
Produced by Ray Butt and Gareth Gwenlan 
Directed by Ray Butt, Mandie Fletcher and Tony Dow 
 
Regular Cast 
Del – David Jason 
Rodney – Nicholas Lyndhurst 
Uncle Albert – Buster Merryfield 
Trigger – Roger Lloyd Pack 
Boycie – John Challis 
Mickey Pearce – Patrick Murray 
Marlene – Sue Holderness 
Denzil – Paul Barber 
Mike – Kenneth MacDonald 
Raquel – Tessa Peake-Jones 
Cassandra – Gwyneth Strong 
Sid – Roy Heather 
Jevon – Steven Woodcock 
Alan Parry – Denis Lill 
Pamela Parry – Wanda Ventham 
 
Other cast includes: John Bardon, Paul Beringer, Andrée Bernard, Gina Bellman, Francesca Brill, Constance Chapman, Martin Cochrane, Mark Colleano, Nula Conwell, Nicholas Courtney, Gerry Cowper, Roger Davidson, Robin Driscoll, Sarah Duncan, Roy Evans, Michael Fenton Stevens, Steve Fortune, Max Harvey, Jack Headley, Daniel Hill, Erika Hoffman, Laura Jackson, Diana Katis, Lusha Kellgren, Rosalind Knight, Diane Langton, Tony Marshall, Roy Marsden, Philip McGough, Mick Oliver, Arnold Peters, Dawn Perlman, Christopher Ryan, Michael Shallard, Joan Sims, P.G. Stephens, Walter Sparrow, Ewan Stewart, Nick Stringer, Peter Tuddenham, Jean Warren, Josephine Welcome, Jake Wood 
 
Episode guide 
 
Series 5 (31 Aug - 5 Oct 1986) 
From Prussia With Love 
The Miracle of Peckham 
The Longest Night 
Tea For Three 
Video Nasty 
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 
 
A Royal Flush (25 Dec 1986) 
 
The Frog’s Legacy (25 Dec 1987) 
 
Dates (25 Dec 1988) 
 
Series 6 (8 Jan - 12 Feb 1989) 
Yuppy Love 
Chain Gang 
The Unlucky Winner Is... 
Sickness and Wealth 
Little Problems 
 
The Jolly Boys’ Outing (25 Dec 1989) 
 
NB: The language on this recording reflects the era in which it was first broadcast. Some small edits have had to be made for music copyright purposes. 
 
Only Fools And Horses logo™ & © BBC 1981 
 
© 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

9 Classic TV Soundtracks including Christmas specials’

Only Fools and Horses: Series 7

The complete soundtracks of the seventh series of the evergreen comedy show – plus Christmas specials 
 
Debuting in 1981, Only Fools and Horses ran for more than two decades, clocking up 64 episodes and 16 Christmas specials. It drew record-breaking audiences, winning multiple BAFTAs and, in 1996, more than 24 million viewers tuned in to ‘Time on Our Hands’ – the most-watched sitcom episode in British television history. Its enduring popularity later inspired two spin-off TV series and a sell-out West End musical. 
 
Collected here are 10 triffic episodes of the legendary comedy, including Christmas special ‘Rodney Come Home’, which sees Raquel moving in, and the double bill ‘Miami Twice’, where Del Boy is mistaken for a mafia Don. There are dark clouds on the horizon in Series 7, as Rodney’s marriage to Cassandra hits the rocks, but moments of hilarity too, as Raquel duets with ‘singing dustman’ Tony Angelino at the local cabaret club. And with the birth of baby Damien, the future looks bright for Del Boy and family… 
 
Created and written by John Sullivan, these sparkling soundtracks star David Jason as Del Boy, Nicholas Lyndhurst as Rodney and Buster Merryfield as Uncle Albert, Tessa Peake-Jones as Raquel and Gwyneth Strong as Cassandra. 
 
Production credits 
Created and written by John Sullivan 
Theme songs written, composed and performed by John Sullivan 
Produced by Gareth Gwenlan 
Directed by Tony Dow and Gareth Gwenlan 
Executive Producer: John Sullivan 
 
Regular cast 
Del – David Jason 
Rodney – Nicholas Lyndhurst 
Uncle Albert – Buster Merryfield 
Trigger – Roger Lloyd Pack 
Boycie – John Challis 
Mickey Pearce – Patrick Murray 
Marlene – Sue Holderness 
Denzil – Paul Barber 
Mike – Kenneth MacDonald 
Raquel – Tessa Peake-Jones 
Cassandra – Gwyneth Strong 
Sid – Roy Heather 
Jevon – Steven Woodcock 
Alan Parry – Denis Lill 
Pamela Parry – Wanda Ventham 
Roy Slater – Jim Broadbent 
Baby Damien – Grant Stevens 
 
Other cast includes: Paula Ann Bland, Philip Blaine, Tony Marshall, Jean Harington, Linda James, Patrick Lunt, Ron Aldridge, Gordon Warnecke, Lucy Hanoca, Richard Whitmore, Elliott Russell, Ian Barritt, Helen Blizard, Paul Opacic, Ian Redford, Lyn Langridge, Trevor Byfield, Roger Blake, Philip Pope, Joan Geary, Howard Goorney, Herb Johnson, Tony London, Ken Drury, Constance Lamb, Treva Etienne, Danny Rix, Antoni Corone, Tom Kouchalakos, Raphael Gomez, Dave Corey, Jay Amor, Mario Ernesto Sánchez, Roberto Escobar, Roger Pretto, Alfredo Álvarez Calderón 
 
Episode guide 
 
Rodney Come Home (25 Dec 1990) 
 
Series 7 (30 Dec 1990 – 3 Feb 1991) 
The Sky's The Limit 
The Chance of A Lunchtime 
Stage Fright 
The Class of '62 
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Uncle 
Three Men, A Woman, And A Baby 
 
Miami Twice – Part One - The American Dream (24 Dec 1991) 
Miami Twice – Part Two - Oh To Be In England (25 Dec 1991) 
 
NB: The language on this recording reflects the era in which it was first broadcast. Some small edits have had to be made for music copyright purposes 
 
Only Fools And Horses logo™ & © BBC 1981 
 
© 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

John Sullivan

David Jason

Full Cast

Nicholas Lyndhurst

16 Classic BBC TV Soundtracks

Sixteen TV soundtracks of the award-winning TV show collected together for the first time, starring David Jason as ambitious market trader Del Boy Trotter, and Nicholas Lyndhurst as his younger brother Rodney Trotter. 
 
For 15 years, the brothers of 'Trotters Independent Traders PLC' have entertained us both with Del's extreme optimism and scams and, quite simply, Rodney's reactions upon hearing those scams. Now sixteen classic soundtracks from one of the funniest comedy programmes of all time are brought together in audio. So don't be a plonker, do yourself a favour and get your hands on this little beauty. 
 
Episodes: 
The Long Legs of the Law 
The Yellow Peril 
A Losing Streak 
No Greater Love 
Yesterday Never Comes 
May the Force Be With You 
Wanted 
Thicker Than Water 
Homesick 
Healthy Competition 
Strained Relations 
Hole in One 
It's Only Rock and Roll 
Sleeping Dogs Lie 
Watching the Girls Go By 
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

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