Best Only Fools and Horses Xmas special

corblimey

In honour of GOLD (I refuse to say G.O.L.D) who are reshowing them all these few weeks

1981: It's anthracite roast potatoes and green stuff all round - Grandad's cooking Christmas dinner! Trouble is, Rodney's in danger of dying of boredom. Then the glittering attractions of the Monte Carlo Club beckon.

1982: It's Christmas in Peckham and Del's fallen hook, line and sinker for the lovely Heather.

1983: It's Christmas Day at Nelson Mandela House, and Del and Rodneys' dad is back, 18 years after walking out, suffering from a hereditary blood disorder.

1985: Just a simple courier job says Boycie but the Trotter's life on the ocean wave doesn't go completely to plan. They run into their old friend Slater 'The Slag' but it isn't all plain sailing for him either.

1988: Delboy meets an actress, Raquel, through the Technomatch Dating Agency; Rodney goes cruising (in a three wheel van) with Nervous Nerys; and Uncle Albert is given a surprise birthday party. But who is the stripper that Del has booked?

1989: Rodney is happy in his new flat except for those nagging doubts about Cassandra's boss Steven. He forgets about it long enough to go away on the coach trip to Margate and witnesses the coach blowing up when they get there. They finally get home and Rodney discovers Steven in his flat. He runs something by him but then immediately wishes he hadn't!

1990: Rodney and Cassandra have a fight about her pursuit of Operation Cassandra and he leaves home. He has to sleep on the sofa because Raquel hasn't yet agreed to 'stamp Del's card'. In an attempt to make Cassandra jealous Rodney arranges a date with Tanya from the Peckham Exhaust Centre.

1991: Rodney receives his "Maxwell Money" from the printing firm's pension fund. Del suggests he buys two tickets to Miami for him and Cassandra. When she can't go he suggests who could take her place as well. He is in a bit of bother about some Rumanian Rhiesling and needs to lay low for a while.

1992: Del Boy's latest scheme is to bottle tap water and sell it as 'Peckham Spring' water. It's a great success but when Rodney finds out about it he knows that it is illegal and that they must stop. But hang on - where did Del get the loan to start the venture? Maybe he'd better go along.

1993: While Peckham is in the midst of rioting, Del Boy is having trouble with his teeth and with Raquel. She objects to him spending all night at the 1.11 Club. It is no surprise when she leaves him but Del goes straight back into dating.

1996: Raquel is nervous when she prepares to introduce her parents to Del Boy, following a long rift with them. As usual, Del is determined to make sure they have a meeting to remember. Meanwhile, Rodney appears to be struggling to come to terms following Cassandra's miscarriage. In the midst of all this, Del and Rodney may have finally struck gold when they unexpectedly find themselves in possession of a valuable watch that has been lost for centuries.

2001: This time, we see Del and Rodney explaining their state of affairs to an unknown man - it turns out that they had invested all their money and had fallen victim to a stock market crash! We later discover that the unknown man is a barrister in a court where they are being declared bankrupt.

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corblimey wrote: »

1985: Just a simple courier job says Boycie but the Trotter's life on the ocean wave doesn't go completely to plan. They run into their old friend Slater 'The Slag' but it isn't all plain sailing for him either.

This the trip to Amsterdam and the diamond smuggling? Genius stuff.