The WORST episodes of Only Fools and Horses

Every episode of Only Fools and Horses ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Only Fools and Horses!

Comedy that follows two brothers from London's rough Peckham estate as they wheel and deal through a number of dodgy deals and search for the big score that'll make them millionaires.

Last Updated: 12/7/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
The Chance of a Lunchtime
star
7.92
204 votes

#1 - 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!

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Go West Young Man
star
7.97
459 votes

#2 - 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....

Directors: Martin Shardlow
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Big Brother
star
8.02
636 votes

#3 - Big Brother

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/1981

After flogging one-legged turkeys from the back of a three-wheeled van, Del's confident at last he's onto 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?

Directors: Martin Shardlow
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Ashes to Ashes
star
8.03
248 votes

#4 - 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!

Directors: Ray Butt
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Cash and Curry
star
8.07
411 votes

#5 - 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.

Directors: Martin Shardlow
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He Ain't Heavy, He's My Uncle
star
8.07
195 votes

#6 - 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.

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It Never Rains...
star
8.10
271 votes

#7 - 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.

Directors: Ray Butt
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The Yellow Peril
star
8.11
283 votes

#8 - The Yellow Peril

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/1982

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

Directors: Ray Butt
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The Long Legs of the Law
star
8.11
295 votes

#9 - 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...

Directors: Ray Butt
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A Slow Bus to Chingford
star
8.15
344 votes

#10 - 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?

Directors: Martin Shardlow
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It's Only Rock and Roll
star
8.15
325 votes

#11 - 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.

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Three Men, a Woman and a Baby
star
8.18
188 votes

#12 - Three Men, a Woman and a Baby

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/3/1991

Del's about to become a father, but even that can't cheer Rodney up. The Polar Cap is melting, the rainforest is dying, the sea is being poisoned, and he hasn't had 'a bit' for months. Maybe one of Del's new ponytail wigs could enhance his image in Cassandra's eyes...

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Healthy Competition
star
8.18
321 votes

#13 - Healthy Competition

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/17/1983

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?

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The Second Time Around
star
8.19
400 votes

#14 - 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...

Directors: Martin Shardlow
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Stage Fright
star
8.19
241 votes

#15 - Stage Fright

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/13/1991

With Raquel pregnant, Del 'Yuppy' Trotter's plan to achieve millionaire status must move up a gear. So the chance to supply the cabaret at the Starlight Rooms for old 'friend' Eric to the tune of 600 quid is too good to miss. With Raquel dusting off her vocal chords in the kitchen and Trig's mate Tony Angelino, the singing dustman, waiting in the wings, everything's sorted. Until Del discovers exactly who the real owner of the club is and the extent of Tony's vocal range...

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Yesterday Never Comes
star
8.19
298 votes

#16 - 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.

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The Sky's the Limit
star
8.22
263 votes

#17 - The Sky's the Limit

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/30/1990

What can Albert and Del do about Rodney leaving Cassandra and moving back in? Alan suggests that Rodney pick her up when she arrives back from her week in Spain. However, chaos at Gatwick means that the evening Rodney planned doesn't happen. Could there be some connection with Del's purchase of a satellite dish?

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No Greater Love...
star
8.23
244 votes

#18 - 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...

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As One Door Closes
star
8.24
265 votes

#19 - 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.

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From Prussia with Love
star
8.27
288 votes

#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?

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The Unlucky Winner Is...
star
8.29
280 votes

#21 - The Unlucky Winner Is...

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/1989

Rodney's won a holiday for three in the Mediterranean, courtesy of Del and the Megaflakes drawing competition. The only snag is he's got to pretend he's 14 years old all week. Should be a doddle - all he's got to do is keep his head down. Then the skateboarding and breakdancing competitions begin...

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Wanted
star
8.30
229 votes

#22 - 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?

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Video Nasty
star
8.31
283 votes

#23 - 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.

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Homesick
star
8.31
288 votes

#24 - 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.

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Sickness & Wealth
star
8.32
223 votes

#25 - 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!

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