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Daily Mirror
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Only Fools and Horses 'lost' scene unearthed 29 years later
An auctioneer discovered a cut scene from beloved sitcom Only Fools and Horses while reading a script for a previous Christmas episode. He revealed a 'whole story arc' was never filmed A long-lost scene from one of Only Fools and Horses' most iconic episodes has resurfaced nearly three decades after it was originally written. The missing moment was part of the 1996 Christmas special Heroes and Villains, where Del Boy and Rodney don Batman and Robin costumes and inadvertently stopping a mugging. However, a newly unearthed script has revealed there was even more action planned, including a scene in which Del chases down the mugger and knocks him out with his suitcase full of knock-off goods. According to the script, a policeman then arrives and Del shouts: "It's alright officer, I caught him, he's over there!" — only for the officer to mistakenly arrest Rodney instead of the real culprit. The scene never made it into the final cut but has now come to light in a 155-page working script that once belonged to the late Roger Lloyd Pack, who played Trigger. The rare script is set to go under the hammer at Bristol-based Auctioneum and is expected to fetch between £2,000 and £3,000. It has been signed by several cast members, including David Jason (Del Boy) and the late John Challis (Boycie). Lloyd Pack marked his lines throughout the document in black ink. Auctioneer Andy Stowe, who is overseeing the sale, described the find as "comedy history, in black and white". Mr Stowe is a lifelong fan of the series and said he noticed unfamiliar dialogue while flipping through the pages. He explained: "As a fan of the show myself, I was flicking through the script and began to read lines of dialogue that I didn't recognise. "As I carried on reading, I realised that these were scenes and lines that had been cut from the episode. Some of them are very funny." Another deleted scene in the script shows Del and Rodney rushing out of their flat as a consignment of dodgy alarm clocks goes off. They arrive at Del's Capri Ghia to find the same group of muggers loitering around the car, but the would-be thieves quickly scatter thanks to the blaring alarms. Mr Stowe added: "There are several scenes cut from the episode that focus on the plot of the muggers. "There was considerable work by the writer, John Sullivan, to establish the threat of them throughout the episode but most of these early scenes were cut from the final show. "To have Roger's actual script, with his lines marked within it, is really something special. This is comedy history, in black and white on the page." The script comes from a private collector who originally acquired it through the Only Fools & Horses Society. Heroes and Villains was first broadcast on Christmas Day in 1996 and drew a record-breaking 21 million viewers. The sale of the script is set to take place in Bristol on June 30.
Rhyl Journal
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Sir David Jason reveals honest thoughts on Ronnie Barker
The star best known for his role as Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses worked with Barker on the BBC series Open All Hours. The actors first worked together on Hark at Barker in 1969 before coming together again to star in Open All Hours, which ran for four series. In 2005, Ronnie died aged 76 after retiring from television in 1988 when he was just 59. Speaking to The Times, Sir David opened up about working with Ronnie, sharing: "I was going to say Ronnie was always up to no good but that's unfair; he was great fun and he was great company. "Whenever I'm working or with people, if anything happens to make me laugh, I often am reminded of working with Ronnie." The actor added: "I have such fond memories of his off-screen stuff that nobody else can ever see. "One day, we were at rehearsals for Open All Hours, and Ronnie and I did something that was not in the script. "Whatever it was, we made ourselves laugh — fall about laughing — and as we came off the set Ronnie was still giggling away and he said to me, 'Aren't we lucky to be doing something that makes us laugh and we're getting paid for it?' "That very moment has stuck with me forever." Alongside his work in Open All Hours, Ronnie was known for his role as Norman Stanley Fletcher in Porridge, set in the fictional HMP Slade. Recommended Reading Sir David Jason reprises Only Fools and Horses' Del Boy in a surprise appearance Only Fools and Horses star Sir David Jason admits 'it's over now' due to health Sir David Jason admits the one 'disappointment' he had with own beloved show When Ronnie announced his retirement in 1988, it came as a shock to many, including Sir David. Writing in his autobiography, This Time Next Year, Sir David said: "I felt it was far too soon for a man of Ronnie's talents to be stepping down... but there was nothing I or anyone else could do or say to change his mind. "He was adamant, and it was hard to challenge him on it because I knew he had his own personal reasons for being so. Put bluntly, he feared the work might one day kill him."
South Wales Guardian
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Sir David Jason reveals honest thoughts on Ronnie Barker
The star best known for his role as Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses worked with Barker on the BBC series Open All Hours. The actors first worked together on Hark at Barker in 1969 before coming together again to star in Open All Hours, which ran for four series. In 2005, Ronnie died aged 76 after retiring from television in 1988 when he was just 59. Speaking to The Times, Sir David opened up about working with Ronnie, sharing: "I was going to say Ronnie was always up to no good but that's unfair; he was great fun and he was great company. "Whenever I'm working or with people, if anything happens to make me laugh, I often am reminded of working with Ronnie." The actor added: "I have such fond memories of his off-screen stuff that nobody else can ever see. "One day, we were at rehearsals for Open All Hours, and Ronnie and I did something that was not in the script. "Whatever it was, we made ourselves laugh — fall about laughing — and as we came off the set Ronnie was still giggling away and he said to me, 'Aren't we lucky to be doing something that makes us laugh and we're getting paid for it?' "That very moment has stuck with me forever." Alongside his work in Open All Hours, Ronnie was known for his role as Norman Stanley Fletcher in Porridge, set in the fictional HMP Slade. Recommended Reading Sir David Jason reprises Only Fools and Horses' Del Boy in a surprise appearance Only Fools and Horses star Sir David Jason admits 'it's over now' due to health Sir David Jason admits the one 'disappointment' he had with own beloved show When Ronnie announced his retirement in 1988, it came as a shock to many, including Sir David. Writing in his autobiography, This Time Next Year, Sir David said: "I felt it was far too soon for a man of Ronnie's talents to be stepping down... but there was nothing I or anyone else could do or say to change his mind. "He was adamant, and it was hard to challenge him on it because I knew he had his own personal reasons for being so. Put bluntly, he feared the work might one day kill him."
Hamilton Spectator
06-06-2025
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
Peckham or Sarajevo? Bosnian brothers spark joy with replica van from iconic British sitcom
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — There is an unmistakable air of Peckham these days in Bosnia's capital, Sarajevo, as the legendary yellow three-wheeled van from the BBC's long-running sitcom 'Only Fools and Horses' cruises the city streets. The little Reliant Regal was the trademark of the stars of the series — the irresistible Trotter brothers from Peckham, a working-class neighborhood in London. In Bosnia, a replica belongs to the Fatic brothers, local businessmen who are crazy about the show. The Fatics are dealers in home appliances, running a successful company with dozens of employees and a huge shop on the outskirts of Sarajevo. Building the business, however, has resembled the ups and downs of the Peckham market traders Del Boy and Rodney Trotter, they say. 'We are definitely the local version of the series,' Tarik Fatic, the younger of the brothers, told The Associated Press. 'We were always dealing in something, we would buy whatever we can and then sell it.' The enormously popular BBC sitcom, which began in 1981, follows the lives of the Trotter brothers and their far-from-straightforward path from rags to riches. Over the course of seven series and several Christmas specials, the Trotters tried various get-rich-quick schemes, buying low-quality or sometimes black-market goods and selling them at the market. Many in Bosnia and in the wider Balkans easily identify with the Trotters' endless wheeling and dealing. In the region that went through a series of wars in the 1990s, where the economy was shattered and remains deeply corrupt, the Trotter ways of survival are simple reality. Just like the Trotter brothers, 'we always tried to make profit and regardless of how many times we failed, we just moved on,' Tarik Fatic said. Also from a working-class family, and growing up in a country that was devastated in the bloody 1992-95 ethnic conflict , the brothers tried trading in food, poultry and clothes before settling on home appliances. They are aware there are no guarantees their current success will last. 'The market (in Bosnia) is still disorganized and unstable,' Tarik Fatic, 33, said. 'Not a day passes without the two (Del Boy and Rodney) crossing my mind.' Known here as Mucke, which actually means something like wheeling and dealing, 'Only Fools and Horses' became hugely popular throughout what was still Yugoslavia from the 1980s onwards. Murals with images of main characters have been painted on the walls; many cafes were named after the series, while visiting actors were greeted with frenzy. The Reliant Regal was made by a British company, famous for its eccentric vehicles, that went out of business in 2002. In Sarajevo, people wave, take pictures with their phones, honk their horns when they see the yellow van in the streets. The Fatic brothers imported it from Manchester six months ago after a long search. It took a while to register the unusual vehicle, said Mirnes Fatic, 38. 'It is a very nice feeling. It's a joy every time I go for a ride in the city,' he said, admitting that it also was 'a great advertising move.' And it's not just the van. The Fatic brothers have also named their company after the series — Only Fools and Horses Brothers Mucke. There have been some doubts how clients and banks would react but it turned out really well, Mirnes added. 'We hope and believe that this time next year, we will be millionaires,' he smiled, using the famous phrase from the show.
ITV News
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- ITV News
Peckham or Sarajevo? Bosnian brothers spark joy with replica van from iconic British sitcom
There is an unmistakable air of Peckham these days in Bosnia's capital, Sarajevo, as the legendary yellow three-wheeled van from the BBC's long-running sitcom 'Only Fools and Horses' cruises the city streets. The little Reliant Regal was the trademark of the stars of the series — the irresistible Trotter brothers from Peckham, a working-class neighborhood in London. In Bosnia, a replica belongs to the Fatic brothers, local businessmen who are crazy about the show. The Fatics are dealers in home appliances, running a successful company with dozens of employees and a huge shop on the outskirts of Sarajevo. Building the business, however, has resembled the ups and downs of the Peckham market traders Del Boy and Rodney Trotter, they say. 'We are definitely the local version of the series,' Tarik Fatic, the younger of the brothers, said. 'We were always dealing in something, we would buy whatever we can and then sell it." The enormously popular sitcom, which began in 1981, follows the lives of the Trotter brothers and their far-from-straightforward path from rags to riches. Over the course of seven series and several Christmas specials, the Trotters tried various get-rich-quick schemes, buying low-quality or sometimes black-market goods and selling them at the market. Just like the Trotter brothers, 'we always tried to make profit and regardless of how many times we failed, we just moved on," Tarik Fatic said. Also from a working-class family, and growing up in a country that was devastated in the bloody 1992-95 ethnic conflict, the brothers tried trading in food, poultry and clothes before settling on home appliances. They are aware there are no guarantees their current success will last. 'The market (in Bosnia) is still disorganized and unstable,' Tarik Fatic, 33, said. 'Not a day passes without the two (Del Boy and Rodney) crossing my mind.' Known here as Mucke, which actually means something like wheeling and dealing, 'Only Fools and Horses' became hugely popular throughout what was still Yugoslavia from the 1980s onwards. Murals with images of main characters have been painted on the walls; many cafes were named after the series, while visiting actors were greeted with frenzy. The Reliant Regal was made by a British company, famous for its eccentric vehicles, that went out of business in 2002. In Sarajevo, people wave, take pictures with their phones, honk their horns when they see the yellow van in the streets. The Fatic brothers imported it from Manchester six months ago after a long search. It took a while to register the unusual vehicle, said Mirnes Fatic, 38. 'It is a very nice feeling. It's a joy every time I go for a ride in the city,' he said, admitting that it also was "a great advertising move." It's not just the van. The Fatic brothers have also named their company after the series — Only Fools and Horses Brothers Mucke. There have been some doubts how clients and banks would react but it turned out really well, Mirnes added. 'We hope and believe that this time next year, we will be millionaires," he smiled, using the famous phrase from the show.
