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Boycie: Where d'you get those aces from?

Del Boy: Same place you got those kings. I always knew you were cheating, Boycie.

Boycie: Yeah, how?

Del Boy: 'Cause that wasn't the hand that I dealt you.

Rodney says that he picked up the money off the table when they were trying to escape from the police, yet if you look closely he never goes near it. And he never has another chance to pick it up. See more...

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Only Fools and Horses (1981) - 18 trivia entries

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Only Fools and Horses was recently voted Britain's Best Sitcom, beating BlackAdder and the Vicar of Dibley into second and third place respectively.

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The person singing the opening and closing theme tunes is none other than the creator of the show, John Sullivan.

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The show was originally filmed on location in Peckham, but as the show grew in popularity, filming was increasingly interrupted by tourists. And so, the location of filming was changed, but the setting remained the same.

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David Jason was the fourth choice actor to play the character Del. Jim Broadbent (who later went on to play Roy Slater), Enn Rietel and Billy Murray were all asked before Jason but all turned it down due to other commitments. Jason was actually only picked four days before filming started on the first episode.

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The story behind why Trigger calls Rodney Dave is that apparently Roger Lloyd Pack kept getting names mixed up during rehearsals early on in the show's history. "Dave" came from David Jason when he was actually with Nicholas Lyndhurst [Rodney]. It stuck and quickly became part of the show's immense appeal.

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John Sullivan had intended for pop duo Chas & Dave to sing the theme song, but they were unavailable. Sullivan was persuaded by producer Ray Butt to sing the song himself.

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In the closing song, one of the lines is "God Bless Hooky Street". Hooky is British slang for something stolen or which has been acquired illegally.

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The title of the show is based on a genuine saying "Why do only fools and horses work? (for a living)", which had its origins in 19th century American vaudeville. Only Fools and Horses had also been a title of an episode from "Citizen Smith".

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Cash and Curry (series 1)

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This is the only completed episode in which Grandad doesn't appear during the life of Lennard Pierce.

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Big Brother (series 1)

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Even though it almost became urban myth, series producer John Sullivan has confirmed in past few years that its not Tessa Peake-Jones that says hello to Del in this episode. It was just some random actress who sounds like Tessa.

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It Never Rains... (series 2)

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They actually used Bournemouth beach to shoot all the beach scenes instead of Benidorm.

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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (series 5)

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This episode was actually going to be David Jason's last as he had told the writers that he wanted to go elsewhere to further his career. Just before John Sullivan had finished the script, he changed his mind and said he wanted to stay. The alternative ending was to see Del take up Jumbo's offer and go to Australia and then Rodney and Albert would trade together.

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Tea for Three (series 5)

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When the hang glider scene was filmed, David Jason wanted to actually fly the glider himself. He is a trained glider pilot, scuba diver, and swims with dolphins! But the BBC said it was too dangerous for him to fly it, for insurance reasons.

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Time on Our Hands (series 8)

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Towards the end of the episode, when Del is in the flat thinking about his life growing up and living there, you here a voiceover of Grandad (I THINK it's him but I can't remember 100%) saying: "Your dad always said that one day Del Boy would reach the top, but then again he used to say that one day Millwall would win the cup", (referring to football's FA Cup) and the joke being that both situations were unlikely. I just thought it was ironic as Millwall were in fact surprise finalists in the 2004 FA Cup final - and although they did not actually win it - I thought it was worth pointing out anyway.

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If They Could See Us Now...! (series 9)

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The fictional gameshow 'Goldrush' was invented as a replacement for 'Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?'. It was originally planned that Del would appear on 'Millionaire, unfortunately talks between the relevant parties broke down.

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Mother Nature's Son (series 99)

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When Boycie and Mike are talking in the Nag's head about Peckham Spring being shoddy, a long haired guy is sitting behind Boycie having a pint. He turns around to reveal himself - it's Robbie Williams.

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The Jolly Boys' Outing (series 99)

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When Albert crashes the boat at the seaside, the little boy who laughs at him is Mickey Pearce's son in real life.

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John Sullivan's sister-in-law Penny was the inspiration behind the script for this Christmas special. She informed Sullivan of an event her father used to go every year called "The Jolly Boys' Outing".

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