• 1981
  • 1h 35m

Episode list

Only Fools and Horses
To Hull and Back
Tue, Dec 24, 1985
  • S4.E8
  • To Hull and Back
Boycie and Abdul pitch a diamond scam to Del Boy, who immediately turns them down. That is until they offer him a £15,000 cut of the estimated £150,000 sale of the stone on the UK market. Del finds himself designated as the courier between Holland and Britain. No sooner has Del enlisted a reluctant Rodders, he hears his old foil Chief Inspector Slater is eyeing Boycie and Abdul as drug dealers. Del decides to hide undetected in the back of Denzil's van. Denzil then getting in and driving them to Hull (pursued by Rodney) was not part of the plan. Thinking quickly, they hire a boat, and let Uncle Albert guide them to Amsterdam. Overcoming counterfeit cash, Albert's amnesia, it's only the arrival of Slater that scuppers them. Despite this, it's Del who has the last laugh.
9 /10
Strained Relations
Wed, Feb 27, 1985
  • S4.E2
  • Strained Relations
Grandad has suddenly, tragically died, and Del and Rodney attend his funeral and mingle with the North London branch of the Trotter family. Once the wake at the flat is over, they discover that one member of their extended clan has quietly stayed on incognito: Grandad's brother, Navy veteran Uncle Albert. When they find out that Albert is now homeless, Del and Rodney face a moral dilemma that tests their resolve with this cunning, salty old sea-dog.
8.5 /10
Sleeping Dogs Lie
Wed, Mar 20, 1985
  • S4.E5
  • Sleeping Dogs Lie
In an attempt to earn an easy £60 a week, Del persuades Boycie and Marlene to entrust him with the care of their Great Dane puppy, Duke, while they are away on holiday. Whilst out on a walk, Rodney notices that the dog is a bit sluggish, and they decide to take it to the vets. Del and Rodney think that the dog may have eaten some reheated pork leftovers for breakfast, and the vet quickly informs them that Duke has probably caught Salmonella. It's only when they get home that they realise Albert has eaten the other half of the pork, and they quickly rush him to hospital. When Albert's gets discharged from hospital a few days later, with a clean bill of health, Del boy discovers that Rodney has been giving Albert's sleeping pills to Duke, and the dog's vitamin supplements to Albert.
8.3 /10
Happy Returns

S4.E1 ∙ Happy Returns

Wed, Feb 20, 1985
Derek stops a young boy, Jason, from running into the road, and strikes up a friendship with the lad. It's not long before Del discovers that Jason's mother, June, is an old flame who he last saw around nineteen years ago. While Del and June rekindle their romance, Rodders is dating a lovely girl from the newsagent called Debby - a fact that is seriously curtailing his dirty magazine fetish. It soon transpires that Debby is June's daughter, and it's almost her 19th birthday. Del and Rodney soon put two and two together, and decide that Debby may well be Del's daughter. It gets worse when Rodney realises that he has fallen for a girl who could be his niece. Everything comes to a head when Del finally confronts June to find out whether Debby is his daughter or not. It turns out that Debby was actually fathered by his friend Albie Littlewood, who tragically died on the railway line whilst he was seeing June behind Del's back.
8.2 /10
Strained Relations

S4.E2 ∙ Strained Relations

Wed, Feb 27, 1985
Grandad has suddenly, tragically died, and Del and Rodney attend his funeral and mingle with the North London branch of the Trotter family. Once the wake at the flat is over, they discover that one member of their extended clan has quietly stayed on incognito: Grandad's brother, Navy veteran Uncle Albert. When they find out that Albert is now homeless, Del and Rodney face a moral dilemma that tests their resolve with this cunning, salty old sea-dog.
8.5 /10
Hole in One

S4.E3 ∙ Hole in One

Wed, Mar 06, 1985
The Trotters have fallen on hard times, largely because of to Rodney's £500 investment in suntan lotion during one of the worst winters ever. To make things worse, the deep-fat fryer they sold to Mike, landlord of The Nag's Head, is on the blink and the tension brings Del and Rodney to boiling point. Throughout all this trouble, Uncle Albert, whom Rodders blames for their bad luck, keeps telling them that something will turn up. As Albert leaves the pub, he accidentally falls through an open cellar door, and the Trotters quickly come up with a way to get some cash: by suing the pub for damages. Albert's accident claim finally makes it to court, but to his nephews' shock, it appears that he has already sought 15 identical damage claims going back to 1944. Their case gets chucked out of court, and Albert admits that he was using some of the tricks he learned in parachute training to try to help Del and Rodney pay for Grandad's headstone.
8.2 /10
It's Only Rock and Roll

S4.E4 ∙ It's Only Rock and Roll

Wed, Mar 13, 1985
Rodney has joined a new band, and Del immediately capitalises on this by booking them into The Shamrock Club to play for the St Patrick's night festivities. Taking his place as the band's manager, Del winces his way through their rehearsals, and when the Shamrock gig results in a fight, the band are forced to leg it, leaving the instruments behind them. When Rodney finds out the musical equipment has vanished, he contacts the police and helps them with their enquiries. When tell sees Rodney with the constable, he quickly distracts the officer and pulls Rodney aside. It turns out that Del had the instruments on sale or return, and he'd taken them back because their band was so bad. Rodney's dreams of showbiz fame have been shattered, but he goes ballistic when he sees his group performing their old hit single on Top of the Pops and realises that without Del's interference he might have made it to number one.
7.9 /10
Sleeping Dogs Lie

S4.E5 ∙ Sleeping Dogs Lie

Wed, Mar 20, 1985
In an attempt to earn an easy £60 a week, Del persuades Boycie and Marlene to entrust him with the care of their Great Dane puppy, Duke, while they are away on holiday. Whilst out on a walk, Rodney notices that the dog is a bit sluggish, and they decide to take it to the vets. Del and Rodney think that the dog may have eaten some reheated pork leftovers for breakfast, and the vet quickly informs them that Duke has probably caught Salmonella. It's only when they get home that they realise Albert has eaten the other half of the pork, and they quickly rush him to hospital. When Albert's gets discharged from hospital a few days later, with a clean bill of health, Del boy discovers that Rodney has been giving Albert's sleeping pills to Duke, and the dog's vitamin supplements to Albert.
8.3 /10
Watching the Girls Go By

S4.E6 ∙ Watching the Girls Go By

Wed, Mar 27, 1985
Rodney is taking stick from the lads down the pub about his "imaginary" girlfriend, and Mickey Pearce bets him fifty that he won't bring a girl to the Nag's Head Saturday-night bash. When Rodney admits to Del that he was lying about the girl he's bringing to the party. Del sets about trying to get him a date. On Friday night the brothers go clubbing, and after trying just about every club in London, they end up in a seedy little bar where Del spots Yvonne, an old flame who, he remembers, isn't too picky about dates, and he offers to pay her part of the winnings from Rodney's bet if she'll escort his little bruv the following night. When Rodney gets home from The Nag's Head on Saturday night he's in tears. Apparently, the date went well--until halfway through the evening when Yvonne takes centre stage in the pub and starts stripping off in front of all of Rodney's mates. Del tries to console Rodders with the thought of his £50 winnings, but it turns out that the bet was for fifty pence, not pounds.
7.8 /10
As One Door Closes

S4.E7 ∙ As One Door Closes

Wed, Apr 03, 1985
The trouble starts when Del agrees to provide painter and decorator Brendan O'Shaughnessy with enough louvre doors to refit an entire housing estate in Nunhead. Del's supplier, Teddy Cummings, only stocks and supplies in bulk, so it's up to the Trotters to find two grand by the next day or there's no chance of getting the doors. As usual, a solution turns up in the form of Denzil's redundancy money, which they somehow convince him to part with, only to be told by O'Shaughnessy that the doors he's bought aren't needed. And to make things worse, the doors turn out to be stolen. It's not long before Denzil and his five brothers come looking for their money, so with nowhere else to go, the Trotters visit their mother's grave - a favourite refuge for Del in times of trouble. At their mother's graveside, Rodney notices a rare butterfly from the cover of his magazine, that's worth about £3,000 to collectors.
8.2 /10
To Hull and Back

S4.E8 ∙ To Hull and Back

Tue, Dec 24, 1985
Boycie and Abdul pitch a diamond scam to Del Boy, who immediately turns them down. That is until they offer him a £15,000 cut of the estimated £150,000 sale of the stone on the UK market. Del finds himself designated as the courier between Holland and Britain. No sooner has Del enlisted a reluctant Rodders, he hears his old foil Chief Inspector Slater is eyeing Boycie and Abdul as drug dealers. Del decides to hide undetected in the back of Denzil's van. Denzil then getting in and driving them to Hull (pursued by Rodney) was not part of the plan. Thinking quickly, they hire a boat, and let Uncle Albert guide them to Amsterdam. Overcoming counterfeit cash, Albert's amnesia, it's only the arrival of Slater that scuppers them. Despite this, it's Del who has the last laugh.
9 /10
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