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* This was the sole episode of ''Only Fools and Horses'' between 1981 and 1987 not to be produced by Ray Butt, who after the first season of the show, was re-assigned to '''''Seconds Out''''' by the BBC. The initial plan was for Martin Shardlow, who had directed the first season, to also take on the producer's role for this special and the second season. However, Shardlow and John Sullivan could not agree on a future direction for the series, which eventually resulted in Shardlow deciding not to take the producer's role and leaving ''Only Fools and Horses'' altogether. With this episode in danger of not being filmed in time for Christmas 1981, Ray Butt arranged for his close friend and fellow BBC producer Bernard Thompson to produce and direct the episode, and Butt would subsequently return as producer (and this time director) for the second season. |
* This was the sole episode of ''Only Fools and Horses'' between 1981 and 1987 not to be produced by Ray Butt, who after the first season of the show, was re-assigned to '''''Seconds Out''''' by the BBC. The initial plan was for Martin Shardlow, who had directed the first season, to also take on the producer's role for this special and the second season. However, Shardlow and John Sullivan could not agree on a future direction for the series, which eventually resulted in Shardlow deciding not to take the producer's role and leaving ''Only Fools and Horses'' altogether. With this episode in danger of not being filmed in time for Christmas 1981, Ray Butt arranged for his close friend and fellow BBC producer Bernard Thompson to produce and direct the episode, and Butt would subsequently return as producer (and this time director) for the second season. |
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Revision as of 00:30, 10 May 2011
| Christmas Crackers | |
| Series 01, Episode 07 | |
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| Air Date | December 28, 1981 |
| Written by | John Sullivan |
| Director | Bernard Thompson |
| Length | 35 minutes |
| Previous episode | The Russians Are Coming |
| Next episode | The Long Legs of the Law |
| List of episode | |
"Christmas Crackers" is the first Christmas special of Only Fools and Horses, which was first broadcasted on December 28, 1981.
Sypnosis
It's Christmas Day at Nelson Mandela House, and Grandad, cooking the Christmas dinner, manages to ruin it by under-cooking the Turkey, forgetting to remove the giblets, and then also burning the Christmas pudding. Rodney, bored with the lack of good programming on the television, there is a circus on two channels, gets his only enjoyment on the day from a body language book lent to him by his friend, Mickey Pearce, and suggests that he and Del Boy go out for the night. Del rejects the idea, saying that they can't leave Grandad alone on Christmas Day, only for Grandad himself to go out shortly afterwards to an OAP's party.
Del and Rodney visit the Monte Carlo club, attempting to meet some girls. They spot a group of girls to chat up, but argue over who should actually do it. They take so long, that two other men ultimately beat them to it and speak to the girls.
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Production
- This was the sole episode of Only Fools and Horses between 1981 and 1987 not to be produced by Ray Butt, who after the first season of the show, was re-assigned to Seconds Out by the BBC. The initial plan was for Martin Shardlow, who had directed the first season, to also take on the producer's role for this special and the second season. However, Shardlow and John Sullivan could not agree on a future direction for the series, which eventually resulted in Shardlow deciding not to take the producer's role and leaving Only Fools and Horses altogether. With this episode in danger of not being filmed in time for Christmas 1981, Ray Butt arranged for his close friend and fellow BBC producer Bernard Thompson to produce and direct the episode, and Butt would subsequently return as producer (and this time director) for the second season.