Del had raised Rodney and made sacrifices for him. Denise Ranger – Associate Director Tickets must be collected by the purchasing customer with a valid photo ID. What is the real name of the immigrant found in the back of the van after accidentally getting himself stuck in there? Peter Baker – Trigger If you have any questions about your ticket purchase you can contact our customer services team on 020 3670 8887. The special episode of Only Fools and Horses follows Peckham siblings Del Boy and Rodney Trotter in the quest to scatter their late Uncle Albert's ashes at sea, and take on an illegal duty free scam abroad.. The Trotter brothers ruled the TV landscape and dreamed of being millionaires – but it all shattered with a Christmas special. Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst) was a good-hearted stoner with a head full of thwarted dreams. Strangers on the Shore first aired on BBC One back on Christmas Day in 2002 and was watched by more than 16 million people. There was mass unemployment.

Well, take our quiz below and test your knowledge! Around them, the whole larger-than-life gang translate well to the stage: the doltish Trigger, the dodgy Mickey Pearce and the snobbishly, gauche Boycie and Marlene. Only Fools and Horses the Musical is recommended for ages 6 and above. Pippa Duffy – Cassandra Episodes are regularly repeated on UKTV comedy channel Gold. We are family... (from left): Nicholas Lyndhurst, Gwyneth Strong, Buster Merryfield, Tessa Peake-Jones and David Jason in Only Fools and Horses. And secondly, that just because you’ve got one good line (“this time last week, we were millionaires!”), you don’t necessarily have a good show.

Strangers on the Shore first aired on BBC One back on Christmas Day in 2002 and was watched by more than 16 million people. Through sheer dumb luck, they’re finally millionaires. Only Fools and Horses: 10 tricky questions on the To Hull and Back episode real fans will know.

So, how much of the Strangers on the Shore episode can you remember? It was poignant, too. The Trotter brothers ruled the TV landscape and dreamed of being millionaires – but it all shattered with a Christmas special, Last modified on Thu 9 Aug 2018 10.23 EDT. The use of camera and sound recording equipment is strictly prohibited. Much of the comedy came with a hint of tragedy. The pair also attend Albert's Navy memorial ceremony in his honour. This time next year, they might all be millionaires. Daily Mail ' Only Fools is a blast from our wide-boy past. Ryan Hutton – Rodney Please have your booking reference number at hand when collecting your tickets. There were riots.

Rory Madden – Sound Design Tom Bennett – Del Boy Paul Whitehouse – Grandad Adapted by comedian Paul Whitehouse, of Fast Show fame, and Jim Sullivan, son of the television’s show’s legendary originator John Sullivan, Only Fools and Horses: the Musical has proved a crowd-pleaser in the heart of the West End. David Gridrod – Casting Director. David Jason’s Del was an incorrigible wideboy in tatty sheepskin.

It’s still set in 1980s Peckham and the Trotter brothers are still on the make. No bother. Only Fools and Horses quiz: Can you name the episode from a single photo? No exchanges or refunds available after purchase. Del Boy’s got another hare-brained money-making scheme and he’s dragging Rodney along for the ride and, with Whitehouse himself recreating the role of Grandad (originally played to gruff, discombobulated perfection by Lennard Pearce), the musical wrings the best out of the bunch. Children under the age of 3 will not be admitted. Sure, there was that wheezing, raggedy stadium sing-a-long of a theme tune (na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na), but the knockabout lives of the Trotter family, pedalling their wares around Peckham, doesn’t immediately scream out for an 11 o’clock number. Upon their arrival at the village, they learn that Uncle Albert was hounded out of the country by the Resistance, due to his randy ways. Their circumstances were precarious and their income uncertain. Set in Peckham in south-east London, it stars David Jason as ambitious market trader Derek "Del Boy" Trotter, Nicholas Lyndhurst as his younger brother Rodney Trotter, and Lennard Pearceap… Richard Jones – Lighting Design We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website.

Tucked into this proper knees-up of a knock-off, there are hints of old music hall traditions – vaudevillians sending gags out with a ba-doom-tish, a lick of slapstick, not to mention a rousing round of the old cockney standard ‘Any Old Irons.’ Muiscally, however, it’s John Sullivan’s own sitcom standard – once voted the greatest ever theme tune on television – that steals the show. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas specials aired until the end of the show in 2003. Maps were disabled by the visitor on this site. Celebrities of the West End Stage, Summer 2019, Most Successful Musicals of the Past Decade, Top 5 Composers and Lyricists of Musical Theatre, A guide to buying jewellery in the West End, A Brief History of the West End of London, The French Connection in London’s West End. Samantha Seager – Marlene Cos if you want the best 'uns, But you don't ask questions, Then brother, I'm your man. That would have been a good moment to sell the van for scrap, slip Trigger a tenner to get a round in and call time at the Nag’s Head for good. And Peckham, if TV was to be believed, was full of rough diamonds like brothers Derek and Rodney Trotter. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. The pair also attend Albert's Navy memorial ceremony in his honour. How well do you remember Strangers on the Shore? Liz Ascroft – Set Design

London was a very different place back in 1981. Chris Kiely –  Micky Pearce Bonjour Del Boy, bonjour. There’s a heartbreaking scene, at Rodney’s wedding to Cassandra, where Del stands alone, holding the wedding cake figurine of the bride and groom, wondering what might have been. Firstly, that while Del without money was an endearing spiv, Del with money was simply a bit of a dick. Del and Rodney also notice the local villagers seem to hold a strange resemblance to their uncle! But this episode was watched by an astonishing 24 million people – and it’s a brave writer who walks away from numbers like those. Adam Venus – Tony Driscoll

Not once, but twice over. Caroline Jay Ranger – Director ' Raise a glass of Tittinger to Del Boy and Rodney as Only Fools and Horses storms the West End! ' Their latest money making scheme lands them an unexpected visitor. Jim Sullivan – Writer

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Britain’s best-loved sitcom isn’t an obvious contender for a stage musical. Strobe lighting is used several times during the performance.

And the show’s trajectory moved tellingly with the times; the episode that, Friends-style, we might retrospectively dub The One Where Del Falls Through the Bar was actually a surprisingly acute reflection on gentrification, the influx of city money and Thatcher’s right to buy scheme – which, typically, Del regarded as a nifty way of “making a bit of bunce”. Andy Mace – Mike the barman, Paul Whitehouse – Writer After losing their fortune on the American stock market, Del Boy has taken on a job working for pal Boycie but he'll still do anything to earn an extra few quid.