Starring: David Jason, Roger Lloyd Pack, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield
Genres: Comedy
The Russians Are Coming - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: Just before Grandad suggests building the shelter in the New Forest, as Del goes to look the plans for the shelter you can see Grandad sit forwards in his chair. In the next shot Grandad is now sitting back. (00:06:55)
The Russians Are Coming - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: At the start of the episode when Del say 'a butcher or chemist' Rodney is looking straight forwards. In the next shot he is looking at Del. (00:01:30)
The Long Legs of the Law - S2-E1
Revealing mistake: At the very beginning of the episode, Leonard Pearce is waiting for the cue for his character to start looking for his teeth. He's standing in the living room, between his room and Del and Rodney's room. (00:00:25)
Trivia: They actually used Bournemouth beach to shoot all the beach scenes instead of Benidorm.
Question: What exactly did Del and Rodney's mother die of?
Chosen answer: An apparent long string of illnesses.
Answer: Joan Mavis Trotter (Nee Hollins) was an unseen character in Only Fools And Horses, having died in 1964, 17 years before the series began. She died of an alcohol related illness due to both her sham marriage to Reg Trotter and being hit hard by the death of her secret lover Freddie "The Frog" Robdal.
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