Only Fools and Horses

From Prussia with Love - S5-E1

Visible crew/equipment: In the pub scene at the start, when the German girl is telling Albert about being a language student, if you look at the very top right of the screen, you can see a boom mic move around a bit and then move away. (00:04:00)

Joe Mc

Tea for Three - S5-E4

Visible crew/equipment: When Del boasts about being a paratrooper, as Rodney says "You've made a few drops in your time", behind Rodney, a shadow of a crewmember or some sort of equipment moves behind him.

Joe Mc

Video Nasty - S5-E5

Visible crew/equipment: When Albert is going on to Rodney about how he was "poncing around at his art college", just above their heads, a boom mic pops into view and then moves back. (00:04:35)

Joe Mc

Video Nasty - S5-E5

Visible crew/equipment: After Rodney complains that the "t" and "a" are missing from his typewriter, Del says "I have faith in you". As he says this, a boom mic sweeps past the top of his head.

Joe Mc

Dates - S5-E9

Visible crew/equipment: As Rodney is coming round a corner while being chased, if you look carefully, you can see that the driver is a stunt driver and the passenger is a dummy.

Joe Mc

Dates - S5-E9

Visible crew/equipment: When Rodney, Mickey and Jevon are talking after Rodney has just got a date with Nerys, the shadow of a boom mic moves across Mickey's face and body on multiple occasions.

Joe Mc

The Jolly Boys' Outing - S6-E7

Continuity mistake: In 'The Unlucky Winner Is' (which is set before Rodney and Cassandra marry) Del changes Rodney's date of birth to 2nd November 1974 in order to make him appear 14, meaning this episode is set sometime between November 1988 and November 1989. However, in this episode, which takes place after Rodney and Cassandra have been married a whole year, a sign in the window of the coach (which can be seen just as the coach is leaving the police station) states that this episode takes place in 1989, and it is on a Bank Holiday weekend, thus can be no later than August 1989.

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Modern Men - S8-E2

Mike: Well?
Trigger: Well what?
Mike: What are they naming the baby?
Trigger: If it's a girl, they're calling her Sigourney, after an actress. And if it's a boy, they're calling him Rodney, after Dave.

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Trivia: 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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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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