It's hard to top Only Fools and Horses... but I'd had another idea, an episode of the Trotters staying at Fawlty Towers, along with Mr. Bean and the Buckets from Keeping Up Appearances. Del Boy opens a casino in Torquay, and Basil is all excited to cash in on "Torquay's latest super-magnet of tourism." Hyacinth is itching to go on holiday at Torquay's "most prestigious, most exclusive 'overnight club','" only to be drastically disappointed at such a "run-down, second-rate kiwi house." It doesn't help that her family suddenly shows up and she makes every effort to avoid them. Rodney and Rose hit off a romantic fling. Uncle Albert and the Major hit up an inevitable friendship, sharing war stories. Mr. Bean is taken for a "Lord Bean of London," and his antics are interpreted as "upper class snobbery."
This sitcoms transcends languages and nationalities. If your ever feel you can't make it, just keep a copy of this clip on your mobile phone and play it back to yourself just before you step of the ledge. It'll change your day. Trust me.
Dead don’t forget mate, shows don’t go on for this long. Some don’t quite last till the very end. It almost happened to OFAH when Lennard Pierce passed away, but luckily Ray Sullivan found Buster Merryfield to replace Granddad with Uncle Albert. What an absolute genius.
@@Granticus Granddad was a secondary character. He wasn't really needed. The show was really about Del and Rodney, it wouldn't have worked without either of them but the show could certainly survive without Granddad. That isn't to bash Granddad he was a great character but was he crucial to the show? No.
Well they technically did end the series, the rest were specials. Plus the point was that after winning all that money it didn’t fulfill there needs which was family and friends.
JoeStunner in some ways yes but the best episodes were always with Casandra and Raquel so I always felt there needed to be a bit more beyond ‘dates’ and ‘jolly boys outing’ episodes. Luvvely Jubbely!
L R without a doubt the series gradually deteriorated with time; hands down the greatest TV comedy of all time but once they got domesticated, it was never quite as good; the chandelier scene, the hand gliding episode, the poker game with Boycie, Rodney Joy Riding, uncle Albert when he had the dog medicine, ad infinitum, the last few specials were really not a patch on the classics...
"Well, we've had worse days..." The beauty of that line is in the fact that, after 15 years of so many trials and tribulations, as a viewer you KNOW they've had worse days. You remember them and how they made you laugh or feel.
Laurel and hardy were the greatest double act ever . But if you want two modern day then these two fit the bill. Rodney even has stans facial expressions
totally agree - its such a perfect and brilliant ending. The fact that Del had the watch in the 1st episode and it had been there all along made the ending so special. The last three episodes were shite as well.
I just love it when Del boy and rodney faint when they hear the auctioner says the first bid and then rodney faints those recactions just cracked me up.
Certainly was. Especially for those of us who live in Margate. Altho a lot of it was filmed along the seafront, at the railway station and at Dreamland, most of it was filmed (all during the summer) at various parts of the town and Ramsgate Indeed towards the end when they arrive back, the coach pulls up and Rodney gets off and walks towards his home (a block of flats) this is (I still live there) two hundred yards from my house. It took a whole afternoon for this scene to be filmed and we have a lot of memories and photos of all the cast especially David and Nicholas chatting to and mingling with (quite happily) all the locals. They were always like this wherever they turned up to film. Great Stars...Genuine People.
What a great ending to a fantastic sitcom comedy gold. Personally I thought they should never have tried to remake back in the early 2000s as that ending was perfect
I don’t care what anyone says this is epic!!the ending gets me all the time! Cos that’s exactly what I would to if I win some millions of pounds , I would go bonkers just like that 😂😂😂🤣
The comedy event of the late 20th century even watching this back in the day at age 7 it was so anticipated and everyone watched it just to see how it all ended the Christmas 96 trilogy is among the best comedy/drama ever.
Nothing against the final 3 episodes, but this was where they should’ve left off. The story arc was phenomenal and the final trilogy was kinda unnecessary. If they had the final 3 before this one whilst rewriting a few instances (such as Albert’s death) I think people would go a lot more easy on them
they should have NEVER made anything after that episode. it was all their dreams come true, and that was the end of the show. but they made more and said they'd lost all their money, that was a stupid idea, and it ruined the show in my opinion. the episodes after that were funny, but not necessary. THIS was the PERFECT end!
Actually it wasn't all their dreams come true. Not really. Cassandra had suffered a miscarriage previously and she and Rodney still wanted a child of their own. Money isn't everything.
@ANT 123 In my opinion, yes and no. I just don't think having all those riches and luxuries suited the Trotters. Seeing Rodney and Cassandra becoming parents was far better than just assuming that they would later on down the line. Leaving the series here would have sent out the wrong message that money is the be all and end all. It's just that I found Del and Rodney having enough money to live comfortably and each with a family of their own much more heartwarming than having mere wealth and splendour.
Tom Wakley You need to rewatch the episode again. It didn’t end with the message that money is the be all and end all at all. It ended showing Del Trotter already completely bored with his riches and admitting that the wheeling, dealing and chasing was his favourite thing about his life. Not being a millionaire. It also hints that he could indeed lose it all anyway because he wanted to continue with Trotters Independent Traders and expand it rather than retire rich. Albert was onboard and you just know Del would’ve convinced Rodney into some new scheme. It was indeed the most PERFECT ending and they never should’ve bothered with those AWFUL 3 follow up episodes.
TV execs see money they can't leave anything alone. Look at Red Dwarf. I'm sure, in fact, i KNOW i'm not the only one that says it should have ended after episode 6 of series 6
I think they should have ended the series on this episode! You hear throughout the years, Delboy telling Rodney that this time next year they'll be millionaires. To see them finally do it would have been a fitting end to one of the best comedy sitcoms of our time!
I dunno. The one showing 'Where they were now' with them enjoying their new rich life wasn't entirely bad as an idea-that one was intended as a one-off and all. Stripping it from them, though, now I'll agree with that one whole-heartedly.
With the history of OFAH....this is close as can be to the best 10mins of tv ever.....then going on to buying the Jag and into the Nags Head....Brilliant!
This was the whole piont of the show, they wanted to be millionaires and they got where they wanted to be. They should have ended it after this. They will never ever be a show like it and nor will a show match it
I just love the bit when Rodders and del boy faint when they hear how much the watch is worth it was a shame they didn't make this the last episode because del had got his dream he was finally a milionare.
After years to get rich Del Boy & Dave, finally did it. Now he retires and walks into the sunset. After all the scrounging and coning it all has come to grand end.
This is where they should have ended OFAH - Del saying years and years in seasons that "this time next week, you and I will be millionaires, rodney!" and they finally do become millionaires (obviously with Del Boy saying that they should invest some of it in stocks and bonds and Rodney telling him off) and walking into the sunset.
I just noticed something. It was dry when they walked out of the auction house, but when they were celebrating in the van, it was raining. Does anybody know if it was done on a different day, or the same day, or not, by any chance please?
Time on there hands, only Del boy would have a few mill tucked away in the garage and not have a clue what it was haha great that they became millionaires
I wonder how many people cheered and shed a tear they finally made it 😃
I remember shedding a tear when Rodney gets married and leaves his brother alone.
I did dunno how many times actually,it gets me every time.
One day I'll make it, too, and there will be huge cheering!!!!!!!!
Yeah, my dad did and he NEVER cries
I did, especially when Mike the barman said they could have the drinks on the house.. I was so pleased for them finally making all that money.
They will never make a program as good as this, pure tv gold
Never. There's no chance
It's hard to top Only Fools and Horses... but I'd had another idea, an episode of the Trotters staying at Fawlty Towers, along with Mr. Bean and the Buckets from Keeping Up Appearances.
Del Boy opens a casino in Torquay, and Basil is all excited to cash in on "Torquay's latest super-magnet of tourism."
Hyacinth is itching to go on holiday at Torquay's "most prestigious, most exclusive 'overnight club','" only to be drastically disappointed at such a "run-down, second-rate kiwi house." It doesn't help that her family suddenly shows up and she makes every effort to avoid them.
Rodney and Rose hit off a romantic fling.
Uncle Albert and the Major hit up an inevitable friendship, sharing war stories.
Mr. Bean is taken for a "Lord Bean of London," and his antics are interpreted as "upper class snobbery."
"Well, we've had worse days" LOL :)
This sitcoms transcends languages and nationalities. If your ever feel you can't make it, just keep a copy of this clip on your mobile phone and play it back to yourself just before you step of the ledge. It'll change your day. Trust me.
What a crying shame Grandad Trotter wasn't around too see this epic , epic episode !!
I'm sure everyone in the cast knew the show would end with them getting rich.
Dead don’t forget mate, shows don’t go on for this long. Some don’t quite last till the very end. It almost happened to OFAH when Lennard Pierce passed away, but luckily Ray Sullivan found Buster Merryfield to replace Granddad with Uncle Albert. What an absolute genius.
@@Granticus Granddad was a secondary character. He wasn't really needed. The show was really about Del and Rodney, it wouldn't have worked without either of them but the show could certainly survive without Granddad. That isn't to bash Granddad he was a great character but was he crucial to the show? No.
They dont think even the creator even knew he was gonna make them rich at the end.
I still watch it because it is better than most things on TV these days.
Just brilliant.
Ur not kidding there mate😭😭😭🍺🍺
Correct when BBC had good comedy before the rise of wokeness
One of the greatest "feel good" comedy scenes ever. A shame they didn't end the series after this episode - the perfect denouement.
Completely agreed! It was such a kick in the teeth when they bloody lost it all... :(
Well they technically did end the series, the rest were specials. Plus the point was that after winning all that money it didn’t fulfill there needs which was family and friends.
JoeStunner in some ways yes but the best episodes were always with Casandra and Raquel so I always felt there needed to be a bit more beyond ‘dates’ and ‘jolly boys outing’ episodes. Luvvely Jubbely!
L R without a doubt the series gradually deteriorated with time; hands down the greatest TV comedy of all time but once they got domesticated, it was never quite as good; the chandelier scene, the hand gliding episode, the poker game with Boycie, Rodney Joy Riding, uncle Albert when he had the dog medicine, ad infinitum, the last few specials were really not a patch on the classics...
@@alexcaygill8021 specials are still part of the series.
Utter genius - brilliant direction script and acting!
yeah absolutely mate, genius work
"Just over three million quid each, well we've had worse days" I got tears watching this one, classic show!!
"Well, we've had worse days..." The beauty of that line is in the fact that, after 15 years of so many trials and tribulations, as a viewer you KNOW they've had worse days. You remember them and how they made you laugh or feel.
Classic, never to be repeated British comedy
One of the most heartwarming moments in tv. Should have ended there.
Madeline George they should of, it was sad to see them stretch it out until they were broke again 😢
yeah but the cast and writers etc deservred the pay checks for the last few for the joy they gave us over the years, i dont begruge them
It has for me
Should never have ended
Na we needed to see boycies face
Every time i watch this scene it reminds me what its like to laugh at something funny
I'll buy the sandwiches Rodney cos you bought the rolls . brilliant. nothing out there that could top this
the part were they enter the nags head at the end, and everyone claps them makes me cry everytime :)
I cried I was so happy for them.
Laurel and hardy were the greatest double act ever . But if you want two modern day then these two fit the bill. Rodney even has stans facial expressions
Absolute gold. Loved this series. It was a good way to end it. Feel really happy for them
The real ending to their story. Ignore the three episodes which followed, they never happened. Burn every copy and never speak of again.
Midwife on emergency call. Brilliant.
The greatest moment in tv history should have left it at that
"we've had worse days"
Absolute genius script writing and acting is in a different league .. classic
Yea exactly ,great timing too
Never gets old. Comments from 11 years ago and today
totally agree - its such a perfect and brilliant ending. The fact that Del had the watch in the 1st episode and it had been there all along made the ending so special. The last three episodes were shite as well.
24 thumbs down. You plonkers
You now have 24 thumbs up, you dipstick
I’m sure they were trying to share it
I just love it when Del boy and rodney faint when they hear the auctioner says the first bid and then rodney faints those recactions just cracked me up.
'We've had worse days!' Pmsl.
The jolly boys outing has to be the best they ever made .
Certainly was. Especially for those of us who live in Margate.
Altho a lot of it was filmed along the seafront, at the railway station and at Dreamland, most of it was filmed (all during the summer) at various parts of the town and Ramsgate
Indeed towards the end when they arrive back, the coach pulls up and Rodney gets off and walks towards his home (a block of flats) this is (I still live there) two hundred yards from my house. It took a whole afternoon for this scene to be filmed and we have a lot of memories and photos of all the cast especially David and Nicholas chatting to and mingling with (quite happily) all the locals.
They were always like this wherever they turned up to film.
Great Stars...Genuine People.
1:31 Del's feet in mid air when he hits the ground.😂😂😂 Brilliant!
Comedy gold, absolute genius
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC
Over 4 minutes of comedic brilliance. From writing to the performances. Try finding the equivalent in today's TV landscape.
What a great ending to a fantastic sitcom comedy gold. Personally I thought they should never have tried to remake back in the early 2000s as that ending was perfect
I agree. When they took their money away just to squeeze a few more episodes out of it, it spoilt what was a fitting end to the series.
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.
Del:well,we had worst days. lol
Always brings a tear to me eye
I don’t care what anyone says this is epic!!the ending gets me all the time! Cos that’s exactly what I would to if I win some millions of pounds , I would go bonkers just like that 😂😂😂🤣
This is great it’s something us peasants dream off. Suddenly becoming rich
You know there going to faint seen it loads of times, but still make me laugh, what a classic.
The best comedy ever!!!
chain gang was another one of my favourite episodes
The comedy event of the late 20th century even watching this back in the day at age 7 it was so anticipated and everyone watched it just to see how it all ended the Christmas 96 trilogy is among the best comedy/drama ever.
We could never make anything like this now, totally brilliant tv at it's best. Up the BBC x
Best comedy scene in history 🤣 love it
Always brings a tear to my eyes,
The the subtle bit where rodney is muttering as he falls backwards. Brilliant acting. Brilliant comedy. What a plonker!!!
This is the best product from UK
Love the scene at the start where rodney thinks it's ridiculous that their watch could be worth 40 grand
Will never be bettered,absolute brilliant TV,will last forever
Nothing against the final 3 episodes, but this was where they should’ve left off. The story arc was phenomenal and the final trilogy was kinda unnecessary. If they had the final 3 before this one whilst rewriting a few instances (such as Albert’s death) I think people would go a lot more easy on them
Shut up
@@lmmiex2480 Why don't you shut up
I’ve got everything against the final 3. They ended on this and then went and ruined it.
Rachel lercar
it want on a lot longer then that and it did finish with them being sort o rich .
This makes me cry and very happy at the same time I loved these guys so much the best there has ever been bar none
I wish so badly this happened in real life 😂😂
One of the writers must have read Longitude.
they should have NEVER made anything after that episode. it was all their dreams come true, and that was the end of the show. but they made more and said they'd lost all their money, that was a stupid idea, and it ruined the show in my opinion. the episodes after that were funny, but not necessary. THIS was the PERFECT end!
Actually it wasn't all their dreams come true. Not really. Cassandra had suffered a miscarriage previously and she and Rodney still wanted a child of their own. Money isn't everything.
@ANT 123 In my opinion, yes and no. I just don't think having all those riches and luxuries suited the Trotters. Seeing Rodney and Cassandra becoming parents was far better than just assuming that they would later on down the line.
Leaving the series here would have sent out the wrong message that money is the be all and end all. It's just that I found Del and Rodney having enough money to live comfortably and each with a family of their own much more heartwarming than having mere wealth and splendour.
Tom Wakley You need to rewatch the episode again. It didn’t end with the message that money is the be all and end all at all. It ended showing Del Trotter already completely bored with his riches and admitting that the wheeling, dealing and chasing was his favourite thing about his life. Not being a millionaire. It also hints that he could indeed lose it all anyway because he wanted to continue with Trotters Independent Traders and expand it rather than retire rich. Albert was onboard and you just know Del would’ve convinced Rodney into some new scheme. It was indeed the most PERFECT ending and they never should’ve bothered with those AWFUL 3 follow up episodes.
TV execs see money they can't leave anything alone. Look at Red Dwarf. I'm sure, in fact, i KNOW i'm not the only one that says it should have ended after episode 6 of series 6
Poor Del, but then poor Rodders... Tbh, I think that if I sold something that valuable, I'd probably collapse or fall on the floor.
Poor Rodders? Rodney is a plonker.
@@derekdelboytrotter8881 true. He is
His math was ok but he forgot the auction house cut, they usually take 30%
@@22especThat cheque would’ve been the final net total. The commission would’ve been taken off before they got it.
Brilliant! any chance of putting the video of them in there new homes at the end of this episode up?
My favorite episode is ‘Dates’ but this scene is the best.
4:20 anyone outside would be wondering "what the fuck is happening in there"
This episode and the Batman and Robin one. The best TV ever. Oh, and Fawlty Towers. Pure gold.
Absolutely brilliant 👏
3:51 GENIUS
I wanna go back to the night this was shown on the BBC.
A brilliant comedy show, brilliant actors...funny too!
Rodney in a low tone voice as he falls "Oh Gawd blind me" 🤣🤣🤣
Loved the way del and Rodney collapses
Would love to see the full episode😆😆😆😆💗😆😆😆😆
Rest in Paradise my car boot and London auction loving sister ❤️🌈❤️👍🤓👍attention to detail ✌️
To me, this episode will always be the end. I never watched any of the later ones. They weren't needed, this was perfect.
I think they should have ended the series on this episode! You hear throughout the years, Delboy telling Rodney that this time next year they'll be millionaires. To see them finally do it would have been a fitting end to one of the best comedy sitcoms of our time!
Truly Amazing!!!!!!!
One of the best
All time fav
I like how Del here didn't try to use his usual straight down the middle deal and agreed to 3.1 million each
Absolutely 💯 the best!
Fantastic brilliant .
I dunno. The one showing 'Where they were now' with them enjoying their new rich life wasn't entirely bad as an idea-that one was intended as a one-off and all.
Stripping it from them, though, now I'll agree with that one whole-heartedly.
With the history of OFAH....this is close as can be to the best 10mins of tv ever.....then going on to buying the Jag and into the Nags Head....Brilliant!
He bought a rolls royce
@@mikewatte4478 You are right sir, my apologies.
Stupendous, seriously stupendous
Pure class
This was the whole piont of the show, they wanted to be millionaires and they got where they wanted to be. They should have ended it after this. They will never ever be a show like it and nor will a show match it
very good scene. egg timer, love it.
Midwife on Emergency Call...made me laugh
'Tax disc in post' is another one I like 😂
So Del fell over twice in OFAH?
I just love the bit when Rodders and del boy faint when they hear how much the watch is worth it was a shame they didn't make this the last episode because del had got his dream he was finally a milionare.
Sublime good luck to Del and Rodney
The greatest comedy ending ever
DIFFERENT CLASS..
cheers nice one!
Brilliant
After years to get rich Del Boy & Dave, finally did it. Now he retires and walks into the sunset. After all the scrounging and coning it all has come to grand end.
"This time, this year, we'll be millionaires."
The best!!!
NAJBOLJA SERIJA 👍👍
I wish they could make one more series for old times sake
Problem is too many people are gone now, it wasn't just Del and Rodney that made the series funny it was everyone else as well
This is where they should have ended OFAH - Del saying years and years in seasons that "this time next week, you and I will be millionaires, rodney!" and they finally do become millionaires (obviously with Del Boy saying that they should invest some of it in stocks and bonds and Rodney telling him off) and walking into the sunset.
One day we will be millionars
Quality ! 😂
I just noticed something. It was dry when they walked out of the auction house, but when they were celebrating in the van, it was raining. Does anybody know if it was done on a different day, or the same day, or not, by any chance please?
happy ending
I need to get me one o them lesser watches
Time on there hands, only Del boy would have a few mill tucked away in the garage and not have a clue what it was haha great that they became millionaires