RIP Lennard Pearce This episode was filmed the day after Lennard Pearce’s real funeral where the cast of OFAH attended to pay their respects, so the grief is still fresh 🙏🏼 the ep is both heartbreaking & respectful but remains hilarious masterful writing
Grandad was a hard act to follow but let me tell you this, you will fall in love with Uncle Albert in the coming series! It takes a few episodes for the character to find his feet but when he did he became one of the most loved characters in OFAH. RIP Lennard Pearce and Buster Merryfield.
The transition was handled brilliantly. Grandad was a memorable and much-loved character. What contributed to Uncle Albert's character working so well was his back story. Both Del and Rodney as well as the audience had to get to know him.
Glad no one spoilt this episode for you as this was specially done I commemorate the late Leonard Pearce who admitted to performing on stage and met newcomer Hitler. He regrets never having a gun.
@anitahargreaves Some absolute tools tried their best to spoil this episode, luckily he had already seen it on his Patreon. Some people are unbelievably stupid. They think talking about future plotlines is somehow helpful.
We was all so sad to see grandad pass away. But we was also treated to a real special character called uncle Albert. You will truly love his presence in this series. He’s amazing and says and does some of the funniest things you can imagine. Also the way you got upset over learning grandad was dead , was the same reaction most of us probably had. It was such an upsetting episode
The one everyone has been waiting for. As was said in another comment, this was basically a real life thing, captured in a sitcom, so the raw emotions are real.
R.I.P Lennard Pearce Grandad passed away shortly after they started filming series 4 from a heart attack, the intended first episode of the series was "hole in one" Grandad had filmed some scenes of that with the rest of the cast but sadly he passed away, the writer John Sullivan had to adjust the series and write this episode in. Grandad is referenced in the previous episode, a woman in the newsagents asks Del how Grandad was, in real life he had actually passed away but we got the impression that he was just in the hospital...obviously Grandad was a main character and deserved a full episode as a tribute.
First of all mate it's great to see so many fools and horses reactions from you and watching the episodes again with you it makes me proud to hear you get the true British cockney humour....Grandad was great but as a real fools and horses fan from London I can guarantee you that Uncle Albert will not let you down...I can't separate the two as my favourite. Please keep your only fools reviews up mate.
Nicholas and David are so good at the technique of half way through their lines, doing that thing where they are like “hang on” what did you just say lol. There must be an acting technical term for that I’m sure. Amazing timing they both have
This is an absolutely brilliant episode of only fools and horses, Lennard Pearce had just passed away in real life, and the opening scene in this episode was just after his real funeral so all cast members were still grieving for real which is why they were genuinely and visibly upset and grief stricken on screen. John Sullivan (the writer of the scripts) had to very quickly come up with a brand new script for this episode and he questioned how he could incorporate a funeral into a comedy while showing the upmost respect to Lennard's memory, which is where the joke about mistakenly burying the minister's hat thinking it was granddad's hat, when people laughed at that, everyone knew it was ok to laugh again. I think Lennard would have been very impressed with the way it was handled, it was very different having Buster Merryfield in the program taking his place and it took a little while to adapt to having uncle Albert rather than grandad, but ultimately, it was sheer genius to to have him in the show, it worked just as well with Buster as it did with Lennard, they will both be very missed, RIP Lennard and Buster
@@martindunstan8043 It really annoyed me because before I looked at the comments I thought to myself, I bet there's one that spoils it. And there it was. No need for it.
This was a very sad episode with Grandad passing away but the actor Lennard Pearce passed away IRL around 2 weeks before and both actors who play Del and Rodney attended his real funeral so you will notice that the acting was raw and real because not only did they lost a colleague but a very dear friend of theirs. Grandad was an amazing character but Uncle Albert was an amazing replacement and the show gets even better from here
RIP Lennard Pearce This episode was filmed the day after Lennard Pearce’s real funeral where the cast of OFAH attended to pay their respects, so the grief is still fresh 🙏🏼 the ep is both heartbreaking & respectful but remains hilarious masterful writing
100 percent well said 👍
RIP lennard Pearce and the introduction of uncle Albert he had some shoes to fill but he did a great job
Grandad was a hard act to follow but let me tell you this, you will fall in love with Uncle Albert in the coming series! It takes a few episodes for the character to find his feet but when he did he became one of the most loved characters in OFAH. RIP Lennard Pearce and Buster Merryfield.
The transition was handled brilliantly. Grandad was a memorable and much-loved character. What contributed to Uncle Albert's character working so well was his back story. Both Del and Rodney as well as the audience had to get to know him.
RIP to Grandad. 🙏 Uncle Albert will not disappoint
Glad no one spoilt this episode for you as this was specially done I commemorate the late Leonard Pearce who admitted to performing on stage and met newcomer Hitler. He regrets never having a gun.
Yeah, I was waiting for someone to ruin it - luckily they didn't.
@anitahargreaves Some absolute tools tried their best to spoil this episode, luckily he had already seen it on his Patreon. Some people are unbelievably stupid. They think talking about future plotlines is somehow helpful.
They are thoughtless as it spoils the journey for everyone.
We was all so sad to see grandad pass away. But we was also treated to a real special character called uncle Albert. You will truly love his presence in this series. He’s amazing and says and does some of the funniest things you can imagine. Also the way you got upset over learning grandad was dead , was the same reaction most of us probably had. It was such an upsetting episode
The one everyone has been waiting for. As was said in another comment, this was basically a real life thing, captured in a sitcom, so the raw emotions are real.
The unfortunate end of one era and the start of another great one! RIP Lennard Pearce aka Grandad ✌️🍻
R.I.P Lennard Pearce
Grandad passed away shortly after they started filming series 4 from a heart attack, the intended first episode of the series was "hole in one" Grandad had filmed some scenes of that with the rest of the cast but sadly he passed away, the writer John Sullivan had to adjust the series and write this episode in.
Grandad is referenced in the previous episode, a woman in the newsagents asks Del how Grandad was, in real life he had actually passed away but we got the impression that he was just in the hospital...obviously Grandad was a main character and deserved a full episode as a tribute.
RIP Lennard Pearce.
Sadly we lost an iconic character but another iconic character is introduced in this episode.
Nailed it.
They struck gold with Buster Merryfield. I know you can't ever replace grandad but uncle Albert carried the torch for him ♥️
First of all mate it's great to see so many fools and horses reactions from you and watching the episodes again with you it makes me proud to hear you get the true British cockney humour....Grandad was great but as a real fools and horses fan from London I can guarantee you that Uncle Albert will not let you down...I can't separate the two as my favourite. Please keep your only fools reviews up mate.
Don't be sad man, this show only gets better & better.
Nicholas and David are so good at the technique of half way through their lines, doing that thing where they are like “hang on” what did you just say lol. There must be an acting technical term for that I’m sure. Amazing timing they both have
rip grandad 😢 Albert is a great addition looking forward to the following episodes bro
This is an absolutely brilliant episode of only fools and horses, Lennard Pearce had just passed away in real life, and the opening scene in this episode was just after his real funeral so all cast members were still grieving for real which is why they were genuinely and visibly upset and grief stricken on screen. John Sullivan (the writer of the scripts) had to very quickly come up with a brand new script for this episode and he questioned how he could incorporate a funeral into a comedy while showing the upmost respect to Lennard's memory, which is where the joke about mistakenly burying the minister's hat thinking it was granddad's hat, when people laughed at that, everyone knew it was ok to laugh again. I think Lennard would have been very impressed with the way it was handled, it was very different having Buster Merryfield in the program taking his place and it took a little while to adapt to having uncle Albert rather than grandad, but ultimately, it was sheer genius to to have him in the show, it worked just as well with Buster as it did with Lennard, they will both be very missed, RIP Lennard and Buster
Been watching only fools and horses for 25+ years and this episode still gets me 😢
The actor who played Grandad died in real life not long before the filming of this.
RIP 🙏
Someone spoilt it in the comment section last episode. Absolutely terrible. No more spoilers please the guys watching it for the first time.
Great comment, bang on! 👍
@@martindunstan8043 It really annoyed me because before I looked at the comments I thought to myself, I bet there's one that spoils it. And there it was. No need for it.
@@Smokey2Mc it's thoughtless and selfish, you're right to have said it, you weren't rude so fair play Sir👍
TH-cam comments or patreon? I assume his patreon reacts are months ahead anyway so TH-cam comments dint matter
DTN, you've got some real treats coming up!
I feel for Rodney. At my grandma's wake people were acting like it was a party.. I was ready to throw hands. 😡
This was a very sad episode with Grandad passing away but the actor Lennard Pearce passed away IRL around 2 weeks before and both actors who play Del and Rodney attended his real funeral so you will notice that the acting was raw and real because not only did they lost a colleague but a very dear friend of theirs.
Grandad was an amazing character but Uncle Albert was an amazing replacement and the show gets even better from here
Nick Lyndhurst took this really badly I was reading.
23:52 you just get it ❤️😊
Grandad was a big loss but uncle Albert is my favorite
Have you seen Rodney in the new Frasier reboot trailer released a couple of days ago?
The reason why granddad died in the series was because he actually died in real life at that very tome I believe
RIP Lennard Pearce. Legend x
During the war!
wat for uncle albert your in for a treat .. RIP Lennard Pearce
Fun fact. Uncle albert fought in the war. Never mentions it tho
Grandad was great. Lennard Pearce, the actor who played him died. Uncle Albert is however an excellent replacement.
Reportedly Uncle Albert used to be a Bank Manager before he took up acting.
Yes he did.
@@geoffpoole483 Can you imagine? 🤩
You better get used to OFAH taking you on an emotional rollercoaster. you'll cry a lot just a heads up!
No more heart breaking episodes and you'll love uncle Albert👌
There are some other heartbreaks, but this is the worst.
Modern men
In Late January 2021, i lost my Maternal Grandfather and then my Maternal Grandmother within the same week. Cause of death; Coronavirus
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