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Only Fools and Horses (1981)

Comedy

Only Fools and Horses.... Is a British sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally transmitted on BBC One from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas specials aired until 2003. In working-class Peckham in south-east London, ambitious market trader Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter and his younger half-brother Rodney, explore their highs and lows in life, in particular their attempts to get rich. Initially not an immediate hit and receiving little promotion early on, it later achieved consistently high ratings, and the 1996 episode "Time on Our Hands" (originally billed as the series finale) holds the record for the biggest UK audience for a sitcom episode, attracting 24.3 million viewers. The series bears a significant influence on British culture, contributing several words and phrases to the English language.

IMDb rating
9.0 (66,306 votes)
Seasons
9
Streaming (US)
Britbox Apple TV Channel · BritBox Amazon Channel
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 9 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1981)

7.69 avg 7 episodes 7.6 → 7.5 31 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 1,045 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 914 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 874 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 818 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 792 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 826 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 744 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Big Brother7.61,045
2Go West Young Man8.1914
3Cash and Curry7.9874
4The Second Time Around7.6818
5A Slow Bus to Chingford7.4792
6The Russians Are Coming7.7826
7Christmas Crackers7.5744

Season 2 (1982)

8.18 avg 8 episodes 8.0 → 7.5 29 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 758 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 724 votesEp 3: 8.8 · 867 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 717 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 737 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 717 votesEp 7: 8.9 · 891 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 669 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Long Legs of the Law8.0758
2Ashes to Ashes8.0724
3A Losing Streak8.8867
4No Greater Love....7.9717
5The Yellow Peril8.4737
6It Never Rains....7.9717
7A Touch of Glass8.9891
8Diamonds Are for Heather7.5669

Season 3 (1983)

8.23 avg 8 episodes 8.0 → 8.0 29 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 693 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 685 votesEp 3: 8.8 · 867 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 676 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 736 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 670 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 705 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 661 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Homesick8.0693
2Healthy Competition8.3685
3Friday the 14th8.8867
4Yesterday Never Comes7.8676
5May the Force Be with You8.6736
6Wanted7.9670
7Who's a Pretty Boy?8.4705
8Thicker Than Water8.0661

Season 4 (1985)

8.21 avg 8 episodes 8.2 → 9.0 37 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 694 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 739 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 655 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 702 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 653 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 626 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 626 votesEp 8: 9.0 · 1,055 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Happy Returns8.2694
2Strained Relations8.5739
3Hole in One8.1655
4It's Only Rock and Roll7.9702
5Sleeping Dogs Lie8.2653
6Watching the Girls Go By7.7626
7As One Door Closes8.1626
8To Hull and Back9.01,055

Season 5 (1986)

8.13 avg 9 episodes 8.1 → 8.9 44 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 666 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 634 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 733 votesEp 4: 8.8 · 763 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 636 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 649 votesEp 7: 7.0 · 827 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 706 votesEp 9: 8.9 · 802 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1From Prussia with Love8.1666
2The Miracle of Peckham8.0634
3The Longest Night8.5733
4Tea for Three8.8763
5Video Nasty7.6636
6Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?7.9649
7A Royal Flush7.0827
8The Frog's Legacy8.4706
9Dates8.9802

Season 6 (1989)

9.04 avg 7 episodes 9.2 → 9.6 54 min avg

Ep 1: 9.2 · 902 votesEp 2: 9.1 · 840 votesEp 3: 9.2 · 870 votesEp 4: 9.1 · 883 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 700 votesEp 6: 8.9 · 769 votesEp 7: 9.6 · 1,706 votes
Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Yuppy Love9.2902
2Danger UXD9.1840
3Chain Gang9.2870
4The Unlucky Winner Is...9.1883
5Sickness & Wealth8.2700
6Little Problems8.9769
7The Jolly Boys' Outing9.61,706

Season 7 (1990)

8.34 avg 11 episodes 8.1 → 8.1 61 min avg

Ep 0: 8.1 · 662 votesEp 1: 8.2 · 623 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 586 votesEp 3: 8.9 · 742 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 652 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 599 votesEp 6: 8.7 · 653 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 723 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 897 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 686 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 651 votes
Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0Rodney Come Home8.1662
1The Sky's the Limit8.2623
2The Chance of a Lunchtime8.0586
3Stage Fright8.9742
4The Class of '628.7652
5He Ain't Heavy, He's My Uncle8.1599
6Three Men, a Woman, and a Baby8.7653
7Miami Twice: The American Dream8.2723
8Miami Twice8.2897
9Mother Nature's Son8.5686
10Fatal Extraction8.1651

Season 8 (1996)

9.17 avg 3 episodes 9.3 → 9.6 60 min avg

Ep 1: 9.3 · 1,024 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 727 votesEp 3: 9.6 · 1,625 votes
Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Heroes and Villains9.31,024
2Modern Men8.6727
3Time on Our Hands9.61,625

Season 9 (2001)

7.67 avg 3 episodes 7.3 → 7.8 75 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 664 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 694 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 726 votes
Season 9 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1If They Could See Us Now.....!7.3664
2Strangers on the Shore...!7.9694
3Sleepless in Peckham...!7.8726
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