Summary
Del and Rodney become caped crusaders; Del buys a new manual to show him how to make positive decisions; and the Trotters finally strike gold when Raquel's father finds an old watch among their junk.
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Only Fools and Horses
- 1996
- Season 8
- 3 episodes
- Sitcom
- Drama
Episode 1: Heroes and Villains
Summary
Del feels down on his luck after the council rejects his application for a home improvement grant, but his spirits are raised when he hears about a fancy-dress party across town. David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Buster Merryfield star as the wheeler-dealers in the first part of the Christmas 1996 trilogy. With Tessa Peake-Jones, Gwyneth Strong, Douglas Hodge and Angela Bruce
Review
Radio Times readers voted Heroes and Villains (from 1996) as their favourite ever Only Fools and Horses Christmas episode, and their reward is a repeat screening on Gold. Even if you can’t place the title, all you need to know is that it’s “the one where Del and Rodney dress up as Batman and Robin”.
The hapless pair are invited to a fancy dress party and decide to go along as the Caped Crusaders. But their plans are almost scuppered when their Reliant Robin fails to live up to its name and breaks down. As the pair run through the foggy darkness to the party, they happen upon a real-life crime… and you doubtless know the rest.
How to watch
Next showing
| channel | time | status |
|---|---|---|
GOLD  | - | |
GOLD | - | |
GOLD HD  | - | |
GOLD +1  | - | |
GOLD HD | - | |
GOLD +1 | - |
Streaming
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Details
- Released on
- 1996-12-25
- Languages
- English
- Formats
- Colour | SUB | AD | HD
Credits
Cast
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Del-Boy Trotter | David Jason |
| Rodney Trotter | Nicholas Lyndhurst |
| Uncle Albert | Buster Merryfield |
| Raquel | Tessa Peake-Jones |
| Cassandra Trotter | Gwyneth Strong |
| Trigger | Roger Lloyd Pack |
| Denzil | Paul Barber |
| Mike | Kenneth MacDonald |
| Boycie | John Challis |
| Marlene | Sue Holderness |
| Old Damien | Douglas Hodge |
| Councillor Murray | Angela Bruce |
| Sid | Roy Heather |
| Damien Trotter | Jamie Smith |
| Kenny | Steve Weston |
| Gary | Scott Marshall |
| Scott | Dan Clark |
| Kevin | Fuman Dar |
| Dawn | Sheree Murphy |
| Old lady | Bay White |
| Mayor | Robin Meredith |
| Photographer | Richard Hicks |
| Market lad | Lee Barritt |
| Market lad | Leonard Kirby |
| Walk On | Sean Spooner |
Crew
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Writer | John Sullivan |
| Producer | Gareth Gwenlan |
| Director | Tony Dow |
All episodes
Episode 1
Heroes and Villains
- , GOLDSummary
Del feels down on his luck after the council rejects his application for a home improvement grant, but his spirits are raised when he hears about a fancy-dress party across town. David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Buster Merryfield star as the wheeler-dealers in the first part of the Christmas 1996 trilogy. With Tessa Peake-Jones, Gwyneth Strong, Douglas Hodge and Angela BruceReview
Radio Times readers voted Heroes and Villains (from 1996) as their favourite ever Only Fools and Horses Christmas episode, and their reward is a repeat screening on Gold. Even if you can’t place the title, all you need to know is that it’s “the one where Del and Rodney dress up as Batman and Robin”.
The hapless pair are invited to a fancy dress party and decide to go along as the Caped Crusaders. But their plans are almost scuppered when their Reliant Robin fails to live up to its name and breaks down. As the pair run through the foggy darkness to the party, they happen upon a real-life crime… and you doubtless know the rest.
How to watch
Next showing
channel time status GOLD
-GOLD
-GOLD HD
-GOLD +1
-GOLD HD
-GOLD +1
-Streaming
❚ We may earn commission from links on this page. Our editorial is always independent (learn more)Details
- Released on
- 1996-12-25
- Languages
- English
- Formats
- Colour | SUB | AD | HD
Credits
Cast
role name Del-Boy Trotter David Jason Rodney Trotter Nicholas Lyndhurst Uncle Albert Buster Merryfield Raquel Tessa Peake-Jones Cassandra Trotter Gwyneth Strong Trigger Roger Lloyd Pack Denzil Paul Barber Mike Kenneth MacDonald Boycie John Challis Marlene Sue Holderness Old Damien Douglas Hodge Councillor Murray Angela Bruce Sid Roy Heather Damien Trotter Jamie Smith Kenny Steve Weston Gary Scott Marshall Scott Dan Clark Kevin Fuman Dar Dawn Sheree Murphy Old lady Bay White Mayor Robin Meredith Photographer Richard Hicks Market lad Lee Barritt Market lad Leonard Kirby Walk On Sean Spooner Crew
role name Writer John Sullivan Producer Gareth Gwenlan Director Tony Dow
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