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Only Fools and Horses
1981–1991
· TV Show
· 95 min episodes
· 7 seasons
A
MEANRANK
84/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #71
- IMDb #16
- Metacritic #373
- RatingGraph #109
- Metacritic Audience #141
- Criticker #48
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- Trakt #18
Every rating
71–90
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 71, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 90.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →Comedy that follows two brothers from London's rough Peckham estate as they wheel and deal through a number of dodgy deals and search for the big score that'll make them millionaires.
Details
- Director
- Tony Dow
- Created by
- John Sullivan
- Studio
- BBC
- Released
- 8 September 1981
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 95 min
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Episodes
- 45 across 7 seasons
- Awards
- 25 wins, 15 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (20) →
Awards & nominations
See all 40 →25 wins from 40 nominations across 23 ceremonies
| Audience Award 2004 | Audience Award | John Sullivan, Gareth Gwenlan, Tony Dow | Winner |
| Best Comedy 2002 | TV Quick Awards | Only Fools and Horses | Winner |
| Most Popular Comedy Performance 2002 | Most Popular Comedy Performance | David Jason | Winner |
| Most Popular Comedy Programme 2002 | Most Popular Comedy Programme | John Sullivan, Gareth Gwenlan, Tony Dow | Nominee |
| Best TV Comedy 2001 | The Heritage Foundation | Only Fools and Horses | Winner |
| Best TV Writer 2001 | The Heritage Foundation | John Sullivan | Winner |
| Best TV Comedy Actor 1997 | Best TV Comedy Actor | David Jason | Winner |
| Best TV Comedy Actor 1997 | Best TV Comedy Actor | Nicholas Lyndhurst | Nominee |
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40 awards — Only Fools and Horses
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Best TV Comedy Actor
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best TV Comedy Actor | David Jason | Winner |
| Best TV Comedy Actor | David Jason | Winner |
| Best TV Comedy Actor | David Jason | Winner |
| Best TV Comedy Actor | Nicholas Lyndhurst | Nominee |
Comedy Series
6 nominations, 2 won
| Comedy Series | John Sullivan, Gareth Gwenlan, Tony Dow | Winner |
| Comedy Series | Ray Butt | Winner |
| Comedy Series | John Sullivan, Gareth Gwenlan, Tony Dow | Nominee |
| Comedy Series | John Sullivan, Gareth Gwenlan, Tony Dow | Nominee |
| Comedy Series | Ray Butt | Nominee |
| Comedy Series | Ray Butt | Nominee |
Light Entertainment Performance
7 nominations, 1 won
| Light Entertainment Performance | David Jason | Winner |
| Light Entertainment Performance | Nicholas Lyndhurst | Nominee |
| Light Entertainment Performance | David Jason | Nominee |
| Light Entertainment Performance | David Jason | Nominee |
| Light Entertainment Performance | Nicholas Lyndhurst | Nominee |
| Light Entertainment Performance | David Jason | Nominee |
| Light Entertainment Performance | David Jason | Nominee |
Comedy (Programme or Series)
2 nominations, 1 won
| Comedy (Programme or Series) | John Sullivan, Gareth Gwenlan, Tony Dow | Winner |
| Comedy (Programme or Series) | John Sullivan, Gareth Gwenlan, Tony Dow | Nominee |
Comedy Performance
2 nominations, 1 won
| Comedy Performance | David Jason | Winner |
| Comedy Performance | Nicholas Lyndhurst | Nominee |
Most Popular Comedy Performer
2 nominations, 1 won
| Most Popular Comedy Performer | David Jason | Winner |
| Most Popular Comedy Performer | Nicholas Lyndhurst | Nominee |
Audience Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award | John Sullivan, Gareth Gwenlan, Tony Dow | Winner |
Best Actor
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | David Jason | Winner |
Best BBC Sitcom
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best BBC Sitcom | Only Fools and Horses | Winner |
Best Comedy
1 nomination, 1 won
| TV Quick Awards | Only Fools and Horses | Winner |
Best TV Comedy
1 nomination, 1 won
| The Heritage Foundation | Only Fools and Horses | Winner |
Best TV Writer
1 nomination, 1 won
| The Heritage Foundation | John Sullivan | Winner |
Comedy Programme of the Year
1 nomination, 1 won
| Comedy Programme of the Year | Only Fools and Horses | Winner |
Funniest Comedy Moment
1 nomination, 1 won
| Funniest Comedy Moment | Only Fools and Horses | Winner |
Funniest TV Programme
1 nomination, 1 won
| SOS Star Awards | Only Fools and Horses | Winner |
Most Popular Comedy Performance
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Popular Comedy Performance | David Jason | Winner |
Most Popular Comedy Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Popular Comedy Series | John Sullivan, Gareth Gwenlan, Tony Dow | Winner |
People's Choice Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| People's Choice Award | Only Fools and Horses | Winner |
Situation Comedy Writer
1 nomination, 1 won
| Writers' Guild of Great Britain | John Sullivan | Winner |
Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama
1 nomination, 1 won
| Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama | Only Fools and Horses | Winner |
Situation Comedy of the Year
1 nomination, 1 won
| Situation Comedy of the Year | Only Fools and Horses | Winner |
WGGB Top Comedy Writer
1 nomination, 1 won
| WGGB Top Comedy Writer | John Sullivan | Winner |
Most Popular Comedy Programme
1 nomination
| Most Popular Comedy Programme | John Sullivan, Gareth Gwenlan, Tony Dow | Nominee |