Unseen 'Only Fools' episode

[DavidRyder]

Having seen each episode of OFAH about 500 times, I was super excited to hear that an episode had been dusted off, never before seen. Appears to be a special, commissioned by an oilfield consortium, for school children. Not sure if this will affect how good it is, but can't wait to see it (500 times)! On Oct 3rd on Gold apparently.

 

[Medwayseagull]

Gold are also running "a story of fools and horses" series at present unless it has been on previously.

 

[Is it PotG?]

https://vimeo.com/164318269

Was a good one too.

 

[Marshy]

Gold are also running "a story of fools and horses" series at present unless it has been on previously.

Its followed on from the David Jason Strory... Ive enjoyed them all so far

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Is this the until now mythical lesser episode ?

Will it be like the rumoured '13th' Fawlty Towers episode.

 

[Triggaaar]

 

[DavidRyder]

https://vimeo.com/164318269

Was a good one too.

Hadn't realised it was online, cheers

 

[Murray 17]

I think you may be in it Trig!

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Been doing the rounds on the torrent sites for years.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

More like an educational video than a comedy programme sadly. Apart from when grandad asked Del what colour the oil rig was, which was mildly amusing.

 

[DavidRyder]

More like an educational video than a comedy programme sadly. Apart from when grandad asked Del what colour the oil rig was, which was mildly amusing.

I feared as much, but will still watch. I'm guessing there'll be limited exclamations from Del such as 'Menage a trois!' if it's made for the kids!

 

[desprateseagull]

Odd this 'important' episode found just in time to tie in with DJ story.. and why not being shown on main bbc channels- I thought Gold was for repeats?

 

[DavidRyder]

It amazes me, generally with these old shows, how episodes go missing in the first place. I'm pretty sure I read once that loads of Hancock's Half Hour episodes were lost, because they recorded over them with other programmes! I don't care if reels of film were expensive back in the day, how could they do that?!!

 

[Triggaaar]

I think you may be in it Trig!

 

[Gabbafella]

I don't think I'll ever understand the fascination with only fools and horses.
I had to endure a couple of episodes the other day as the Mrs wanted to watch them. Can't remember the last time I was that bored.

 

[Easy 10]

I was amazed to discover there was only 60-odd episodes. I thought there was 11,413.

 

[Whoislloydy]

I just don't find it funny

 

[symyjym]

https://vimeo.com/164318269

Was a good one too.

They are forgiven with it being commissioned, but that was bloody awful.

 

[Biscuit]

It amazes me, generally with these old shows, how episodes go missing in the first place. I'm pretty sure I read once that loads of Hancock's Half Hour episodes were lost, because they recorded over them with other programmes! I don't care if reels of film were expensive back in the day, how could they do that?!!

TV was seen very differently in the 60's and early 70's. That's why so many early Doctor Who's are missing. It was incredibly rare and incredibly expensive to repeat a programme, and the actors unions made sure it wasn't a practice commonly undertaken. The idea of a home video service, or anything approaching a VHS market was unthinkable. TV in those days was like the theatre, if you missed it you missed it.

That combined with 3" Quad tapes etc were incredibly expensive meant that they had to be wiped and reused. Most 'missing' Doctor Who has been returned on 16mm film. Copied from the original onto film so it could be shown in foreign markets with systems less cutting edge than the BBC's. Of course these 16mm reels were expensive to store and were occasionally, unsystematically destroyed. A lot of missing TV has come back from overseas TV stations where it's been sitting untouched for 50+ years! Incredible it has survived at all to be honest.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

I don't think I'll ever understand the fascination with only fools and horses.
I had to endure a couple of episodes the other day as the Mrs wanted to watch them. Can't remember the last time I was that bored.

I just don't find it funny

Burn the unbelievers !!!!