Big Brother (Only Fools and Horses)
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| Only Fools and Horses episode | |
| "Big Brother" | |
| Series | 1 |
|---|---|
| Writer | John Sullivan |
| Director | Martin Shardlow |
| Producer | Ray Butt |
| Duration | 30 minutes |
| Airdate | 8 September 1981 |
| Audience | 9.2 million |
Big Brother is an episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the pilot episode of the entire series, and the first episode of series 1, and was first screened on 8 September 1981.
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[edit] Overview
Derek "Del Boy" Trotter, chairman of Trotters Independent Traders, employs his younger brother Rodney into the company to flog some suitcases supplied by Trigger, who Rodney first meets at the Nag's Head. But unfortunately, the suitcases are locked with the combination inside them.
But after a falling-out involving him getting a cheeseburger for Grandad, Rodney decides to go it alone, and leaves the next day. In the meantime, Del tries to sell some of the suitcases and fails.
Later that day, Rodney returns home, because he forgot his passport, and Del says that he dumped all the suitcases in the river. They both make up in the end.
[edit] Episode cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| David Jason | Del Boy |
| Nicholas Lyndhurst | Rodney |
| Lennard Pearce | Grandad |
| Roger Lloyd Pack | Trigger |
| Peta Bernard | Joyce (barmaid) |
[edit] Trivia
- Actress Tessa Peake-Jones, who later became a regular in the show as Del's girlfriend and future wife, Raquel, makes a brief appearance in this episode. She plays the woman that Del says hello to as he walks into the Nag's Head.
[edit] Errors
- Del says that Rodney was caught smoking the reefer by the governors doing their annual inspection, yet in May The Force Be With You, Roy Slater said that Rodney was caught smoking a Moroccan Woodbine when the police burst in.
