S1.E7

Christmas Crackers

Name: Christmas Crackers
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1981-12-28
Duration: 34 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Lennard Pearce

Episode aired Dec 28, 1981
TV-14
34m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

657

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Lennard Pearce in Only Fools and Horses (1981)

Comedy

Rodney has ran out of yuletide cheer, as the annual routing of the Trotter festivities are wearing thin. Burnt turkey, charred Christmas pudding, the same old things on television, and nothi... Read allRodney has ran out of yuletide cheer, as the annual routing of the Trotter festivities are wearing thin. Burnt turkey, charred Christmas pudding, the same old things on television, and nothing but a book lent to him by Mickey Pierce: 'Body Language: The Lost Art.' When Grandad pu... Read allRodney has ran out of yuletide cheer, as the annual routing of the Trotter festivities are wearing thin. Burnt turkey, charred Christmas pudding, the same old things on television, and nothing but a book lent to him by Mickey Pierce: 'Body Language: The Lost Art.' When Grandad puts on his glad rags and heads to the OAPs' party at the community centre, the Trotter boys... Read all

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Trivia
This was the first episode to run over 30 minutes, but not the first feature-length.

Quotes
Grandad: Who's Brenda & Terry?
Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter: Eh?
Grandad: Who's Brenda & Terry?
Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter: Who's Brenda & Terry?
Grandad: Yeah.
Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter: Who's Brenda & Terry Rodney?
Rodney Trotter: Well I don't know.
Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter: What are you going on about you old div?
Grandad: Well we got a Christmas card from them. It said "Love from Brenda & Terry & the kids, Shirley, Shane & Shaun"
Rodney Trotter: Yeah, yeah that was from Brenda & Terry?
Grandad: I know. Who is Brenda & Terry?
Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter: Shirley, Shane & Shaun's mum & dad innit?
Grandad: Oh. Did we send them one back?
Rodney Trotter: Well how can we send them one back? We don't know who they are, let alone where they live.

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Only Fools And Horses
(uncredited)
Written by John Sullivan
Performed by John Sullivan

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4/10

You Took the Giblets Out, Didn't You!?

It's impossible to know what it would have been like watching this for the first time back in December 1981 not knowing what OFAH would become but I get the feeling it would have been a pretty throwaway affair.

Of the countless characters we'd get to know and love over the next twenty years at this point in the series we have only met Del, Rodney, Granddad, Trigger and Boycie. Mickey Pearce has been referenced a few times and it would be really interesting to know what John Sullivan thought about the show at this point. Did he see it going anywhere? Were characters like Mickey Pearce even intended to be cast and make physical appearances?

I heard David Jason talk in an interview once about the differences of opinion he and Sullivan had regarding Del Boy and how he should dress and present himself. It shows how cast and crew spent the first season just doing their bit and seeing what would happen.

Things would improve in the second season.