rjstephen This is often considered to be Britain's greatest ever sitcom, although Fawlty Towers often is as well. If i'm honest i'd say there was a time when i was a big OFAH fan but these days i'd rather watch the superior One Foot In The Grave over this. That's not to say that i don't think think this is good, i think it can be very very good in parts. But i think its overrated and really its very hit and miss. Series 1 was really not very good, there were a number of boring episodes in that. From Series 2 it got better, but there were always one or two bad episodes in every series, the quality is not consistent.The only Series i can think of where i liked every single episode is Series 6 (and even than the Sickness and Wealth episode didn't need to be as long as it was really) I was surprised that the writer John Sullivan was able to knock out such a superior series as late in the run as that, its fairly unusual for a later series to be so much better than the earlier ones. Unfortunately he couldn't sustain the quality of the longer 50 min episodes over two series, as series 7 returned to the hit and miss that is present in every other series other than Series 6. There were only two episodes i thought sustained the 50 minute length well in Series 7 (the cwying episode and the birth of Damian), the other four were far too long and full of filler (especially The Chance Of A Lunchtime)I kind of like how the series evolves, with them eventually settling down with wives and having kids. This is something a lot of fans do not seem to like at all and they prefer the earlier years with Grandad.But for me i can appreciate the Grandad years and the later years, both are very different but there is no reason not to like both and enjoy both. I think it was good that they grew up and settled down a bit as they got older, i do think perhaps the problem was that the two women playing Cassandra and Raquel were not particularly funny or warm. If they had been funnier then i think people would have warmed to them more.After Series 7 there are a number of Christmas specials that (in my opinion) are really poor and not funny at all. Fatal Extraction is a dull episode particularly and even the 1996 ''final'' episodes could have been done in two parts rather than three. The ''Modern Men;; episode is more like a filler episode, with some editing they could have got that down to two parts/two hours. The last three episodes aired between 2001-2003 shouldn't have been made, although the ''Gary!'' stuff is fairly amusing.Supporting cast are fine but mostly underused and underdeveloped. Trigger is quite amusing but in all honesty the whole ''Dave'' thing is only funny the first few times you see it, after that it wears a bit thin. David Jason of course plays his character very well and so does Nick Lyndhurst.Overall a pleasant series to watch, but overrated and inconsistent quality throughout its run. Best series is Series 6 by far, worst Series 1. There are other sitcoms i think are superior and which i would choose to watch over this (and if i did want to watch it i know that Gold will be playing an episode anytime i fancy it)

Smoreni Zmaj I suppose we all saw this show many times as it runs and reruns on various TV stations for decades, at least where I come from. Still, I never had a chance to follow it from the beginning to the end in order. So I decided that it's time to finally do it. I wouldn't say it's one of the best shows of all time, but it definitely deserves its cult status and never grows old. I swallowed first season in one breath. British humor in one of its best appearances. Nice way for me to celebrate my 600th movie/series since I'm member of IMDb.8/10

Termingamer2-JD Only Fools is regarded as the changer of UK sitcoms. Previously, before this series, sitcoms were mainly set around middle-class families. John Sullivan decided to change this for his show (originally called 'Big Brother' which is the name of the first episode), which features a working-class family with two market traders, Del and Rodney Trotter. Although the reaction from the pubic at the time was poor - 8.9 million viewers on average for the first series, in 1996 the last episode reached to 24.3 million viewers, a record for UK television, making it also the most watched sitcom in the country. This was truly deserved. Sullivan writes beautifully, and his actors are true professionals. Due to these creations we now remember most of the main cast by their roles in Only Fools - and even the minor characters are remembered due to being part of this show. The greatest episode for me - and many others, it seems - is probably The Jolly Boys' Outing (Christmas 1989). OFAH's humour is sometimes lacking, especially with the random insults and such - but in general happens to be a masterclass, with a meaning of its own. You could be crying at one minute, and then laughing in the next. Overall an excellent comedy which somehow has been bashed by Americans, because they don't know what comedy is.Today, OFAH would have never made it - and in general comedy is nowhere near like it was, now we think explicit sex 'humour' is funny.

flemmilu The most amazing, most catching Series that has ever flickered across the screen.Being a sitcom, the term Dramedy would be more accurate. The writer John Sullivan had the unique gift to totally control his audience's feelings. He, more than any other was able to make you laugh and weep the next second or even do both at the same time.Set in Peckham, London in the 80's the series follows the lives of the Trotter family, more accurately Derrick 'Del Boy' Trotter (Sir David Jason), his brother Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), their Granddad (Lennard Pearce) and their uncle Albert (Buster Merryfield). They are defined by their ongoing struggle to make a living and bickering amongst themselves, but most of all by their incredibly deep love for one another. Often as not they get each other into trouble but they will always be there for each other and help each other out. While Del Boy is the "wheelin' and dealing" older brother, young Rodney is struggling to come to terms with his life. Having lost their mother and being deserted by their father at a young age, it was up to Del Boy to raise Rodney and provide for the family, always sticking to his motto "He who dares - wins". While his plans fail as often as they work they somehow always manage to get on by what they have.We find them joking about a time after a possible nuclear war and laughing, and the next thing we know, granddad is telling the brothers off by reminding them that he was there during the war and that "(they) were promised homes fit for heroes. (They) got heroes, fit for homes." Likewise we grieve with them as they bury their Granddad and then cannot help laughing when the hat they threw in the grave, believing it to be Granddads, turns out to be the vicar's.In 2006 ITV rated Sir David Jason as "the Greatest Star", not least of all because of his ingenious portrayal of Del Boy.The show has in its day won 6 BAFTAs, 7 British Comedy Awards, Several National Television Awards and Royal Television Society Awards, earning it an overall of no less than 25 awards overall.While these numbers strongly speak for themselves, it must be noted, that the 1996 episode "Time on our Hands" was watched by more than a third of the British population.It may also be noted that we know many of the less regular cast members including Roger Lloyd Pack and Jim Broadbent from films like the Harry Potter series.It is then, summing up, safe to say that no other TV show in history had as big a cultural impact nor is as much appreciated it the country of its origin, nor has any other series touched as many hearts.