David Jason reflects on the original To Hull And Back script - The Story of Only Fools and Horses

Produced by North One for Gold in 2017, this definitive six-part UKTV Original, Gold explores every aspect of Britain's most loved sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. With exclusive access to the key cast members, including Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst, the series gives rare insights into the show and what went on both on and off camera. The Story Of Only Fools And Horses reunites cast members, rebuilds some of the sets and features rare and previously unseen material. In this clips David Jason reflects on the original to Hull and back script. For more info on the series, click here - bit.ly/2ymDfRO
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[@garylyons1498]

Only Fools And Horses. No matter if you seen each episode 1 or 1,000 times, they never fail to make you laugh. 10/10. Not just the best sitcom ever, it is the greatest show of all time

[@jackokeefe6164]

I've seen them all about 200 times each and still piss myself lauging everytime

[@ryanskeffers5286]

Well Gary, I cant deny its popularity, but to say it is the greatest show of all time, does do a disservice to newsnight, antiques roadshow, royal variety performance, countryfile et al. Not to mention the queens speech and parliamentary broadcasts which we all agree are wonderfully enlightening, informative and awe inspiring. The BBC truly is inspirational and has been for hundreds of years

[@ryanskeffers5286]

@@jackokeefe6164 a crude analogy, children have access to these pages. Please curb your crass behaviour

[@carlfawcett4730]

@ryan skeffers shut up you tart!

[@ryanskeffers5286]

@@WhiteHawk77 since christmas

[@ells-aviation]

Sad to see this great man getting old he will always and forever be a legend of British TV

[@garyfenlon5769]

How is it sad? the alternative is far worse!

[@ells-aviation]

@@garyfenlon5769 you know what I mean ..

[@garyfenlon5769]

@@ells-aviation i do my friend, but we all get older, not even the best of us can defy time. I've never met an 'Only Fools and Horses' fan i didn't like

[@ells-aviation]

@@garyfenlon5769 I’d put Rowan Atkinson in that bracket for Black Adder and John Cleese for Fawlty Towers . I am also a fan of Dads Army . We were quite lucky growing up with these programmes

[@voteDC]

It's hard to believe that the last episode was 17 years ago and the show is still so firm in the minds of viewers.

[@TyMarshall007]

The best show ever

[@imahmud]

Definitely.

[@marymccormack4930]

I think the inbetweeners or Alan partridge are arguably funnier in my opinion

[@tompritchard7717]

@@marymccormack4930 quick! delete this before anyone sees!

[@loot6]

@@marymccormack4930 Alan Partridge is extremely funny but not on the same level at all as this, you can literally die of laughter. The only comparable series might be Red Dwarf and Fawlty Towers - although obviously very different to this. Never seen The Inbetweeners but it's unlikely to be on the same level either.

[@ibexdnb2879]

@@loot6 The inbetweeners is for school kids. Slightly funny. In my opinion of course.

[@RichNolan1]

My all time favourite comedy, timeless masterpiece.

[@Limebean37ss]

Rich Nolan Agreed !

[@Heaven-dy9lj]

' I thought he said it was a mantelpiece.'

[@keithp6699]

Nah mate. It should be banned nowadays. It's racist and sexist innit.

[@globalyrics03]

@@keithp6699 pls tell me your joking 😂

[@NZ_Man]

David Jason is an absolute Legend.

[@thisisstuart7951]

I love To Hull and Back. I always wanted to see the blokes face when they returned the boat

[@donnn-ow4rj]

The actor who played the bloke had a small part in the beginning of American werewolf in london.....maybe there is a deleated scene where they do show them returning it to him???

[@thisisstuart7951]

@@donnn-ow4rj I do hope it is a delated scene it be so funny. I also have a close look for when I watch American Warewolf in London

[@donnn-ow4rj]

@@thisisstuart7951 He is literally at the start of the film. He is the farmer who gives David and jack a lift in his sheep filled truck. In fact I think he has the very first line. ...yes if you watch to hull and back there does seem to be a part missing from there return scene. one min there in the sea lost again....then it cuts to Boyce telling Abdul that del has informed him he is back in the country. Then dels van pulls up and they all arrive. Seems like there could had been a few scenes they cut between that???

[@totallybored5526]

I saw him yesterday and he’s still confused

[@bradleycranfield1315]

"Ajax! 👋🏻"

[@Beanie3500]

David Jason is a national treasure and a legend in my eyes (From an Aussie 🇦🇺🤘🏻)

[@robsmithracing]

I live in Barton-Upon-Humber by the Humber Bridge and David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Buster Merryfield and the crew all paid a visit to our local social club and enjoyed an afternoon with the locals. Got a great signed photo of them all as well as personal photos taken by my dad.

[@elkiemart4132]

Did they really? Wow that must of been fantastic, always loved this episode being a Scunny lad myself

[@robsmithracing]

ElkieMart yeah I was only about 10-11 at the time but I was so star struck having seen them on the telly! I was disappointed that I didn’t see Denzil or Boyce but apparently some scenes were filmed elsewhere.

[@peteneal5914]

your at barton small world am at brigg haha i sea fish the humber in the winter barton east halton killingholme stalingbrogh i also love only fools and horses but open all hours david jason granville brilliant

[@robsmithracing]

Pete Neal it is a small world! I can regularly be found fishing locally too. We’ve probably bumped into each other over the years and not knew about it!

[@jackhadroom4540]

I'm glad they fought for this epic episode. It could have been a movie in its own right.

[@peterthomson7135]

Hull and Back is my personal favorite among all the episodes. All things age, but Only Fools and Horses humor is for the most part timeless.

[@NPA1001]

To Hull and Back and The Jolly Boys Outing are the two best episodes of this wonderful series.

[@Hoopspur]

Those props in the background bring back so many memories.

[@nickwilliams1065]

All time favourite episode, poor old Denzil played a blinder in it thinking he was having a breakdown, he was so frequently the fall guy for Dell's schemes. Shame we haven't the acting or writing talent to compete with this great show.

[@ChrisMelville]

Simply the best comedy ever. This is the kind of thing our collective love of the BBC was built on. This was the time we were delighted and blessed with only having to pay a relatively small licence fee, for the best TV in the world. A very different story nowadays, with the quality of BBC productions and news reporting in the gutter.

[@leeatkin9583]

Jolly Boys Outing is my Fav, but To Hull and Back is very close! Could watch Sir David and co talk about OFAH for hours....

[@MrMallorcaboy]

best fools an horses was dates, then hull and back then jolly boys outing.

[@Smith6265]

I wonder if we see one last Only fools and horses….

[@kirundist105]

They'll never make another one like this. What a masterpiece of a sitcom

[@jimwantsaliens]

They should remaster To Hull And Back in 4K and put it in cinemas for the 40th anniversary. Well, as long as the cinemas are open again.

[@gerRule]

I’d go

[@Maxmorris12]

It needs that 80s camera quality gives it that iconic vibe.

[@Isaac1995]

I'd see it on the big screen

[@danielkerr4100]

@@Maxmorris12 it's got nothing to with with 80s camera it's what you watched it on the cameras were as good as today

[@Maxmorris12]

@@danielkerr4100 actually yeah that’s a fair point

[@joannewootton8328]

David Jason is a LEGEND👍 & only fools & horses is the best comedy ever.

[@tansleypotts9486]

You are so right the best comedy on tv classic David jason love him 😂😂😂😂

[@mubangachisanga4995]

We all love and praise the actors and actresses of OFAH, but John Sullivan sir, you are a genius. Incredible story telling. Rest in peace.

[@markorollo.]

A few years ago I joined the OFAH fan club, this was before I even got internet, so I sent my form off in the post and had a couple of ofah/fan club questions on my mind so wrote them down and sent them with it, a few days later the phone went and it was Perry, answered my questions, had a little chat, seems like a nice guy.

[@darrengrimmer8541]

What an amazing collection.. best show ever made in my opinion.. I never get tired of it

[@RUFU58]

My favourite show ever! To hull and back is one of my fav’s but I love them all. *Ajax!* 😂

[@yiyodder]

It should be a national holiday when David goes up to see John !

[@WalterJoergLangbein]

Today - Feb. 2 2021 - is Sir David John White's ("David Jason's") 81st borthday! All the very best to this wonderful actor!

[@dannypalmer549]

Im from hull good to know the trotter clan came here!!! One of my favourite comedy's 🇬🇧🐅

[@SpeccyMan]

Hull is a city in England so, that being the case, you really ought to know how English plurals work. The plural of comedy is comedies and no fucking apostrophe!

[@darkangelw8472]

I love Denzil, in to Hull and back. Hillarious

[@andersongames0237]

gordon bennet!!!

[@herseem]

I like Nicholas Lyndhurst's expression after he told the reply from the bloke on the rig.

[@Heaven-dy9lj]

The classic scene for me in this, is where they are trying to navigate by the stars and ask Uncle Albert. 'Del Well it looks like a bloody rabbit don't it? I mean what do you think a bear looks like? Albert Well where would I find it? Del Standing up there on top of the glacier mint - you're giving me the hump you are Albert, '

[@Heaven-dy9lj]

Albert - 'There's Concorde!' Looking up. Del eagerly 'Yeah, yeah... and ?' Albert' Just saying.... there's Concorde' Del 'I'm gonna kill him, I am, ... I'm gonna kill im' Del grabs Albert round the neck....Rodney 'Del leave him alone'

[@nortski78]

@@Heaven-dy9lj My all time favourite Only Fools scene. Buster nailed the timing of his delivery.

[@MrErnest200]

Got to be no Rodney I’m going to get us a skipper an experienced man next shot albert appears 😂

[@donnn-ow4rj]

@@MrErnest200 haha yes and you her the ship honk as he does....classic!!!

[@donnn-ow4rj]

@@Heaven-dy9lj as a kid of 12 when watching this episode for the first time on xmas day....it was the Concorde scene that kept me laughing for weeks everytime I thought of it!! Lol

[@melb2086]

I love this man and all actors in that show, the Best show eveeeeer 😀🤗

[@christopherwainman6284]

I’m originally from ‘Ull and at the time never knew this was been filmed. Me and a small group of friends were in the town centre on the day of the Lord Mayors Parade. We were walking through the crowds watching the floats go by when my friend noticed David Jason watching the show from an office doorway. He told us when we had passed so we nipped back to look and yes there he was but he soon legged it. Half an hour later we were passing Prospect Centre shopping centre and there was Nick Lyndhurst and a friend walking towards us. We were in disbelief as we didn’t know about the filming. The strange thing is they were both dressed in their Only Fools cloths Del in his red kind of puffer jacket with flat cap and Rodney in his camouflage with jeans. Looking back I wish I’d had the guts to talk to them, if they had wanted to haha.

[@dixienormous2440]

@Derek Trotter Shut up, YOU TART!!

[@Tricky181]

Sounds like a complete load of bollocks

[@comedyfan9665]

For anyone who hasn't seen this fantastic five-part documentary, the series is starting rerun again on Yesterday Channel from Thursday 16th April at 8pm or 9pm (on Yesterday +1) 😉

[@gmaccruyff55]

Watched it a hundred times after midnight on my Betamix video recorder whislt writing reports for my degree! Del "I thought you always wanted to be a courier? Rodney "Yeh,for Club 18-30".

[@paulcrisp9861]

Only fools and horses has always and always will be a British national treasure, long may it live in our hearts forever. ❤🇬🇧❤🇬🇧 March twenty twenty two

[@antrillias3795]

David Jason will forever be a Comedy Legend

[@DanielWhyborn]

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC

[@mikeygee3387]

Can we take a moment to remember that after the first or second series they were going to cut the show! And then series 3 numbers started picking up and then they reached numbers of 24 million viewers! Literally my favourite programme of any genre! And yes I’m a plonker

[@donnn-ow4rj]

Also David Jason originally planed to leave the show at the end of series 5 thankfully with the help of John Sullivan he changed his mind...and never considered quitting again even tho he was a established actor of many other work.

[@hoppinonabronzeleg9477]

I love the warmth with which he talks about John Sullivan's scripts. They created a great series!

[@MrJlc93]

Being from Hull. This will always be my favourite episode 🤪😋❤️👍

[@Escapetheratrace-ji6rx]

Love David Jason so many childhood memories of great TV from this man ♥️♥️♥️

[@marko6947]

Amazing show! Amazing episode! Best line - "Ajax!"

[@stevejones6503]

Absolute banger, one of the best they did. My favourite I think?... to many to choose from. "Bear?? what does that look like, well it looks like a bloody Rabbit!!!!"

[@saltspringrailway3683]

You berk Abdul! How was I to know Van Cleef was a crook.......................bloody foreigners!

[@JoeLisle]

I’ve got the box set for Christmas might watch them all during this pandemic.

[@andrewhaydock7115]

Love this program remember growing up watching it with my dad

[@jeztickles4361]

To Hull and back! Absolutely love it

[@gibson1018]

When Dell asks the way to Holland and Rodney shakes his head in disbelief it just cracks me up every time.

[@Gu6na]

I met David Jason once, he was doing a documentary about wood and wheels and stuff and he came round to my house because my uncle makes old fashioned wheels and things and we share a land plot with my uncle so, long story short David Jason came round to my house. I can’t remember the name of the documentary, but he signed one of our only fools dvds, I’ll try and find out the name of the documentary

[@sleepydank8330]

Everyone plays there role blindingly, in to hull and back! del, denzil,Abdul and Albert, Rodders, slater ect. Classic episode even more unique with no laughter makes it a true movie like experience but with the characters and places we know and love

[@angelkotilainen]

To Hull and Back and the two Miami episodes are my absolute fav's.

[@gazlee9796]

What I love about this episode is the fact there is no audience laughter track, I can't watch " A Royal Flush" with the laughter track it has to be the original full length minus the laughter track.

[@MattB27589]

Rodney talking posh just doesn’t go. It’s almost as if he’s putting the accent on

[@tick999]

He's not posh, but compared to you......

[@MattB27589]

Banana Man anyone is posh compared to me 😂

[@tick999]

@@MattB27589 as rough as they come 😉

[@HH_1988]

Yeah tbh Rodney sounds a bit Stoke on Trent in real life.

[@StrawberrySunday212]

Hull and Back was beautifully written By Sullivan and perfectly executed by the cast.

[@basilfawlty2306]

Best tv show ever! Very popular here in Croatia.

[@Disorder1889]

I'm in Croatia 🇭🇷 Sept 21 ....what's it like Rodders

[@basilfawlty2306]

@@Disorder1889 if you mean what it's like in Croatia? It's very hot these days. Where do you go?

[@Disorder1889]

@@basilfawlty2306 we are going to split

[@Disorder1889]

Staying near the coast

[@basilfawlty2306]

@@Disorder1889 Nice. Split is beautiful. Been there 2 years ago. I live 600km from Split. Hope you enjoy your stay.

[@jayakk2883]

This is my childhood favourite you are truly british and proud

[@raycope2086]

Always makes me laugh. Always has done. Thanks John and all of the cast. I wish you rainbows.

[@danieljohn3498]

With subtitles on it says Poland instead of Holland so now everyone's lost. Great episode

[@mej1989]

I am a bit confused with that joke in the episode. Is it that the guy misheard del boy say Poland?

[@NPA1001]

This episode and The Jolly Boys Outing are my favourites

[@stuartmorris6730]

Sir David jason still a legend

[@BlytheWorld1972]

To Hull and Back is absolutely amazing!

[@user-km8ux1yz9s]

One of the best episodes

[@chrisblay]

David Jason is a legend.

[@mikeykm1993]

Nicholas Lyndhurst was so fantastic as Rodney that I always think his real voice sounds put on rather than the other way around.

[@DaveThompsonfairlife4all]

Yeah, it's irritating. David Jason speaks more authentically. People used to speak posh as they thought it gave them credit.

[@propjoe1060]

David Jason. A true genius.

[@jamespirate3636]

I always think Friday the 14th (the episode with the fishing trip to Cornwall and the escaped axe murderer) should of been a long episode special!

[@aaronkidd4257]

My hero David jason

[@globalyrics03]

One of my favourites episdoesn

[@smith9808]

Best British sitcom ever.

[@dnakatomiuk]

Can believe they did "To Hull and Back" my home town

[@wolfenstein6676]

I'd love to see a 'Christmas Special' being made, based on John's material that was cut and never used, there must be loads of it, considering that there were about 70 scripts written.

[@donnn-ow4rj]

I read a deleted scene from the sat 13 episode. It takes place in a country pub just before they get stopped by the policeman. It was very funny and actually filmed... would love to see it but was still great reading it.

[@wolfenstein6676]

@@gemma375 I agree with you and Donnn, Larry, we can live in hope, though. I bet David and the lads would love one more fun-filled adventure together, especially with lots of John's superb comedy lines still available to use :) .

[@philipcarthy2977]

To hull and back absolutely brilliant

[@lagcossy7354]

The best thing ever on TV 👍

[@kurluk04]

It pains me to know each episode could be an hour and they weren’t aloud to record that long! 😢

[@palmlifeuk3553]

Even hearing the phrase ' oh leave it out you tart' cracks me up

[@satbilla9291]

Fantastic comedy nothing comes closer today.

[@kevinbeck6785]

Could not make this brilliant fantastic comedy today how sad is that

[@phil154]

Still watching episode’s on a weekly bases 👌🏻

[@johnbrunskill7371]

Absolutely great

[@Blue-moon12]

Baileys and Cherryade anyone?

[@kopthelotklopp1523]

Only Porridge can compete with OFAH. But what an episode this was.

[@Bobsend]

Dads Army is better than them both.

[@iggifer]

@@Bobsend Blasphemy. Dad's Army is good but Porridge and OFAH are in a different league. Dad's Army is too asinine to watch more than a couple in a short period of time. Fawlty Towers is up there too of course

[@drdassler]

Boblennon1012 fuck me, I hope you're joking.

[@Bobsend]

drdassler Only fools is just a rip off of Minder and Steptoe and son, John Sullivan pretty much admitted that minder inspired him.

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

There's COUNTLESS great comedies 😂

[@circle2867]

oh man is that the full clip? i want to hear more on this episode

[@dannylfcmeatloaf]

To Hull and back is my favourite episode. Like most, I rewatch them all the time, the only disappointing thing is that Gold cuts more and more bits out every time tehy broadcast them!

[@palmlifeuk3553]

Buy them before the cancel rats decide you cant watch them anymore

[@Anthony-Testicali]

@@palmlifeuk3553 aye ive been stocking up in me van and commode like. 8 dvd boxsets in case they ban it and all humour like

[@ahassen1236]

If any poll pops up and put The Vicar of Dibley or Dad's Army ahead of this the publisher needs Rehab

[@jaybee2402]

OMG all these decades I thought it was nuts someone would sail up to a North sea rig and ask directions, then 80 seconds ago I find it was frequent before GPS... 😳😂

[@sbaxter4207]

On small boats, the diesel emissions may make you sick first, if you are too near the exhaust. The fumes can hover around you, unlike a diesel car on a motor way.

[@anaccount8474]

It is a very funny episode but it's also very silly, it transgresses the bounds of credibility and the show's strength up to that point was that it was very much a down to earth show.

[@ttvfortnitekid6837]

I would like to see a book of these scripts sold as short stories or plays.

[@aujay]

Maybe the greatest comedy ever

[@lordmfitzgerald3rd754]

Knowing Buster MerryField got sea sick is hilarious!

[@luckyboy407]

Nothing on british TV as touched this in the last 17 years. Oh and it finished 17 years ago. That just shows you that the writer john sullivan was a genius writer.

[@mickyfinn1737]

John Sullivan the greatest writer ever !!! He could make u laugh ! Make u cry ! Make u happy ! Make u said ! Only a genius can do that ! Thnk you john , and thnk you for finding the perfect actors who we all fell in love with! Thnk you for the memories I have with family at Christmas especially my nana who is not with us anymore ❤

[@samgoldney4621]

Best show even made

[@AnnetteMurphyger]

Sir David Jason

[@NuWhoSucks]

My favourite episode of OFAH. Only Chain Gang comes close IMO

[@Enforcer1984]

They need to go back to the original master tapes of Miami Twice and Hull and Back and scan them into Bluray quality or 4k. (they were only ones shot on film apparently)

[@thebossman80s]

i have some information about miami twice you might find interesting. it was originally in two parts, the first part which took place in england was shot on video tape, then the second part was shot on film in miami. that why it cant quite be remastered because the beginning wont match the quality of the end.

[@leoesposito8762]

Great stuff keep it coming please..

[@jacquiwilliams3102]

Watch them all the if u feel down put del boy on he bring up

[@partickdurrant6803]

They whete good times to be growing up

[@DeanArnold1066]

I’ve got over a 400 Channels on virgin media, Netflix, prime, Disney plus and LG tv and all I watch is channel gold OFAH. Best show ever, we will never get anything like this, the world is now fucked.

[@alanmolyneux5957]

Ronnie Barker will always be my number one, but David Jason is a close 2nd. To Hull and Back was superb.

[@joeblogs5163]

I wonder what the best show in the whole world would, after all, lots around the world like OFAH.

[@jordanwallace4660]

When the head of the light entertainment dept accepted for the episode of hull and back he was probably like "Fromage Frais! Oh you know it makes sense!" xD

[@christineherrington4604]

Legend 👍❤️