Only Fools and Horses The Saddest Scenes

[@dca-Letsplay]

Del taking a beating for Rodney and then revealing that’s why he never married despite being engaged, he knew he was all Rodney could really rely on and he chose to give up his life for his little brother and that’s why Del is a tragic hero

[@THEPIXELPROJECT417]

I love delboy

[@johnlaslett5339]

There was, is and only ever will be....one Derek Trotter

[@mustofagulam9059]

Making millions on that watch was what they both deserved

[@shanefoy3720]

Was a tragic hero but everything turned out for del in the end

[@Rarrkelstarr]

Think that's why Rodney named his daughter Joan after their mum. It wasn't just a tribute to her but also to Del Boy as he had lost her and grandad, and knew Rodney was his half brother, but Rodney strengthened the family again by bringing Joanie back in the family by having a little girl named after her. So sweet really. Del was completely broken hearted when he lost his mum, so I think it's so sweet that Rodney thought that much of him he wanted to bring him comfort in some way - was such a lovely gesture.

[@beatlemaniac]

If a TV show can make you laugh out loud, but also make you cry like a baby at times, then that's incredible writing!

[@TyMarshall007]

John Sullivan was such a genius

[@vincentcushnahan5292]

YES HE WAS

[@TheYeetusLord]

Like only John could. RIP the genius❤️

[@stefanufer608]

David Jason knows how to make you laugh and cry at the same time - a genius

[@nicksimpson4058]

The scene at the wedding doo with Simply Red playing and Rodney leaving Del standing alone is an absolute masterpiece in writing. Comedy and sadness in the same scene. Absolutely superb writing

[@scottyunitedboy2925]

totally agree- it was that scene that really sold me on David Jason as an actor- something he has proven again and again since.

[@AA-fn9xz]

Just cried watching that. Makes you think about how fast life passes you by.

[@MrJlc93]

Breaks me every single time

[@Fee212]

I wept at that episode. 😢

[@Mangoxyz1111]

The lift scene is so much sadder when when you think of what happened to Lyndhursts son.

[@sopyleecrypt6899]

Only 19. So very sad 😔

[@guineagirl5078]

Very moving scene😢 Glad they finally got their baby

[@scsutton1]

​@@guineagirl5078That did make the 2001-3 specials slightly better.

[@tsl0626tl78tl]

What a 27 carat plonker you really are the lift scene was well before Nics sad news

[@sugar-3-Danny]

John Sullivan was such a genius. He’s work was amazing. RIP LEGEND

[@whatamalike]

The saddest scene in the entire series is del at the wedding. Literally put everybody else's happiness over his own.

[@laurenpatrick4609]

I would have thought the grandad dying was sadder

[@whatamalike]

@@laurenpatrick4609 on paper, yes. But dels scene at Rodney's wedding is sadder to me. Definitely more melancholic

[@laurenpatrick4609]

@@whatamalike I'd still say the death is sadder. Especially deals speech

[@whatamalike]

@@laurenpatrick4609 that's true. Dels "GET OVER IT!?" speech is very hard hitting

[@laurenpatrick4609]

@@whatamalike makes me cry everytime

[@TheTribalgame]

Del boy was much smarter than he let on. He knew when to be clever and when his brother needed a dad. I had to do that for my sister when we lost our dad. It's not easy, but good on him for doing it.

[@ibexdnb2879]

Totally agree and sorry for your loss. Life ends for us all but perhaps there is something else waiting for us when we part ways with this realm. ❤

[@davidferguson8478]

I lost my mum just last year so I know what it feels like to

[@bobbydazzler9482]

Love that ending. No Rodney you are nothing like him!

[@theveryfirst]

Incredible acting. Rodney's face when listening to Del's rant. Both are amazing.

[@alexkrycek21]

Great compilation. At Rodney's wedding I loved the scene where he and Cassandra are about to leave and Rodney looks back at Del.

[@therasamarshall1053]

You know these pair are ruddy good actors but my god they were bloody brilliant in the serious, heart rending scenes. I’ve just watched these scenes later on in life & it gave me all the feels, nostalgic feels. You will never get the like again. Acting at its finest.

[@Micho55]

the Simply Red scene is my favourite, unique sense of nostalgia and melancholy

[@TheNikoBellic2008]

I've been through many movies, TV shows and video games in my time, a lot of them set out with the sole intent of being profound and emotional. Yet this show has some of the most heart-breaking moments and truthfully honest displays of life I've seen, and it's designed as a comedy. That's the mark of a true masterpiece, thank you Mr Sullivan.

[@scsutton1]

That lift scene takes on a new, totally different kind of tragic meaning after that happened to Nicholas in real life.

[@RyuBerserker]

What happened

[@incarnateTheGreat]

​@@RyuBerserkerNicolas Lyndhurst and his wife lost their son. Passed away at 19 years old.

[@theminimancjb36]

​@incarnateTheGreat I didn't know that poor guy 😢

[@1981nrs]

For something so, so, funny it had the ability to break your heart. Genius.

[@gazbason]

‘Oasis of hope in a desert of pessimism’ is a brilliant line that has probably always been overlooked

[@happysad2]

I lost my grandad last year, and it took this video to finally bring on the tears...I worry that it took this long, but believe me, he was one of my heroes, and I miss him dreadfully...😢❤#ripgrandad #heartbroken

[@mccarthy5825]

I hear you pal. I was living in my maternal grandparents house first few years when I was born. Single mother in 80s Catholic Ireland and all... I was the only boy in the family too. All cousins are girls. So I had a very close relationship with him. In school my two half sisters and I would be dropped down before school 2-3 days a week because step dad worked nights and mam would be working early. In secondary school I'd come down for my lunch 3 days a week. He was a life long soldier and a voracious reader. He got me into books. Took me to Batman in 1989 when I was 5. Every week he would give me a packet of Batman cards and a pound. For Christmas he got me Batmobile, Joker and Batman. When I got into the Turtles he got his brother in England to find some, they were IMPOSSIBLE to get here and got them sent over. They had a picture of me as a baby on the sitting room wall until I took the house over. He died in 2010, my nana is 97 in a home. I have his house keys. With a 1988 commemorative 50p celebrating the millennium of Dublin, and his old McCarthy crest metal keyring. My middle name is his. I've still got tons of his books and have framed pics of his official army portraits...he was absolutely my hero. A wonderful man who went to mass daily but who told a nun, in 1984, trying to get my mam to give me up, but only referring to me as 'the bastard' that he would strangle her there and then if she spoke one more word, that his grandson has a home. My mam said she never seen him so angry and full of rage....i learned so much from him and I still miss him, to be honest, more often than my step dad...its why I changed my surname back to his and if myself and missus have kids his name will be passed on. I know what you are feeling and it's a nightmare of bad feelings and anxiety and pain... But you can take. You will take it and the good memories will shine through any darkness mate. I really mean that. Glad this video could give you some cathartic release and trust me, more will come. Guarantee he would be very proud of you. All the best David 👍 ☀ ✌️

[@harrisonwilkinson9525]

@@mccarthy5825 hope youre ok

[@mccarthy5825]

@@harrisonwilkinson9525 cheers man 👍 may bank Holiday bad because my girlfriend died and I woke up beside her but yeah. Appreciate it mate

[@stephenbailes2750]

You cry when you are ready to, I felt similar emotions when my Nana died.

[@nick6660]

We watch it the day of my nans funeral

[@westminsterwatcher5152]

RIP John Sullivan! Thank you for the memories!

[@danielwilliamson6180]

7:50 Really good acting by Nicholas Lyndhurst. Many years later, Nicholas Lyndhurt's real life son Archie died at the age of 19.

[@Maz-zb9uf]

Underated actor,

[@pumpkineater69seven17]

His gonna be in the Frasier reboot and I can't wait to see him back if you think about it the Trotter brothers and the Crane boys are polar opposites and similar two brothers ,dead Mother an old man , cant wait to see this reboot. And see Nick lyndhurst back.

[@tonypap1]

Brilliant. So many other scenes just like these: Grandad's war speech in the nuclear shelter, Del & Rodney's big row with Del not going to Australia, Uncle Albert reminiscing at Tobacco Dock, Uncle Albert telling the boys he fell down the cellar trap door to pay for Grandad's headstone, the endings of "Diamonds are for Heather" and "A Royal Flush"........and so many more.....

[@chriswade9871]

The scene with grandad hits hard man. Literally had that same conversation with my cousin the day of my mams funeral. No tears came, i tried, but they just wouldnt come. As del says, play the tough guy for so long, you cant be anything else

[@davidmorrow-uy4rp]

Best show ever made hands down, has everything, David Jason is a national treasure

[@seanbonella]

Both

[@deconstructedluxury1964]

The calibre of writing and acting surpasses anything i have seen. Even as a kid i remembered the tenderness and tragedy of those earlier scenes. To mix comedy and to have that identifiable sibling relationship we all followed as they grew older is something rare in television. Top class ❤️

[@yorkshiretea7620]

The comedy mixed with real emotions that we can all relate to. Lovely jubbly show.

[@Zoe-dr5ps]

The best. Wish I could get Yorkshire Tea in Ireland 😢

[@yorkshiretea7620]

@@Zoe-dr5ps they sell it on Amazon mate

[@Zoe-dr5ps]

@@yorkshiretea7620 Always just says currently unavailable. It's a good cup of tea that.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

It's amazing that Ronnie was able to do this, British comedy is often quite dark, but for one of if not the funniest sitcom to have episode that deal with loss of real life people not once but twice. The idea of having one of the funniest Christmas specials of all time be one about a miscarriage shows his talent.

[@logangreen3616]

When filming this scene in one take, John Sullivan the writer and creator was disappointed at first cuz the audience weren't laughing as much. But when he turned around they were crying. Which in acting it's harder to achieve tears than laughter.

[@ibexdnb2879]

Only fools really mastered it. I really think the relationship between Del boy and Marlene leaves a what if lurking and the scene at the wedding proves it. ❤

[@Raas987]

The Simply Red scene is unbelievable what writing and acting. Magical stuff never see anything like it again

[@Curic-Ivan]

To me the greatest scene is when Demian is born, Del is holding him next to the open window in the hospital hall and looking in the direction of the sky speeking with mom and showing her's first grandchild. Whole series above everything has message that family is everything and whole purpose of our lives.

[@a.t.c.3862]

Same here.

[@vitorharalambus6537]

The greatest comedy ever made ❤

[@charlesbarlow]

John Sullivan, David Jason & Nick Lyndhurst are British writing & acting at it's very best. Class.

[@darkangelw8472]

I find it difficult to show my emotions, after being subjected to narcisstic abuse, and amateur dramatics helped a lot. Feeling emotions through acting or how actors show emotions in their roles

[@incarnateTheGreat]

I know a lot of die-hard fans of the series didn't like the extended ending where they got some of their money back, but for the sake of Cassandra and Rodders (that dipstick), it was worth it to see them have their kiddo.

[@colderclock4480]

Oh I agree. That's why I like those episodes. Rodney finally getting his happy ending

[@incarnateTheGreat]

@@colderclock4480 yep. He deserved it; they all did.

[@e-122psi3]

I also like how Uncle Albert got some of their fortune back from beyond the grave. It makes it so impactful that nearly every key moment of Del being selfless (taking Albert in, giving up the Australian deal, freeing Raquel from Slater) played into him getting his happy ending. I admit while it does drag out the series a bit, I think Del losing the money also shows how pivotal this was, that if he really had just decided to care about success and go solo, he likely would have blown it and been left alone in the end. His family made sure it stuck.

[@mattdavies4811]

Fantastic writing and acting. How emotion can change in a scene. Greatest ever comedy and characters. R.I.P to all the cast members no longer with us. Thank you for the great memories and laughter.

[@mattb6704]

Sir David really gives a master class in acting in these scenes. He can have you laughing one minute and on the verge of tears in the next.

[@LilywhiteLane]

Still can’t help but shed a tear at the end of little problems

[@callumhughes6448]

I love that in rock and chips we actually see what Freddie The Frog was really like. He loved Joan and she loved him.

[@guineagirl5078]

Is the series good?

[@callumhughes6448]

@@guineagirl5078 rock and chips is very good it it shows you a young del boy and his family.

[@Evemeister12]

Del boy cried so much when rodney left home... cried even more when he came back. 😅

[@michaelsinclair2731]

Fantastic acting, it really is. Makes it so much more than a Comedy ❤❤❤❤❤

[@mccarthy5825]

I have DEL BOY tattooed across my fingers and a tat of the van... Absolutely huge fan of the show. My step dad who died when I was 19 was a massive fan of the show, named Derek and sort of a short, squat guy like Del. We had our differences and barely spoke for years but I've such fond memories of watching this with him and hearing his catchphrases on the show...he'd hear the doorbell go for a takeaway and slap his hands together and say 'cushty'...words like 'wally' and 'plonker' were used frequently. There is a very strong sense of family and some very emotional and poignant moments in this show that just makes you love and care about the characters more and more. I will say... Not leaving them as millionaires was the worst mistake ever... Oh and Rock and Chips is SO underrated... Kellie Bright as Dels and Rodney's mam Joan is an INCREDIBLE performance... And of course Nicholas plays Freddy The Frog... If any OFAH fans havnt seen Rock and Chips then please check the prequel out. So, to all OFAH fans, old and new, all over the world, I wish ye all the best and sending you all ☀ ✌️ ♥ 🥂 ☺ from 🇮🇪 you guys are the best. I could meet an OFAH fan in their 70s and have a laugh over wendy house or the chandelier or 'Roddys' ponytail or the glowing statue, or 'pomme du frite' or during the war.... I could do the same with a 20year old new fan...

[@Paul-mq5yn]

hey cheers mush, massive fan myself. best show ever made, great memories of watching this with my family back in the good old days.

[@mouthghost6529]

what an odd man

[@mccarthy5825]

@@Yagdrol thank you so much for your lovely reply, sorry for the delay. That's our gold out there Rodney! We can't just say Bonjour to it!

[@mccarthy5825]

@@mouthghost6529 fair enough mate 👍 😂

[@leighgabriel6824]

Why do I get the odd feeling that you are a bloke I'd love to meet?

[@abacadaniel04]

The best scenes and all, this show is brilliant. ✌️☺️

[@martinnevey7258]

Only john sullivans sublime writing could have you crying then laughing in the same sentence....legend is an overused word these days....but its most certainly accurate describing john....r.i.p and thanks for the memories

[@gg0u1239]

I’ll keep holding on…

[@stephenle-surf9893]

Words to live by. Words to teach.

[@johnreeveswilliamson7228]

I love how Del’s last words were “come on bruv let’s go home”. Never mind Reg or Freddy we ARE STILL BROTHERS” Del is such a lovely man! 👍❤️🇬🇧

[@georgebarker3356]

Whatever’s lead you here I’m very fortunate that I’ve got a big brother that looks out for me 🥰

[@delboyaze]

facts !!!

[@stephenle-surf9893]

He's fortunate you know it. Pukka chap sir!

[@SuperKillbill1234]

loved how they mourned their deceased cast mates. I've seen these loads of times and have to switch off as it fills me up

[@peakyblinder777]

The best comedies always have a tinge of sadness to them . Without sadness we cannot appreciate joy and vice-versa ❤️🙏

[@barneypaws4883]

Possibly the greatest moment of the series

[@Wodehousean]

That last graveyard scene always makes my eyes watery.

[@stumpy2000]

Del boy taking the kicking so Rodney could get his flat still gets me. Brilliant writing and acting, the perfect balance between comedy and emotion.

[@traceyfraser4302]

Fantastic show and actors david and nick are Fantastic actors

[@Predators--cz2fb]

Bloody families I’m Finished with them. What do they do to you eh? Hold you back, drag you down, Then they break your bloody heart. That last bit gets me every time. Never a truer word spoken.

[@stephenpowell5912]

😢😢😢Has me in tears watching ,R I P Lennard Pierce 1915-1984 ,When Strained Relations was shown in February 1985 I could see the pain of the cast playing their characters with such poignancy,Always loved the Grandad Character played by Lennard Pierce and then the loveable Brother Uncle Albert First appeared played by the late Buster Merryfield (1920-1999)Other Cast no longer with us include John Challis as Boycie(1942-2021) Kenneth MacDonald as Mike (1950-2001)Roger Lloyd Pack as Trigger(1944-2014)and Roy Heather as Cafe Owner Sid (1935-2014) Great memories growing up born 50 years ago watching this successful series that broadcast in 1981-2003 Really OFAH should have concluded in 1996 when Del and Rodney are coming into big money With the Harrison Lesser Watch making Millions to the walking into the Nags Head with a Standing ovation from the Cast ,Sullivan Magic ,R I P John Sullivan (1946-2011).

[@Predators--cz2fb]

@@stephenpowell5912 I agree on all those points you made. Especially the fact that they should have ended it in 96.

[@jamiegoddard562]

Amazing heartbreakingly beautiful scenes such great acting tdq top drawer quality

[@roha1l]

Even with the saddest scenes they somehow managed to make us laugh ❤

[@yutehube4468]

The first bit was so powerful.

[@robcousins231]

There'll never be another Del Boy. The best character in TV history. Mange Tout.

[@jessiejames7492]

When Malene had to give up the baby Del got fr her from the aupair. The look on her face and the way she walked away without looking back frm the room

[@MJQueenForever]

The lift scene makes me cry more since Nicholas lost his only child... 😢😢😢

[@anthony342]

this made me cry

[@bullyb6182]

Same mate, so sad at times.

[@Fee212]

Rest in Paradise Grandad Leannard. 🙏

[@Neil_TheShiningMile]

This is what you get when you put really good actors into a well-written comedy. Actors who can play it for laughs by equally can play the serious, moving scenes. Pathos only works if it’s bordered with humour.

[@Evaunit98]

This program was written perfectly, hilarious in some places and heartbreaking in others, at the heart the Trotters were good people, plagued by misfortune and tragedy, in the end though the boys ended up in the right place, walking down the yellow brick road (until the specials ruined the perfect ending)

[@mimilook4347]

Cassandra losing her baby was the saddest thing for me 😢

[@dmfub2348]

OF&H was and always will be TV gold. Pukka. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@liamclarke5761]

For me personally the saddest moment in the show was when Grandad died cause 1 I lost my Grandad a day after my birthday in 2019 so I know what the pain of losing a grandparent feels like and still haven't fully gotten over it and also 2 I have nothing against uncle Albert but Grandad was was my favourite of the elderly characters in the show.

[@joshcollville4865]

Del really was a tragic hero. Everything he did was ultimately for Rodney and his family. He may have been a scheming wheeler dealer but you know just from these clips that if he could have given his family the world he would have even if it meant he suffered himself 👍

[@colinhedges4689]

Missed the bit where it turns out he had forced the lift to stop so he could have the chat with rodney

[@mattrobinson2837]

John Sullivan was a genius at adding a little twist of humour after a sad scene, it was like telling the audience you can be sad, but only for a minute. The hat scene at Grandad’s funeral. Rodney coming back to the flat by mistake after the wedding, and Del jamming the lift.

[@stephenle-surf9893]

Made it didn't it, especially the mates being in on it ❤

[@alexanderjones9572]

another one that should be on here is in ‘If They could See us Now’ when Del, Rodney and Raquel are at the table and Cassandra comes through, having been on the phone, and says “ It’s Elsie Partridge’s son. It’s Uncle Albert. I’m sorry, I’m so sorry.” and you just know what’s happened. 😥😥

[@gothamknight3871]

The show had the ability to take this lying, law-breaking, conniving thief and turn him into a lovable heartfelt character that became a British TV icon.

[@jasondonaldson7412]

This show knew how to make you cry but laugh 10 seconds later for example has anyone seen my hat?

[@josephineclay235]

Thanks Thanks 😊 🙏🏻 ☺️ 😘 🙂 😀 😊 🙏🏻 ☺️ 😘 🙂

[@harrypalmer4857]

You are aware that you are watching actors, but you never see any actual acting from anyone in the series. They just become those characters. Fantastic stuff.

[@alexparry6729]

The lift scene/ Cassie's miscarriage was the one that got me😢

[@guineagirl5078]

Yes, poor Rodney. You just want to cuddle him.

[@Nerdy-_-gaming4life]

​@@guineagirl5078😢

[@danielwilliamson6180]

1:52 Good acting by David Jason. Although he's a bully and a scoundrel, it shows how sensitive and messed up Delboy is on the inside and that he is a tragic hero.

[@JB-yt9cy]

He’s not a bully

[@danielwilliamson6180]

@@JB-yt9cy He does bully Rodney, Grandad and Uncle Albert sometimes. He's always insulting Rodney and calling him names.

[@mod6462]

He’s not a bully he just takes the mic out of them a bit

[@danielwilliamson6180]

@@mod6462 That is bullying. I know cos I've been bullied myself.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

@Leena :(

[@stephenpowell5912]

Rodney and Del in the lift 😢Tear up watching Both David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst Add Drama and Heartbreak to their Iconic Characters who have us in Stitches and also tears watching😢 ,❤Legends and The tragedy of what happened to Nicholas Lyndhurst losing a loved one 😢Just Tragic 💔

[@markgreet3543]

This scene was very hard to watch del and rodney in the lift.😢

[@dotdoughty5504]

He. Should. Have. Married. Marlene. He. Always. Gives. Her. Kisses. X

[@cliveneill9910]

So many people say this should have ended when they became millionaires but I disagree completely this show was more about family than money and I think rodney getting his daughter and naming her after his last mum is the perfect ending

[@cliveneill9910]

After his late mum

[@davidstacey685]

A great scene i liked was when del had a chance to make it big with jumbo mills and del says when mum died i stood by you and scarfied my dreams

[@pinkmenace1343]

Nothing will top the wedding party from Little Problems. It says so much with very little dialogue.

[@seanbonella]

These two don't talk anymore 😮😢

[@benziescha5438]

You're a Trotter Rodney ❤

[@jennynott3841]

Why are the first and second scene sad? Thank you

[@PINKKYLIELOUISE]

The scene when they talk about Granddad wished they cut out the annoying laughter

[@robertryan6782]

All of these are lovely but for me the lift scene stands out, especially as at 36 after losing Dad by this age and Dog now in the last week after 17 years, it stood/stands out to me as I realised how true saying something out loud does indeed makes it more real/hurt even more in kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2WbmJqFbJiigdEsi=e-AGov9-ztGpdmf6&t=498

[@Nerdy-_-gaming4life]

Joan is beautiful

[@markgreet3543]

Lets be honest life is not all a laugh and joke.

[@Evemeister12]

Up there with steptoe and son for pathos.

[@laurenc2976]

Can someone tell me what happened when Del was in the bathroom and Rodneu was on the other side of the door?

[@JamboP26]

The Driscoll brothers caught up to him due to Rodney and Mickey Pierce's 'venture'

[@madabbafan]

Del owed the Driscoll brothers money and instead of paying his debt he gave the money, as he had promised, to Rodney for the flat so the Driscoll brothers had Del beaten up

[@JohnPattison-h7h]

Funny

[@paulhughmcguigan5584]

How del greifs its like how i was. I understood del in that sitution.

[@michaelsinclair2731]

2:19 I don't remember this episode?? 🤔🤔😮

[@TyMarshall007]

same episode at Rodneys Wedding

[@Paddynevs2012]

He made a dodgy deal with the Driscoll Brothers and he got beating up because he didn’t pay them back

[@marysleator2779]

Didn't deserve to marry him a real woman would of took on the little bro

[@abztrakt7071]

Del can be a priçk bt he is always there for his family

[@alexandertebbiche2292]

I know and seen much more better films and programmes than this load of old rubbish

[@harrybunker2975]

Shush

[@generichuman2044]

Ah yes, the classic way of ranking something is comparing it to completely different things

[@kellywallace9677]

Then bog off then and watch something else!

[@jbd5870]

You plonker

[@jameshall8579]

We await your list of better films and programmes which are just as well written and well acted.......................

[@andyhello23]

Only fools and horses was made as competition for minder Both shows were great as kids in 1980s, as we got to see what london people were like just like us Never will such shows be on air again, as tv has loony toons on tv today who cannot represent society as todays society is full of twisted fruitcakes from different cultures who cannot work together. They should of let only fools end in 1996 trilogy which was a great ending Have not seen what ever shit they put out since that