Royal Variety Show (Only Fools and Horses)

Episode of Only Fools and Horses

"Royal Variety Show"

Only Fools and Horses episode
Written by| John Sullivan
Original air date| 29 November 1986 (1986-11-29)
Running time| 5 minutes and 20 seconds
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"Royal Variety Show" is a mini-episode of the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. It was performed live at the Royal Variety Performance on 24 November 1986, and first screened on BBC 1 on 29 November 1986.

## Synopsis[edit]

Del Boy, Rodney and Uncle Albert arrive at The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London thinking they are delivering Whisky to Chunky Lewis, a nightclub owner in the West End. Unfortunately they take a wrong turn and end up walking into the middle of the Royal Variety Performance.

## Episode cast[edit]

Actor  | Role

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David Jason | Derek Trotter
Nicholas Lyndhurst | Rodney Trotter
Buster Merryfield | Albert Trotter

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Only Fools and Horses episodes

Series 1 (1981)|

* "Big Brother"
* "Go West Young Man"
* "Cash and Curry"
* "The Second Time Around"
* "A Slow Bus to Chingford"
* "The Russians Are Coming"

Series 2 (1982)|

* "The Long Legs of the Law"
* "Ashes to Ashes"
* "A Losing Streak"
* "No Greater Love"
* "The Yellow Peril"
* "It Never Rains..."
* "A Touch of Glass"

Series 3 (1983)|

* "Homesick"
* "Healthy Competition"
* "Friday the 14th"
* "Yesterday Never Comes"
* "May the Force Be with You"
* "Wanted"
* "Who's a Pretty Boy?"

Series 4 (1985)|

* "Happy Returns"
* "Strained Relations"
* "Hole in One"
* "It's Only Rock and Roll"
* "Sleeping Dogs Lie"
* "Watching the Girls Go By"
* "As One Door Closes"

Series 5 (1986)|

* "From Prussia with Love"
* "The Miracle of Peckham"
* "The Longest Night"
* "Tea for Three"
* "Video Nasty"
* "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"

Series 6 (1989)|

* "Yuppy Love"
* "Danger UXD"
* "Chain Gang"
* "The Unlucky Winner Is..."
* "Sickness and Wealth"
* "Little Problems"

Series 7 (1990–91)|

* "The Sky's the Limit"
* "The Chance of a Lunchtime"
* "Stage Fright"
* "The Class of '62"
* "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Uncle"
* "Three Men, a Woman and a Baby"

Specials|

* "Christmas Crackers" (1981)
* "Diamonds Are for Heather" (1982)
* "Thicker than Water" (1983)
* "To Hull and Back" (1985)
* "A Royal Flush" (1986)
* "The Frog's Legacy" (1987)
* "Dates" (1988)
* "The Jolly Boys' Outing" (1989)
* "Rodney Come Home" (1990)
* "Miami Twice" (1991)
* "Mother Nature's Son" (1992)
* "Fatal Extraction" (1993)
* "Heroes and Villains" (1996)
* "Modern Men" (1996)
* "Time on Our Hands" (1996)
* "If They Could See Us Now" (2001)
* "Strangers on the Shore" (2002)
* "Sleepless in Peckham" (2003)

Other episodes|

* The Funny Side of Christmas: "Christmas Trees" (1982)
* "Licensed to Drill" (1984)
* "White Mice" (1985)
* "Royal Variety Show" (1986)
* "The Robin Flies at Dawn" (1990)
* "Comic Relief special" (1997)
* "Beckham in Peckham" (2014)

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