Royal Variety Show (Only Fools and Horses)

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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 BBC1 on 29 November 1986.

## Synopsis

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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

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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

Characters|

* Derek Trotter
* Rodney Trotter
* Grandad
* Trigger
* Boycie
* Roy Slater
* Denzil
* Mike
* Uncle Albert
* Raquel
* Cassandra
* Damien

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"
* "Christmas Crackers"

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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"
* "Diamonds Are for Heather"

Series 3 (1983)|

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

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"
* "To Hull and Back"

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?"

Christmas specials
(1986–1988)|

* "A Royal Flush"
* "The Frog's Legacy"
* "Dates"

Series 6 (1989)|

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

Series 7 (1990–91)|

* "Rodney Come Home"
* "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"

Christmas specials
(1991–2003)|

* "Miami Twice"
* "Mother Nature's Son"
* "Fatal Extraction"
* "Heroes and Villains"
* "Modern Men"
* "Time on Our Hands"
* "If They Could See Us Now"
* "Strangers on the Shore"
* "Sleepless in Peckham"

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)

See also|

* Awards
* The Green Green Grass
* Rock & Chips
* "Five Gold Rings"
* "The Frog and the Pussycat"
* Only Fools and Horses The Musical

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