Rock 'n' Chips - Only Fools and Horses Prequel

Best Line.

Pregnancy clinic clerk.." im looking for a Minge "

Then when he said Cock ? instead of Cook.
( not looking for that then :D )
 
Maybe they've already commissioned a series and are saving that for those, along with the business with the coffin referred to in 'frog's legacy' by Mr Jihan.They can stretch this out as far as they see the demand, xmas specials more likely than series.
 
That would be me.

The problem with this type of show is that the vast majority of the time watching is taken up with comparing the characters to the ones we know from the "proper" series.

We know Del Boy, Rodney, Grandad and Uncle Albert inside out. If they are all in the prequel the actors will not only need to display the same manerisms but also have a passing resemblance to the characters we know. This is before we even see a script. Thats not going to be easy!

We have also seen Del and Rodneys father in an episode so we have an image of him too. If it wasnt going to be so confusing David Jason would be a good actor for the role although being set in the 60s he would be the wrong age i guess.

There is also the boys mother who has played an important role in OFAH despite never being seen, in a Maris Crane or Mrs Mainwaring sort of way. If we actually see her now is there not a risk of her not living up to the picture Del has painted of her?

Bit of a rambling post but just my thoughts on the risks of a show like this. I love OFAH and its legacy was tainted slightly by the last few episodes and by The Green Green Grass. I dont want to see the crown slip any further!
 
It'll be very interesting to see what they do with it. Personally I wouldn't want them to try and stretch it to a full series, but theres definately scope for a couple more specials.

Can't wait to see what the Mum actually did say on her death bed. I bet it was nothing!:D
 
It wasn't what I was expecting at all - I thought it would be about the young Del and his frienRAB, so it took me a while to adjust. But I thought it was very good - and I thought all the acting was excellent.
 
Uncle Albert only arrived at the funeral of Grandad in OF&H and I'm pretty sure Del and Rodney hadn't seen him before then.

Grandad was the "old" figure until his death and Uncle Albert was the replacement. Never were both in the series at the same time.
 
Oh dear. :( When will they learn to leave well alone? After the dreadful last episodes of Only Fools (should have finished when they became millionaires) & The Green Green Grassyou'd have thought they'd learned their lesson. Only Fools was a classic but please no more.
 
Thought it was great, a few laugh at loud moments in there, and Kellie Bright was very good, never seen her before. James Buckley was also a good young Del, and Nick Lyndhurst I enjoyed more than most things I've seen him in. I didn't have high hopes at all for this, particularly after the last 3 OFAH's, so I'm more than pleasantly surprised.
 
Yes. He was supposed to be named after Charlton Athletic, but Joan has just spoken of the Trotters being Millwall fans...so he should be Rodney Millwall Trotter!
 
To be fair, I doubt many of us imagine his mum anything like the way Del pictures her ! Watching the show we all know the true person she was, as it was more then hinted at many times that she was basically a bit of a loose women, a boozer and a tart :D
 
As casting goes. Buckley is a superb, superb choice.
He's brilliant on the Inbetweeners, and he's the only person that made me laugh on that awful, lazy Off The Hook.
 
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