Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Time_on_Our_Hands&oldid=955737858, Articles lacking in-text citations from August 2011, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description with no season number, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 9 May 2020, at 14:27. The final scenes, against a backdrop of the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young song "Our House", show the Trotters enjoying their new wealth.

However, whilst moving the coffee that Albert has prepared in the kitchen, Del realises that it is actually gravy, and thus Albert's "gravy" that they are pouring on their dinners is in fact coffee. They buy Uncle Albert an expensive yacht, which he promptly crashes into a bridge on the Thames. Del and Raquel move into a mansion while Rodney and Cassandra buy a luxury apartment on the banks of the River Thames. When John Sullivan’s classic sitcom ‘Only Fools and Horses’ wound up poetically with its Christmas trilogy back in 1996, all was right with the world. Things aren't too good at Nelson Mandela house. In the final episode, ‘Time On Our Hands’, we’d rejoiced as the Trotters finally became the millionaires they’d always dreamed of becoming thanks to a rare antique watch. Due to contractual reasons, it was sung by. However, whilst moving the coffee that Albert has prepared in the kitchen, Del realises that it is actually gravy, and thus Albert's "gravy" that they are pouring on their dinners is in fact coffee. "Time on Our Hands" was the third and final part of the 1996 Christmas trilogy of Only Fools And Horses, airing on the 27th December 1996 with a viewing figure of 24.3 million, and was meant to be the last ever episode of the show. First screened on 29 December 1996, it was the final episode of that year’s Christmas trilogy and the fifteenth Christmas special overall. When James comes down to the garage to collect his BMW, you can see that the car is green. That evening, James and Audrey Turner, Raquel's parents, arrive for the meal, and all appears to be going well. ", In the last scene, Del, Rodney, and Albert walk off into an animated sunrise, with Del arguing that they should, invest their new money in the futures market (making one last claim that this was one of the many things his mother Joan said on her deathbed), with the closing refrain: "This time next year, we could be billionaires!". Only then does Rodney realise that Del had in fact tampered with the controls, in order to force Rodney to talk. To enable Verizon Media and our partners to process your personal data select 'I agree', or select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices. At the party they are the only guests in costume because the birthday boy has actually died and the party is now a wake. It was John Sullivan's opinion that they could no longer be real, and thus end the show. ever episode of the show. It emerges that the final bid was at £6,200,000.

Note: In the VHS and DVD versions, the track "Our House" is replaced by a cover version by Helen Reddy. The Trotters became millionaires in this

After closer examination, he suggests that it may be the work of John Harrison, the man who designed and built the world's first successful maritime clock in the 18th century. The dinner ruined, all around the table politely mention that they are full up (apart from young Damien who exclaims, "this is horrible!"). The last episode of Only Fools and Horses for five years, was seen by 24.3 million viewers, nearly half the population of the country at the time and the highest viewing record ever for a comedy in the UK. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Your Privacy Controls. Del reluctantly tells Lenny that "Trotters Independent Traders has ceased trading.". "Time on Our Hands" is an episode of the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. Rodney also returns, and Del reveals that he is already beginning to miss the old life as a market trader. It had initially been intended to be the last ever … Raquel's parents come to Peckham for a family dinner, which leads to some surprising for the Trotters.
years later due to popular demand. Dinner is ultimately ruined after Albert unfortunately mixes up the gravy and coffee jars.

Del returns to their now empty flat in Nelson Mandela House, and recalls the memories from the flat over the years, including quotes from their parents, and Grandad. Christmas trilogy of Only Fools And Horses, airing on the 27th December Del and Albert reassure her that they will help out.

Del, Rodney, and Uncle Albert were originally intended to become cartoon characters as they walked off into the animated sunrise at the end. Rodney agrees and is finally at peace with the whole thing, and Del suggests to Rodney to go home and have a heart-to-heart with Cassandra. After recovering, he and Rodney rush back into the auction room, with the bidding still going on. The Trotters became millionaires in this episode and after years of working on markets selling dodgy gear in all kinds of weather they could enjoy a millionaire lifestyle, for at least the next 5 years at least. During the Trotter Family's last-minute attempts to get everything ready for the big dinner with Raquel's parents, Del is seen pouring some Tia Maria in a glass and then topping it up with Lucozade. As they set off, Del states that rather than the end for them, it is only just the beginning as they should now invest their new money in the futures market (making one last claim that this was one of the many things his mother Joan said, on her deathbed). And so, things have really come up roses for the Trotters, at least until five years later... Only Fools and Horses Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Once the conversation is over, Del successfully fixes the lift himself, and gets it working again. Could it really be that by this time next week they're millionaires? https://onlyfoolsandhorses.fandom.com/wiki/Time_On_Our_Hands?oldid=8550, The greatest connection was revealed in this episode.

The watch is examined by experts, and all accept it to be the Harrison "lesser watch", a semi-mythical piece whose designs exist but it is unclear whether the watch was ever made. Del comforts Rodney by telling him that it is just a dropped stitch in life's tapestry, which their late mother Joan used to say whenever things went wrong, and assures that things will get better. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas specials aired until the end of the show in 2003. It attracted a television audience of 24.3 million, a record for a British sitcom. kinds of weather they could enjoy a millionaire lifestyle, for at least It is engraved "Harrison". When picking up his car from the Trotters' garage the following day, antiques dealer James spots the old pocket watch. Episodes are regularly repeated on UKTV comedy channel Gold.Set in Peckham in south-east London, it stars David Jason … Later that day, Del and Rodney are in the lift when it breaks down. A distraught Rodney confesses that he has spent too much time feeling sorry for himself since Cassandra lost their baby. Later, the Trotters visit The Nag's Head pub, and receive a round of applause and a standing ovation from all of the characters and regulars. It attracted a television audience of 24.3 million, a record for a British sitcom. After being trapped in there for some time, the two brothers have a discussion about Rodney and Cassandra's miscarriage. The Trotter Brothers share a hearty laugh. It emerges that the final bid was £6,200,000 (around £3,100,000 each).

The latest bid is revealed to be £3,250,000; it then goes up to £3,500,000 (which Del thinks is £350,000). The latest bid is revealed to be £3,500,000 (which Del thinks is £350,000) only when the next bid comes in at £4,000,000 with the auctioneer stating 'The Bid now stands at four million pounds' Rodney faints. After closer examination, he suggests that it may be the work of John Harrison, the man who designed and built the world's first successful maritime clock in the 18th century.

Yahoo is part of Verizon Media. In the scene were Del and Rodney celebrate in the Trotter Van outside Sotheby's, the weather is fine when they get in and whilst they are talking in the van; however, when the scene cuts to show the van rocking as they celebrate it is raining heavily. Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Verizon Media websites and apps.

Contents[show] Synopsis While continuing to follow the yuppy lifestyle, Del Boy encourages Rodney to join in the fun. The episode opens with a nervous Raquel planning the visit of her parents, James and Audrey, for dinner at the flat, and worrying about them meeting Del Boy for the first time. The final scenes, done to "Our House" sung by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young, show the Trotters enjoying their new wealth. The Trotters then visit The Nag's Head and receive a round of applause and standing ovation from the regulars.

"Time on Our Hands" is an episode of the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. 1996 with a viewing figure of 24.3 million, and was meant to be the last

He first tasted this in ", This would be one of the few episodes that used incidental music in some scenes. Rodney, wanting to pay his older brother back for helping throughout his life (including getting over Cassandra's miscarriage), buys the car for Del, much to Boycie's horror.
Rodney agrees and is finally at peace with the whole thing, and Del suggests to Rodney to go home and have a heart-to-heart with Cassandra. The receipt Rodney finds to legally prove the John Harrison "lesser watch" belonged to the Trotters was presumably amongst the receipts Rodney was leafing through in the opening scene of ", In the scene where he is looking through the garage before going with Del to the lifts, Rodney lifts up two of the Russian Army camcorders at the same time - whereas in ", During the time Del and Rodney are stuck in the lift, as Denzil and Mickey Pearce take furniture out of the Trotters' flat, the door number is clearly 127, yet it was stated in ", The Trotter garage is a lot smaller than the one seen in ". Raquel's parents are due to visit for dinner and will be meeting Del for the first time, causing her to panic. When Del recovers, he and Rodney rush back into the auction room, with the bidding still going on. Del returns to their now empty flat in Nelson Mandela House, and recalls the memories from the flat over the years, hearing quotes from their mother Joan (from a specially recorded voiceover), their father Reg (from "Thicker Than Water"), and Grandad (from "Big Brother"). After being trapped in there for some time, the Trotter Brothers have a discussion about Rodney and Cassandra's miscarriage. A the time of broadcast, this was meant to A th…