Only Yules And Horses (Part Five)

Given the huge ratings success of Only Fools And Horses‘ finale trilogy, I suppose it was inevitable there would be pressure from all angles to return to the show. Whatever one might think of the choice to make more, the news of that was oddly low key.

The Stage – Thursday 08 March 2001

And here’s how the Dublin Evening Herald previewed the first of the new trilogy.

Evening Herald (Dublin) – Wednesday 19 December

The decision to bring Del and Rodney back was certainly vindicated from a ratings perspective.

The Stage – Thursday 27 December 2001

Even if it underwhelmed some people.

Evening Herald (Dublin) – Friday 28 December 2001

The middle installment informed a few think pieces in the months following its broadcast.

The Stage – Thursday 13 March 2003

While the final finale seems to have got lost in the glare of the BBC’s glittery new bauble.

Evening Herald (Dublin) – Friday 05 December 2003
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