David Jason, in my opinion, is one of the most underrated British actors of all time. Very few actors can balance comedy and dramatic roles and make it look so effortless as he does.
In what way is he underrated? They don't call him a national British treasure for nothing. He's won awards. People watch shows because he's in it how is that underrated?
@ianlock3313 I think he means as an actor overall like how he didn't go on to do big screen plays like being in big movie budgets he didn't go anywhere apart from TV in England which is nothing wrong but also being underrated
@@dannykay5536 Maybe..... I don't think so but maybe. I think he knew TV was better for him. Not every actor wants to go off to Hollywood and make movies.
@@dannykay5536 Exactly, I consider him underrated as he's never regarded amongst the great British actors of his generation (Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren, John Cleese etc) which he deserves to be. I am also surprised that he never did any big film roles.
one of my favourite details about that scene was just how much was relying on a pitch perfect performance for the shot, if they got it wrong, that was it, no comedic climax, no last episode and without the budget for a second take the show couldn't survive that kind of blow, it would of ended unfinished after just two series.
Rodney: "we're goin into the self caterin' 'oliday trade." Del: "what, on two 'undred knicker??" Rodney: "well, we're startin' in a small way" Grandad: "what y'got? A Wendy 'ouse?????" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Extra fact. Denis Lill (who played Cassandras Dad) was also in the famous British comedies "Red Dwarf" and "Blackadder". He was also the visual representation of Batmans original co-creator "Bob Kane" in the first Batman movie from Tim Burton.
Loved 'Dates ' episode when Rodney does flying lessons in the Van being chased by the other car with nervous Nerys at his side especially when he looks across after hes stopped and she's a crying wreck in the passenger seat 😂
And the actor who was cast as slater was never considered for Del, Del was written as much shorter than Rodney, so why would he consider someone similar height to Rodney.
@@revived247actually that's where you are wrong. David Jason said himself in an interview on The One Show that originally John Sullivan wanted Jim Broadbent (Slater) to play Del Boy.
I don’t like how this doesn’t show what she’s commentating on. It’s weird. For instance, she mentioned Corrine and practically showed every character, barring her 😂. Literally everything she mentions is never shown on the video
i think it's massively out of sync at the very least, the audio of her talking about david beckham and the footage were pretty far apart, if it's not out of sync then it's just plain confusing as to why you would make a video that way
Thats correct it was one of the xmas specials and was viewed by 24.3 million people on the date above. A british tv audience record for a British sitcom.
My favourite OFAH moment is Del's defeat of Slater at the end of the Class of '62 episode - 'though I do love me the 2 pair poker moment with Boycie and Del featured. Incidentally, I did read a foreword of an Only Fools and Horses book in which Anthony Hopkins claimed he would have liked to have played Delboy. Sounds a bit far-fetched to me, but all things are possible x
Leonard Pearce appeared in 3 SERIES of only fools, not seasons. It wasn't filmed in seasons. Also, every one of these "unheard" of facts is actually well known and very much heard of And it was Billy Murray, not Bill Murray. He was too busy making Hollywood movies at the time.
Am currently watching the boxsets but after watching The Frog legacy i put on Rock and chips and watching it as a dream sequence. Am going to record them and the episode where Del says about Rodney's been all the things that he isn't.
That is incorrect. Infact, the idea for trigger to mistakenly call Rodney 'Dave' initially came from the Del Boy actor himself, Sir David Jason. It is mentioned in his new memoir book 'Only Fools and Stories' He had come up with the idea and mentioned it to series creator and writer John Sullivan early on while they were filming series one episode one of the show. He then goes on to say in the book that John loved the idea then "ran with it utterly brilliantly", turning the joke into the long running gag that it was, but dropping it into episodes just often enough so that it wasn't overused, so as to get the perfect payoff with it. And that is the story of how it came about. So that, infact, IS another fact for you.
I think they should have kept Raquel as a one time only thing, maybe bring her back for the closure but otherwise....eh. He should have ended up with someone else, find a way to make it work with June. Or maybe even follow up on that comment where he seemed to regret a missed relationship. Far fetched a little I know, but meeting Raquel again was that too.
Last time I checked granddad died in the early days of filming series 4 and the opening credits were changed 4 times since granddad wasn't on it for the 1st and 2nd episodes of the 4th series
Great trivia, but your video editor hasn't done a great job as the clips have nothing to do with the points being made and seem very out of place. There is plenty of footage to illustrate each fact.
My best memory of this show was me and my mate watching the Christmas special where they were dressed as batman & Robin….I nearly pissed my pants! Made it a ritual, now every Christmas to watch that episode, an absolute classic.
Good video but it could have been better if the visuals matched the voice over. e.g. you talk about the inspiration for the del boy character but you show rodney and cassandra.
The lady who said there mother died when rodney was 16 is a lie because there mother died when rodney was bout 4 or 3 and del boy was about 15 or 16 so the lady doing the facts need to do the research before stating facts
🎉if yo7 are claiming to offer facts, at least do us the favour of ensuring the so called facts are correct. OFAH was actually shown from 1981 to 1991. With various stories after they became millionaires fr9m 1991 on.
Yeah, I think season 2 wasn't going to be commissioned, but something happened (can't remember what) so they had to give OFAH a rerun of series one, which was much better received the 2nd time around.
This is all over the place... The facts don't link up to what is on the video, and the majority of the 'facts we didn't know' are common knowledge. Very poor video
Your very wrong on a lot of things in this video For a start jim broadbent was not first choice And John Sullivan done theme song himself because he didn’t like what chaz and Dave had made
David Jason, in my opinion, is one of the most underrated British actors of all time. Very few actors can balance comedy and dramatic roles and make it look so effortless as he does.
In what way is he underrated? They don't call him a national British treasure for nothing. He's won awards. People watch shows because he's in it how is that underrated?
@ianlock3313 I think he means as an actor overall like how he didn't go on to do big screen plays like being in big movie budgets he didn't go anywhere apart from TV in England which is nothing wrong but also being underrated
@@dannykay5536 Maybe..... I don't think so but maybe. I think he knew TV was better for him. Not every actor wants to go off to Hollywood and make movies.
@@dannykay5536 Exactly, I consider him underrated as he's never regarded amongst the great British actors of his generation (Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren, John Cleese etc) which he deserves to be. I am also surprised that he never did any big film roles.
He most certainly is not underrated!! He one of our many national treasures and is a highly rated and skilled actor
“They promised us homes fit for hero’s, but instead they gave us hero’s fit for homes” - Grandads greatest line (FACT!)
Never mentioned Green Green grass another john salivan spin off with Boycie and Marlene
@@steveconn1375yes they did at the same time as rock and chips
I’m think I’m too young to realise what he’s talking about?
@@areallybigannoyingorangefa65621 St world war
Greatest comedy of all time, the episode with the chandeliers is an absolute classic..
one of my favourite details about that scene was just how much was relying on a pitch perfect performance for the shot, if they got it wrong, that was it, no comedic climax, no last episode and without the budget for a second take the show couldn't survive that kind of blow, it would of ended unfinished after just two series.
A Touch Of Glass.
EEm well its certainly true it had to be done in one shot but im not so sure about the rest.@@mickieg1994
This programme is so nostalgic to me. Used to watch it all the time as a kid and still love it to this day.
Rodney: "we're goin into the self caterin' 'oliday trade."
Del: "what, on two 'undred knicker??"
Rodney: "well, we're startin' in a small way"
Grandad: "what y'got? A Wendy 'ouse?????" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Some bird : which do you prefer Rodney? Astro turf or grass ?
Rodney: i dont know ive never smoked astro turf 😅😂
I'm sorry for knit picking but it's 7 Series from serialisation and not season like the Americans use.
I really enjoyed this video, we want MORE additional facts videos like this 😇 Subbed
Extra fact.
Denis Lill (who played Cassandras Dad) was also in the famous British comedies "Red Dwarf" and "Blackadder".
He was also the visual representation of Batmans original co-creator "Bob Kane" in the first Batman movie from Tim Burton.
5 seconds in Batman lol
Extra fact? Patrick Murray played Mickey Pearce in OFAH for 20 years but was only ever in 20 episodes?
I knew almost all of these facts but still a great video x
I bet you didn’t even notice that she’s wrong on a lot of them
A better title would be 28 things you already knew about OFAH
The thing is WE HAVE HEARD ALL THESE FACTS BEFORE”
Happy 42nd Birthday O.F.A.H. 🎉
Loved 'Dates ' episode when Rodney does flying lessons in the Van being chased by the other car with nervous Nerys at his side especially when he looks across after hes stopped and she's a crying wreck in the passenger seat 😂
"Swivel on that camel breath" 😅
1991?
'Hot Rod' sounds interesting.
The exploding coach scene was louder than expected, and the Police showed up.
Stating facts, but not showing clips to match what you're talking about
Except the Trigger scene when stating his real name.
And the actor who was cast as slater was never considered for Del, Del was written as much shorter than Rodney, so why would he consider someone similar height to Rodney.
Exactly.
@@revived247actually that's where you are wrong. David Jason said himself in an interview on The One Show that originally John Sullivan wanted Jim Broadbent (Slater) to play Del Boy.
No wonder this channel inly has 1k subscribers
I don’t like how this doesn’t show what she’s commentating on. It’s weird. For instance, she mentioned Corrine and practically showed every character, barring her 😂. Literally everything she mentions is never shown on the video
i think it's massively out of sync at the very least, the audio of her talking about david beckham and the footage were pretty far apart, if it's not out of sync then it's just plain confusing as to why you would make a video that way
ive got the lost episodes on dvd :) my friend got them for me
Lovely Jubbly.
Haha only a few of us have them!
I have the original uncut versions I converted from video recording to dvd plus the charity clips and license to drill.
@@ianlock3313 i love license to kill :)
Time on Our Hands wasn't aired Boxing Day, it was aired December 29th
Yellow?
Thats correct it was one of the xmas specials and was viewed by 24.3 million people on the date above. A british tv audience record for a British sitcom.
First aired in 1981 not 91
My favourite OFAH moment is Del's defeat of Slater at the end of the Class of '62 episode - 'though I do love me the 2 pair poker moment with Boycie and Del featured. Incidentally, I did read a foreword of an Only Fools and Horses book in which Anthony Hopkins claimed he would have liked to have played Delboy. Sounds a bit far-fetched to me, but all things are possible x
Enn Reitel was the original first choice but he turned it down as did Jim Broadbent who went on to play Roy Slater instead.
Behave yourself, Uncle Albert, or you won't be goin' dooooooownn to Margate.
Haha during the war lol
You can keep the Costa Brava and all that palava
@@tarotbyamber7233 or, during the 1939 - 1945 conflict with Germany lol
@@sarahfields288Can't beat the British Seaside when the Sun is cracking the flags.
It DOESN'T hold the record for the highest UK audience. That honour belongs to the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final was an audience of 34 million...
Highest audience for a sitcom. Was quite clearly stated.
British Sitcom@@hammertime3703
Hard to choose an episode first class from series 1 to series 7
R.I.P. SANDRA THE POLICEWOMAN 😢♥️🙏
Kate Saunders sadly died aged 62.
Amazing TV show what a classic
THE EPESODE WHERE THEY PAINT THERE MUMS HEADSTONE BRIGHT ORANGE IS ABSLUTLY HELEROUS
yellow?
luminous yellow
Chas and Dave didn’t write Margate for OFAH
They did sing it though, Margate is from their album Job Lot released as a single in 1982.
It ran from 1981 (not 1991) to 2003. Pretty basic fact and you messed it up.
So many classic moments. Hilarious
I am lost for words the amazing and very intelligent OFAH pure comedy😊👍
There are some loose facts on this video and not entirely accurate either?
3 minutes in and a major error, Only Fools was first broadcast in 1981, not 91
Lots of factual mistakes
Your first fact is wrong. Time On Our Hands was broadcast on 27th December 1996 - not Boxing Day.
It is incredibly frustrating and distracting that the “fact” doesn’t match the video we are watching.
Series not seasons! It's a British television show 🤦🏼♂️
Leonard Pearce appeared in 3 SERIES of only fools, not seasons. It wasn't filmed in seasons.
Also, every one of these "unheard" of facts is actually well known and very much heard of
And it was Billy Murray, not Bill Murray. He was too busy making Hollywood movies at the time.
Brilliant facts
Am currently watching the boxsets but after watching The Frog legacy i put on Rock and chips and watching it as a dream sequence. Am going to record them and the episode where Del says about Rodney's been all the things that he isn't.
Even though I’ve seen trigger say allo Dave or alright Dave a good many times I still laugh God rest him
🙏🙏🙏♥️
Tuesday 8th September 1981. Episode 1 series 1. Big Brother. OFAH first episode.
Albert Steptoe not Alfred
Trigger also calls Rodney "Dave" by accident the very 1st time but they kept it in :). Another fact for you.
That is incorrect. Infact, the idea for trigger to mistakenly call Rodney 'Dave' initially came from the Del Boy actor himself, Sir David Jason.
It is mentioned in his new memoir book 'Only Fools and Stories' He had come up with the idea and mentioned it to series creator and writer John Sullivan early on while they were filming series one episode one of the show.
He then goes on to say in the book that John loved the idea then "ran with it utterly brilliantly", turning the joke into the long running gag that it was, but dropping it into episodes just often enough so that it wasn't overused, so as to get the perfect payoff with it.
And that is the story of how it came about. So that, infact, IS another fact for you.
Trigger - Colin Ball? Wow 😂
Canon and Ball more like this video is awful.
@@CARLIN4737you talk SH!T 😂😂😂
Genius
The worlds greatest comedy series. Fact. Seinfield doesn't even come close
Not even in the same universe
I think they should have kept Raquel as a one time only thing, maybe bring her back for the closure but otherwise....eh. He should have ended up with someone else, find a way to make it work with June. Or maybe even follow up on that comment where he seemed to regret a missed relationship. Far fetched a little I know, but meeting Raquel again was that too.
Last time I checked granddad died in the early days of filming series 4 and the opening credits were changed 4 times since granddad wasn't on it for the 1st and 2nd episodes of the 4th series
It's also updated for the later specials as well
The line is behave yourself uncle Albert
I think from season 3 the show took a massive step up
Seasons are Autumn, Summer and winter etc we have series here and episodes.
Series.....not seasons 😮
Time on our hands was never broadcast live.
No episodes of OFAH have ever been.
You forgot the royal variety
Kitchener - Harold Steptoe's middle name.
Isn't reddies £50 notes, I've never heard the term "ready to spend"
No, any cash or ready money. Never heard ready to spend
Reddies is just another term for cash on hand... no specific amount, as long as it is cash.
Great trivia, but your video editor hasn't done a great job as the clips have nothing to do with the points being made and seem very out of place. There is plenty of footage to illustrate each fact.
My best memory of this show was me and my mate watching the Christmas special where they were dressed as batman & Robin….I nearly pissed my pants! Made it a ritual, now every Christmas to watch that episode, an absolute classic.
Don't you mean 1981???
My favourite scene is when uncle Albert drops the wrong chandelier
No no, it was neither of them two.
It was trigger's first wife wot dropped it. Janine I think her name were.
Troll or plonker , you decide
@@dontbewokesame thing I think.
My favourite is canderlera where the light falls that cant laugh
What language are you trying to speak? Its a chandalier and the episode is, A Touch of Glass. Dec 1982.
JOHN SULLIVAN THE WRITER WAS OF IRISH DESENT THEREFORE THE SHOW HAD A VERY DARK SONDIC IRISH SENSE OF HOUMUR
Not bad ⚡️
Nothing that I never knew before
I came to learn some new facts and unfortunately heard everything I already knew :(.
Bizarrely edited video
Stating facts TELL Everything About & History NO Unknown FACT'S
First fact was wrong... he looked after him when was lot younger
Good video but it could have been better if the visuals matched the voice over.
e.g. you talk about the inspiration for the del boy character but you show rodney and cassandra.
6:11
The actor who played Roy was never considered for Del, that's a myth.
You are wrong. Jim Broadbent was the second choice but was busy at the time.
He was offered the role but turned it down.
No thats true. He has talked about it on talk shows over the years. Graham Norton etc The Roy Slater character only featured in 3 episodes?
The lady who said there mother died when rodney was 16 is a lie because there mother died when rodney was bout 4 or 3 and del boy was about 15 or 16 so the lady doing the facts need to do the research before stating facts
Fact I have never heard of...Grandad died during Season 3...wrong straight away.
I can't deal with how AI generated this video is.
No Del Boy no show 🙄
Unwatchable. Too immaculate.
🎉if yo7 are claiming to offer facts, at least do us the favour of ensuring the so called facts are correct. OFAH was actually shown from 1981 to 1991. With various stories after they became millionaires fr9m 1991 on.
Series 1 actually performed poorly and the show came very close to being cancelled.
Yeah, I think season 2 wasn't going to be commissioned, but something happened (can't remember what) so they had to give OFAH a rerun of series one, which was much better received the 2nd time around.
Not grandad
1981
Facts that no one knew? I knew most of these facts and I'm sure loads of fans, do too. What a waste of time.
Broadcast from 1991? Probably do some fact checking before making a facts video would be a good idea.
Absolute rubbish the whole video. Del boy was 18 when their mum died so Rodney would have been about 4 years old?
This is all over the place... The facts don't link up to what is on the video, and the majority of the 'facts we didn't know' are common knowledge.
Very poor video
yes it is factually incorrect on just about everything.
1981 firs episode so go sk ur nan
Tuesday 8th September 1981...
Do not copy British sitcoms!! sorry other countries you will fail!!!!
..the US pilot one was just weird from the clips I saw on RUclips, might as well have been a different show
Alfred steptoe 😂 behave yourself uncle albert not grandad
Your very wrong on a lot of things in this video
For a start jim broadbent was not first choice
And John Sullivan done theme song himself because he didn’t like what chaz and Dave had made