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Voted the best British sitcom of all time in a 2004 audience poll, Only Fools and Horses entered its sixth season with a number of changes -- a longer episode length, romance for Rodney and a new look for Del, who has recast himself wholeheartedly in the image of Gordon Gekko from the film Wall Street. Despite Rodney's move toward practicality in signing up for computer training, Trotter's Independent Traders (TIT for short) are still as active as ever in their hilarious pursuit of any scheme that might bring that elusive million to the brothers Trotter.
Customer Review: One of the Best Britcoms of All Time!
Spanning more than 20 years with all the original actors--the surviving ones, that is--Only Fools and Horses has survived the test of time. Like so many britcoms, this is one that only keeps getting better with each successive series. With series six, the episodes are now 50-minutes in length, which allows for much greater development of the storylines, which is a real treat as John Sullivan's skill as a comedy writer has without doubt been honed to the point of perfection. This boxed set contains all six 50-minute episodes from series six (which originally aired in 1989) plus the 80-minute Christmas special, Jolly Boys Outing, which follows series six. Episode one ("Yuppy Love") introduces a new face to the cast, the intelligent and attractive Cassandra, a young woman from a fairly well-to-do family who has a promising career in the banking industry. Rodney's (Nicholas Lyndhurst--Goodbye Sweetheart) attraction is completely understandable, but so is his aversion to her discovering he lives in council housing and flogs dodgy goods down in the market with his loud, abrasive, and highly embarrassing brother, Del (David Jason--A Touch of Frost, The Darling Buds of May, Open All Hours, Micawber). Series six also sees a change in Del, which leads to some hilarious moments of their own. He's updated his image to reflect his admiration for Gordon Gecko, the lead character in the hit film Wall Street (which was a relatively newly released film when the series was produced). As usual, Del thinks the addition of braces (ie. suspenders) on his trousers, a filo-fax, and a few stock market phrases are enough to gain him entrance into this new yuppy world of of high flyers. As usual, he couldn't be more wrong! Writer John Sullivan is on top form with this series. Every single episode is tightly written and truly hilarious with so many laughs from start to finish that I cannot possibly choose a favourite. Briefly, "Danger UXD" has Del taking a load of defective, ahem, "dolls" off Denzel's hands with Del ending up with much more than he bargained for. "Chain Gang" has Del forming a consortium with his pals to purchase a case of quality gold chains, which it looks like a no-lose, quick-profit opportunity. Del has been hooked on entering contests in "The Unlucky Winner" and wins. The problem is he entered it in Rodney's name by sending in a copy of a painting Rodney did when he was, well, shall we say a little younger. In "Sickness and Wealth," Del's dodgy diet and lifestyle finally catch up with him. "Little Problems" features a guest appearance by Roy Marsden (PD James' original Adam Dalgliesh, Sandbaggers) as a local mobster to whom Del has inadvertently found himself in debt. Finally, a familiar (and very welcome) face from Del's past returns in "The Jolly Boy's Outing," which turns out to be anything but jolly! Only Fools and Horses is my own personal favourite britcom. Unlike some fans, I am not from England, though I do speak as one who has seen the entire series up to 2003, all the Christmas specials included . Like all the classic britcoms, this is a series that only improves with successive viewings (and it's one our family has watched countless times), and I know I am not alone in hoping the BBC will release the final series plus all the side-splittingly hilarious Christmas specials that followed it. This is a true britcom classic--one that has stood the test of time, and I recommend it extremely highly and unhesitatingly to all fans of British comedy.
Customer Review: Great Series-Crappy Box
This is probably the best comedy series, along with Fawlty Towers, to come out of the UK and this series #6 is the best one of the lot. But what's with the crappy plastic box? I ordered the other 2 sets online and they were beautifully packaged in gatefold sleeves with a written prelude to each episode inside. This one was delivered and the box turned up damaged, with one of the discs loose and bouncing around. Why do they make a decision to change a good thing? The packaging on the first 2 sets was so much better. Anyway, 5 stars for the series, minus one for that useless cheap plastic box!


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