1992 to 2003 Specials

Christmas Special 1992 : Mother Nature's Son

Del Boy's latest scheme is to bottle tap water and sell it as 'Peckham Spring' water (he's only repackaging it). It's a great success but when Rodney finds out about it he knows that is is illegal and that they must stop. But hang on - where did Del get the loan to start the venture? Maybe he better go along with it after all. Why is the 24 hour rubbish tip closed at night anyway?

First broadcast: 25th Dec 1992

Christmas Special 1993 : Fatal Extraction

While Peckham is in the midst of rioting, Del Boy is having trouble with his teeth and with Raquel. She is objecting to him spending all night at the 1.11 Club. It is no surprise when she leaves him, but Del goes straight back into dating. When he changes his mind he wants to forget about it, but will the scorned woman let him?

First broadcast: 25th Dec 1993

Christmas Special 1996 : Heros & Villains

Only on the streets of Peckham will you find No VAT Man and Boy Plonker. Del is stuck with 125 Latvian radio alarm clocks that go off when they like, a box full of base ball caps "that even East 17 fans wouldn't wear" and the council have turned down his application for a home improvements grant.

First broadcast: 25th Dec 1996

Christmas Special 1996 : Modern Men

With the help of a new man's manual, Del is learning to give attention to Raquel if only she would stop talking while he is trying to read. Meanwhile Rodders, "accustomed to the security of an irregular wage", is applying for a new job. Can the Trotter business empire survive without him?

First broadcast: 27th Dec 1996

1996 Special : Time on our Hands

This third 1996 special was at the time thought to be last that would be made. Rodney's doing a stock take in the garage and has found an artificial leg, some Showaddywaddy LPs and an old watch. They get the watch valued and get just a little shock when it sells at Sotherby’s for £6.2 million pounds. After all these years their finally millionaires!

A staggering 24.35 million people tuned in on the 29th of December to watch the Trotters strike it rich; the episode instantly smashed the British sitcom ratings record (only a few state and royal events have beaten this audience figure!).

First broadcast: 29th Dec 1996

Christmas Special 2001 : If They Could See us Now

The Trotter's now live the high life but with the American Stock Market about to crash, how will they keep their money. Having lost all and having to live back in their Peckham flat Del decides to enter a new TV Game Show "The Goldrush" to try and win some money back.

First broadcast: 25th Dec 2001

Christmas Special 2002 : Strangers on the Shore

A trip to France for the late Albert's Reunion, see's Del & Rodney bring back a little more than they planned. Boycie is about to become a multi-millionaire and with the Trotters help he can't fail, or can he?

First broadcast: 25th Dec 2002

Christmas Special 2003 : Sleepless in Peckham

In what is now widely believed to be the last ever "Only Fools and Horses" episode all the loose ends are tied up. Rodney discovers the truth about his father, Denzil and Marlene go missing, Cassandra gives birth and the brothers finally visit their solicitor to find out that the news wasn't as bad as they were expecting: Albert has left them some money thus bailing them out of financial difficulty.

First broadcast: 25th Dec 2003