Diamonds Are for Heather
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| Only Fools and Horses episode | |
| "Diamonds Are For Heather" | |
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| Series | Christmas Special |
| Writer | John Sullivan |
| Director | Ray Butt |
| Producer | Ray Butt |
| Duration | 30 minutes |
| Airdate | 30 December 1982 |
| Audience | 9.3 million |
Diamonds Are For Heather is an episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the second Christmas special, and was first screened on 30 December 1982.
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[edit] Synopsis
At the Nag's Head, Del Boy is drowning his sorrows due to his loneliness, and cheers himself up by ordering a mariachi band to sing Old Shep. He also meets a beautiful woman named Heather, who seems to be one friend short of company. Del, ever the gentleman, entertains her and sees her home safely.
When he escorts her back to her flat, Del discovers that Heather has a young son named Darren, aged 3 and a half, and a husband named Vic, who seems to have joined a very long queue at the Job Centre 18 months ago and never come back.
Over the next six weeks, Del and Heather's romance blossoms, Del gets along well with Darren, and all is running so smoothly, Del decides to propose to Heather, even if it means moving away from Rodney and Grandad.
However, at a candle-lit curry dinner, Heather refuses Del's proposal, because her husband Vic (presumably she's still married to him) is now living in Southampton, working as a department store Santa. He also wants to give his marriage with Heather a second chance by asking her and Darren to move in with him. Heather says goodbye to Del, who is left without an angel for Christmas. But Del cheers up in the end when he asks some carol singers to sing Old Shep.
[edit] Episode cast
| Actor | Role |
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| David Jason | Del Boy |
| Nicholas Lyndhurst | Rodney |
| Lennard Pearce | Grandad |
| Rosalind Lloyd | Heather |
| John Moreno | Enrico |
| Roger Brierley | Brian |
| Dev Sagoo | Waiter |
[edit] Story Arc
- When Del gives Heather the ring, he says he got it from Abdul, a friend from Hatton Garden. This fits in with "To Hull and Back" as Del goes to Holland for Boycie and Abdul.
[edit] Trivia
- The idea for the script was to demonstrate Del's love for children, and that he really could be a family man if he put his mind to it. This would set the scene for him meeting Raquel, and them later having Damien.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Christmas Trees |
Only Fools and Horses 30 December 1982 |
Succeeded by Homesick |
