It's Only Rock and Roll (Only Fools and Horses)
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| "It's Only Rock and Roll" | |
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| Series | 4 |
| Writer | John Sullivan |
| Director | Susan Belbin |
| Producer | Ray Butt |
| Duration | 30 minutes |
| Airdate | 14 March 1985 |
| Audience | 13.6 million |
It's Only Rock and Roll is an episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the fourth episode of series 4, and was first screened on 14 March 1985.
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At a warehouse, as Del Boy loads up the van with the latest item to flog called Kandy Dolls, Rodney is talking on the phone to members of a band he just joined, then joins in helping his older brother load up the van. Del points out that Rodney doesn't have any drums, as well as mention that he shouldn't be hanging with that "bunch of wallies", especially their lead singer, Mental Mickey Maguire, a wild man who once bit another man's ear off. It is then revealed that each Kandy Doll has a different voice chip. Rodney then moans that he has to go down to the Arndale Centre and flog the Kandy Dolls, because at Christmas, he got into a fight with the crowd when he flogged cricket bats that each personally autographed by Viv Richards (as in Davey Richards' older sister, not the famed West Indian batsman). Rodney then says his band are styling themselves on Frankie Goes to Hollywood. The Trotter brothers then drive off.
Later, back at Nelson Mandela House, Albert is having a glass of brandy and about to light a cigar when Del bursts in and informs his uncle about the news that the Shamrock Club at Deptford, the "Paddies' Moulin Rouge", doesn't have an act for St. Patrick's Night next Sunday since their resident band, the Dublin Bay Stormers, are in jail. And that's where Del comes in: he's going to get Rodney and that "bunch of wallies" to play at the Shamrock Club, but Albert believes that it isn't fair to do so. Del plays a Bachelors LP on the record player, then calls Liam, the owner of the club on the phone. As the song Dianne plays, Del tells Liam that he's at the "community hall" and there's a "group of youngsters" on the stage rehearsing, and also mentions that the band have styled themselves after the Bachelors, and that it'll require £300 to hire them for St. Patrick's Night. Once the conversation is over and Del hangs up, Albert tells him that he never knew about his nephew's "business activities" until now! Del could care less, because he's off to the community hall to tell Rodney.
That night, at the community hall, Rodney and his band are rehearsing a song they wrote called Boys will be Boys, with Mental Mickey providing vocals, two other guys named Stew and Charlie both playing rhythm guitars, and Rodney playing drums on packing cases until Del enters, listens to the band playing their song rather badly, then tells them that they need a manager who will buy them brand new equipment, as well as get them bookings. Del then asks the band if they know any of the Bachelors' songs, and the band answer with no. Del asks the band to continue playing, then exits the community hall, and collapses against the wall, cringing in pain from the sounds Rodney and his band are playing.
On St. Patrick's Night at the Shamrock Club, a massive riot has broken out due to the performance of Rodney's band. Rodney, Del, Stew, and Charlie exit the club with their instruments and equipment and drive off into the night in the van, while Mental Mickey enjoys himself fighting various club patrons.
A few days later, at the Trotters' garage, Rodney has invited a policeman in to tell him that his band's instruments were "stolen". But Del appears at the garage door and explains to his younger brother and the policeman that a van came to pick the instruments and equipment up that morning to take them back to the shop, because Del had the instruments on a sale-or-return basis, much to Rodney's surprise. Del gets rid of the policeman, and tells Rodney that the "bunch of wallies" weren't destined for the Albert 'All, and Carnegie 'All; the only 'All they were destined for was "Sod 'All". Rodney then says that he can't perform with the band, because they kicked him out for defending his older brother. Rodney also asks why Del always stops him in everything he tries to do. But Del tells his younger brother that their mother Joan said to him on her deathbed to give Rodney all the encouragement he could. But Rodney points out that whatever the subject is that the Trotter brothers are talking about, their mother always had something to say about it on her deathbed. As the conversation comes to a close, Del tells Rodney to just forget about that "bunch of wallies" and move on. With that said, the Trotter brothers head off to the market to flog Malteasers.
That night, back at the flat, as Del is talking to Monkey Harris on the telephone about how he's had the Kandy Dolls for a week and hasn't sold one, he watches the TVs and discovers to his complete horror that the "bunch of wallies" are performing their song on Top of the Pops. Suddenly, Del hears Rodney entering the flat, and quickly turns both TVs off, as Rodney enters and tells his older brother that he met an old woman down at the laundromat and told her that Albert wants to take her to an old folks' beano on Thursday. Del worriedly agrees with it. Rodney then proceeds to watch Top of the Pops, but Del tells him that both TVs are broken. And so, Rodney decides to enter Albert's bedroom and give him the good news instead. While that happens, Del quickly puts on his camel coat, while Albert exits his bedroom and tells his nephew that he doesn't want to go on the old folks' beano. Del just tells his uncle that he's off out, but not to mention it to Rodney. Albert says that Rodney's busy watching Top of the Pops on the portable TV. Just as Del is about to escape, a fuming Rodney exits Albert's bedroom and tells Del that Mental Mickey and his band are in the charts and have a chance of making it to number one. It seems that without Del's interference, Rodney could've been a star. Rodney then threatens to hurt Del with his lone drumstick as the credits begin to roll.
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