It Never Rains...
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| Only Fools and Horses episode | |
| "It Never Rains..." | |
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| Series | 2 |
| Writer | John Sullivan |
| Director | Ray Butt |
| Producer | Ray Butt |
| Duration | 30 minutes |
| Airdate | 25 November 1982 |
| Audience | 9.5 million |
It Never Rains... is an episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the sixth episode of series 2, and was first screened on 25 November 1982.
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[edit] Synopsis
It has been raining non-stop for days in Peckham, and the Trotters haven't been able flog any of their sun-hats.
At the Nag's Head, Del Boy bumps into his friend Alex, a down-on-his-luck travel agent. They have a chat about how they can boost their businesses, and Del suggests that Alex offer an 80% discount on a holiday to the next customer, who happens to be Del Boy.
Back at the flat, Del tells Rodney and Grandad that they're going to Benidorm, Spain. But however, Rodney is worried that Grandad will cramp their style. Del just tells him to shrug it off.
When they get to Benidorm, Del and Rodney score themselves a couple of girls, but when they go back to their hotel room, they find Grandad asleep with his false teeth by his bedside.
A few days later, on the beach, Rodney and Del wonder about why Grandad has been acting very shiftly since they landed. Then, they later hear that Grandad's been arrested.
At the police station, Grandad tells his grandsons why he's been arrested: it was way back in 1936, the Trotters were very poor, so Grandad and his friend Nobby Clarke hitchiked all the way to Southampton, got a boat to Tangiers, and became gun-runners, until they were captured and tortured, before getting home to Peckham. That's the reason why Grandad thinks the Spanish authorities arrested him.
After hearing the story, Del tries to bribe the guard into letting Grandad go, but it soon turns out that Grandad was only arrested for jay-walking and is free to go with no charge.
[edit] Episode cast
| Actor | Role |
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| David Jason | Del Boy |
| Nicholas Lyndhurst | Rodney |
| Lennard Pearce | Grandad |
| Jim McManus | Alex |
| Anne Bruzac | French girl |
| Jillianne Foot | English girl |
| Michael Attwell | English man |
| Anthony Jackson | Spanish guard |
[edit] Trivia
- Originally the episode was going to be filmed in Spain, but the BBC ran out of budget and settled for an extremely cold Bournemouth.
[edit] Quotes
- Grandad: (in the cell, recounting his earlier experience with the Spanish authorities) ...they took Nobby away; tortured him...all through the night, you could hear his screams!
- Rodney: Woke you up at one point I bet!
- Grandad: (shaking his head) The last thing on my mind was sleep, but no matter how hard they tried, Nobby wouldn't say a word...and then it were my turn...
- Rodney: (briefly concerned) what...they tortured you?
- Grandad: No...but they would have done if I hadn't told them everything they wanted to know!
[edit] External links
| Preceded by The Yellow Peril |
Only Fools and Horses 25 November 1982 |
Succeeded by A Touch of Glass |
