Danger UXD

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Only Fools and Horses episode
"Danger UXD"
Series 6
Writer John Sullivan
Director Tony Dow
Producer Gareth Gwenlan
Duration 50 minutes
Airdate 15 January 1989
Audience 16.1 million

Danger UXD is an episode of the BBC comedy sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the second episode of series 6 and first broadcast on 15 January 1989.

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While continuing to follow the yuppy lifestyle, Del Boy encourages Rodney to join in the fun. Also, Del's latest items to flog are VCRs from Ronnie Nelson, and fresh tomatoes from Jersey.

At the Nag's Head, Denzil tells Mike and the Trotters that he should be taking his wife Corrine out for the evening to celebrate their anniversary, but can't due to picking up a faulty stock of 50 dolls from a shop in High Wycombe. Del takes the dolls off Denzil.

Back at the flat, the Trotters discover that the dolls are uninflated sex dolls called Lusty Linda and Erotic Estelle. Del suggests that they take the dolls down to a man named Dirty Barry at 8:00pm.

At a Chinese takeaway, Denzil watches the ITN news and finds out that the dolls are filled with the highly explosive and volatile gas, propane, which will explode if exposed to heat. Denzil zooms out of the takeaway after paying, but not claiming his meal.

That night, back at the flat, Rodney informs Del that the VCRs are made only for use in mainland Europe and can't be used in the United Kingdom. Del admits that he has already sold most of them!

At that moment the two sex dolls from behind the cocktail bar inflate instantly. The Trotters proceed to deflate the dolls, but can't due to their dodgy valves. When Rodney gets dressed for a date with Cassandra, Del gets an idea on how to get the dolls to Dirty Barry's.

Back at the Nag's Head, Trigger complains about the "fresh Jersey" tomatoes, and Boycie turns out to be the one who bought the faulty video recorders. Denzil comes bursting in and tells them about the dolls and how he has to get in touch with Del. Boycie and Mike cackle nastily on hearing that Del has fifty time bombs on his hand which could blow him to kingdom come!

Outside Nelson Mandela House, Rodney and Del come out with the two dolls dressed in their late mother Joan's clothes. The Trotters throw the dolls in their van, and Rodney heads off to meet up with Cassandra, leaving Del and Albert to drive down to Dirty Barry's. Del and Albert arrive at Dirty Barry's place, only to find out that he's had his licence revoked by the council. With nowhere else to drop them off, Del and Albert head back to the van to plan their next move to get rid of the dolls.

At a restaurant, Cassandra warns Rodney of the unexploded sex dolls that she's heard about on the news. Eventually, Del and Rodney quickly take the two inflated dolls and dump them in a derelict area. The dolls explode in time for the Trotter brothers to get clear. The Trotter brothers head back to their van, only to find out that more of the dolls are inflating. Del and Rodney bail out of the van and run off into the night.

On 21st December 2006, a scene from this episode was voted number 4 in the UKTV Gold Top 40 Greatest Only Fools Moments. The scene in question was that when one of the blow up dolls blows up by itself, which lead Del Boy, Rodney, and Uncle Albert to hysterically leave the room.[1]

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Actor Role
David Jason Del Boy
Nicholas Lyndhurst Rodney
Buster Merryfield Uncle Albert
Roger Lloyd Pack Trigger
Gwyneth Strong Cassandra
Kenneth MacDonald Mike
John Challis Boycie
 
Actor Role
Paul Barber Denzil
Walter Sparrow Dirty Barry
Paul Cooper Waiter
Michael Shallard Adrian
Takashi Kawahara Chinese takeaway owner
David Warwick TV Presenter
Tommy Buson Clayton

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Preceded by
Yuppy Love
Only Fools and Horses
15 January 1989
Succeeded by
Chain Gang