Only Fools and Horses: The Story of Britain’s Favourite Comedy

In September 1981, BBC One screened the pilot episode of a British sitcom set in a high-rise block of council flats in Peckham, south London?9 million people tuned in. 15 years, seven series and�more than�60 episodes later, 24.3 million people watched the final installment of Only Fools and Horses?over a third of the British population, and the largest audience for a sitcom ever recorded. On the 30th anniversary of the show, Britain's favorite entertainment writer celebrates Britain's best-loved sitcom.