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Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom created and written by John Sullivan and broadcast on BBC One. Seven series were broadcast between 1981 and 1991, followed by sporadic Christmas specials until 2003. The show centres on the lives of the Trotters, a working-class family of market traders who live in Peckham, London. Headed by Del Boy, his younger brother Rodney and their elderly Grandad (and later their Uncle Albert), the series shows their highs and lows in life as they strive to become millionaires through a variety of get-rich-quick schemes. The show achieved consistently high ratings, including a record 24.3 million viewers for the 1996 episode "Time on Our Hands", and was named Britain's Best Sitcom in a 2004 BBC poll.
Only Fools and Horses was nominated for, and received, a multitude of awards. It received its first BAFTA nomination in 1983, but lost out to Hi-de-Hi! . A year later it won its first major award, when it was named Comedy Programme of the Year by the Television and Radio Industries Club. The show was nominated for eight BAFTAs for best comedy series, winning in 1988, 1990 and 1996. It also won three British Comedy Awards, a National Television Award, a Royal Television Society Award and another TRIC award in 1997. For his portrayal of Del Boy, David Jason won two BAFTAs (from six nominations), three British Comedy Awards, two National Television Awards and one Royal Television Society Award. Nicholas Lyndhurst received three BAFTA nominations. In 1997 John Sullivan won the Writers' Guild of Great Britain award for Best Situation Comedy.
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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1983 | Comedy Series [1] | Ray Butt | Nominated |
1985 | Comedy Series [2] | Ray Butt | Won |
1985 | Light Entertainment Performance [3] | David Jason | Nominated |
1986 | Comedy Series [4] | Ray Butt | Nominated |
1986 | Light Entertainment Performance [5] | David Jason | Nominated |
1986 | Light Entertainment Performance [5] | Nicholas Lyndhurst | Nominated |
1988 | Comedy Series [6] | John Sullivan, Gareth Gwenlan, Tony Dow | Won |
1988 | Light Entertainment Performance [7] | David Jason | Nominated |
1989 | Comedy Series [8] | John Sullivan, Gareth Gwenlan, Tony Dow | Nominated |
1989 | Light Entertainment Performance [9] | David Jason | Nominated |
1990 | Comedy Series [10] | John Sullivan, Gareth Gwenlan, Tony Dow | Nominated |
1990 | Light Entertainment Performance [11] | David Jason | Won |
1990 | Light Entertainment Performance [11] | Nicholas Lyndhurst | Nominated |
1991 | Comedy (Programme or Series) [12] | John Sullivan, Gareth Gwenlan, Tony Dow | Nominated |
1996 | Comedy (Programme or Series) [13] | John Sullivan, Gareth Gwenlan, Tony Dow | Won |
Comedy Performance [14] | David Jason | Won | |
Comedy Performance [14] | Nicholas Lyndhurst | Nominated | |
2004 | Audience Award | John Sullivan, Gareth Gwenlan, Tony Dow | Won |
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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1990 | Best BBC Sitcom [15] | Only Fools and Horses | Won |
1990 | Best TV Comedy Actor [15] | David Jason | Won |
1991 | WGGB Top Comedy Writer [16] | John Sullivan | Won |
1992 | Best TV Comedy Actor [17] | David Jason | Won |
1997 | People's Choice Award [18] | Only Fools and Horses | Won |
1997 | Best TV Comedy Actor [18] | David Jason | Won |
1997 | Best TV Comedy Actor | Nicholas Lyndhurst | Nominated |
1997 | Funniest Comedy Moment [18] | Only Fools and Horses | Won |
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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1997 | Most Popular Comedy Series [19] | John Sullivan, Gareth Gwenlan, Tony Dow | Won |
1997 | Most Popular Comedy Performer [19] | David Jason | Won |
1997 | Most Popular Comedy Performer [19] | Nicholas Lyndhurst | Nominated |
2002 | Most Popular Comedy Programme [19] | John Sullivan, Gareth Gwenlan, Tony Dow | Nominated |
2002 | Most Popular Comedy Performance [19] | David Jason | Won |
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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1996 | Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama [20] | Only Fools and Horses | Won |
1996 | Best Actor [20] | David Jason | Won |
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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1984 | Comedy Programme of the Year | Only Fools and Horses | Won |
1997 | Situation Comedy of the Year | Only Fools and Horses | Won |
Year | Category | Award | Nominee(s) | Result |
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1990 | SOS Star Awards | Funniest TV Programme | Only Fools and Horses | Won |
1997 | Writers' Guild of Great Britain | Situation Comedy Writer | John Sullivan | Won |
2001 | The Heritage Foundation [21] | Best TV Comedy | Only Fools and Horses | Won |
2001 | The Heritage Foundation [21] | Best TV Writer | John Sullivan | Won |
2002 | TV Quick Awards [22] | Best Comedy | Only Fools and Horses | Won |
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