Only Fools And Horses episode 'was so dark and cruel' it was banned from being shown on TV Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Rebecca Lawrence For Mailonline Published: 06:30 EDT, 25 October 2024 | Updated: 06:38 EDT, 25 October 2024 e-mail View comments An episode of Only Fools And Horses was dubbed so 'dark and cruel' that the show's creator banned it from being aired again. The BBC sitcom is known for being feel-good TV but one episode entitled A Royal Flush veered away from comedy and became 'hard to watch'.
A Royal Flush, the 1986 Christmas special, sees Rodney ( Nicholas Lyndhurst ) become friends with the daughter of a Duke, and Del Boy ( David Jason ) wants to help him make the right impression. Yet as the group sit down for dinner, Del ends up drinking too much and cruelly mocks Rodney by implying he's set to marry the Duke's daughter and bringing up his conviction for possession of cannabis. While Del was known for his cheeky putdowns to Rodney in this episode it was agreed the scene crossed the line and Del resembled an 'out of control bully'.
An episode of Only Fools And Horses, entitled A Royal Flush, was dubbed so 'dark and cruel' that the show's creator banned it from being aired again The BBC sitcom is known for being feel-good TV but one episode entitled A Royal Flush veered away from comedy and became 'hard to watch' (L-R Lennard Pearce as Granddad, David Jason as Del Boy and Nicholas Lyndhurst as Rodney) A Royal Flush, the 1986 Christmas spec.
