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(1983)

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8/10
He done that well didn't he?
snoozejonc21 September 2020
Rodney becomes chairman of the tenants association and Granddad is struggling with the stairs.

Very enjoyable episode with Del and Granddad looking to use Rodney's new influence to attain a ground floor accommodation. We have plenty of strong banter between then central three characters, with Leonard Pearce giving an excellent performance. We also see a bit more of Del in action down the market and Rodney's sense of civic duty within Nelson Mandela House.

My favourite sequence is with Rodney, Trigger and Bas at the tenants association meeting. The banter between Nicholas Lyndhurst, Roger Lloyd Pack and Ron Pember never fails to crack me up and the scene's final sight gag is perfectly timed.

This one gets series three off to a good start.

7.5/10 for me but I round upwards.
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9/10
Top start to series 3 with star turn from Pearce.
maureen_smith59 April 2015
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This was a great start to possibly the best series in Only Fools history with a lot of emotion and at last a episode where Lennard Pearce could shine as Granddad. The plot is about how the stairs to the flat become too much for Granddad and he collapses causing Del to apply for a bungalow which is handy as Rodney has become Chairman of the tenant association,if only they can get past Miss MacKenzie the housing and warfare co-ordinator.

Funny moments include Del telling Rodney about poor Rita Aldridge or Del selling oranges in the market or Rodney trying to tell Trigger his name is not Dave its Rodney(so what's Dave a nickname like)or Del getting Nijinsky and Arkle mixed up or Del thinking a choreographer is in the medical profession.

Cracking start with superb acting by the three mains stars and at last Pearce gets a chance to shine.
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7/10
Hurry Up - Me and Dave Ain't Got All Night!
Lunerar13 June 2020
Pretty good as series openers go (although I'd say that the series two opener is slightly more memorable).

There's more world-building which is important in immersing viewers into a programme: we get to see more of the market as well as inside the town hall. A council office is implied but never visited, not that this is needed.

We also get to see more of the flat. This time we're in Granddad's room as well as being able to see beyond the front door and out into the graffiti-covered stairwell of Nelson Mandela House.

It's a slow process but the world of Only Fools and Horses is starting to open up to us.
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10/10
Trigger. Why do you call me Dave?
mf281214 September 2020
An absolute gem of an episode. Only Fools at its best!
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8/10
Homesick
studioAT11 April 2023
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Though still not a ratings darling at this point (one would suspect it was only because David Jason was having success for the BBC in 'Open all Hours' at the time and writer John Sullivan had previously had success for the corporation with 'Citizen Smith' that the show remained on air at all) there is a sense that 'Only Fools' was growing into itself at this point.

The bitter irony of course is that this trio would only remain in place for one more series (this third) due to the sad death of Leonard Pearce.

This is a great episode, up there for me with the best from the 30 min episodes, with lots of great moments and lines.

Well worth a watch.
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