Homesick (Only Fools and Horses)
| "Homesick" | |
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| Only Fools and Horses episode | |
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| Episode no. |
Series 3 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Ray Butt |
| Written by | John Sullivan |
| Produced by | Ray Butt |
| Original air date | 10 November 1983 (9.4 million viewers) |
| Running time | 30:13 (DVD) / 29:24 (iTunes) |
"Homesick" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. It was the first episode of series 3, and was first broadcast on 10 November 1983. In the episode Rodney is appointed chairman of the local Tenants Association, and Del expects him to use his influence to secure a move to a council bungalow.
As Del Boy prepares himself to go out with a waitress from a pizzeria, Rodney plans to go to the local Tenants Association meeting to report things needing sorting, such as the Nelson Mandela House's lifts, which have broken down.
Rodney arrives at the meeting to find that the only other person attending is Trigger. While waiting for the meeting to start, Rodney finally asks Trigger why he keeps calling him Dave. Trigger explains that he thought it was his name, but Rodney assures his name is not, nor has it ever been, Dave. Trigger states he'll have to start calling him Rodney, only to start using Dave again straight away. Baz, the chairman, mentions that the meeting cannot start without the vice-chairman present, which could be a while since he died the previous fortnight, and that he wanted to use the meeting to elect a new vice-chairman. Trigger votes Rodney to fill the position. The meeting starts with Baz tendering his resignation and promoting Rodney to the position of chairman in an instant. Rodney is shocked, and Baz and Trigger leave to get a drink. Sat up on the stage, Rodney begins to realise the power he has with the position.
Later, at the market, as Del flogs oranges, Rodney shows up and tells him all about the meeting as well as Margaret Mackenzie, one of the well-known higher-ups of the Tenants Association. Grandad also shows up, even though his legs are hurting. Rodney offers Grandad a lift home, but he plans to walk off the pain.
The Trotter brothers return home to find Grandad collapsed on the floor and phone for Dr. Becker. Dr. Becker diagnoses that Grandad, now confined to his bed, is suffering from exhaustion due to climbing twelve flights of stairs. Because of this, Dr. Becker recommends that the Trotters be moved into a council bungalow on Herrington Road. As Becker prepares to write to the chairman of the Tenants Association, Rodney exits the kitchen and admits that he is the chairman.
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