The Jolly Boys' Outing
| "The Jolly Boys' Outing" | |
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| Only Fools and Horses episode | |
The Jolly Boys watch their coach blow up thanks to one of Del's faulty car radios.
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| Episode no. | Episode 8 (Christmas Special) |
| Directed by | Tony Dow |
| Written by | John Sullivan |
| Produced by | Gareth Gwenlan |
| Original air date | 25 December 1989 (20.1 million viewers) |
| Running time |
85 minutes
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85 minutes
"The Jolly Boys' Outing" is the eighth Christmas special episode of the BBC sit-com Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 1989. Despite being aired as a Christmas special, it is set on an August Bank Holiday weekend (consequently it is repeated on Gold as a summer episode), and sees Del and the gang go on their annual coach trip to Margate.
Rodney is now working for Alan Parry, Cassandra's father, at his printing firm Parry Print Ltd, while Uncle Albert has been promoted to "Executive Lookout" for Trotters Independent Traders, i.e. watching out for the police. The so-called traditional Jolly Boys' Outing, whereby all the regulars at the Nag's Head pub go on an annual coach trip ("beano") to the seaside resort of Margate in Kent is also approaching.
The following evening, at Rodney and Cassandra's flat, the Trotters enjoy a sophisticated dinner with Cassandra's parents, as well as her boss, Stephen, and his wife, Joanne. The night ends with a game of Trivial Pursuit, in which Del Boy suggests that a female swan is called a bic.
The day trip to Margate proves eventful; the coach driver apparently gets drunk half-way through the journey (but it is later established that he was overcome by fumes from the radio burning out), Rodney gets arrested for accidentally kicking a football meant for Del at a policeman, and Alan gets sick after overindulging on jellied eels. Just as the Jolly Boys are preparing to leave Margate and head off home, their coach, equipped with one of the Albanian faulty radios being sold by Del recently, ignites and explodes. There is a train strike however, and coupled with a restricted bank holiday bus service, the Jolly Boys are forced to spend the night in Margate. Knowing of the limited number of vacant hotel rooms, the Jolly Boys, all twenty seven of them split up and go in different directions.
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