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by **Dundalk** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 1:39 am

BBC One's Only Fools and Horses prequel will air Sunday, January 24, it has been announced.

Rock & Chips, which is set in 1960, stars Inbetweeners actor James Buckley as a young Del Boy.

Additionally, Kellie Bright and Shaun Dingwall have been confirmed in their roles as Joan and Reg Trotter respectively. Roberts Daws, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Phil Daniels also star.

The 90-minute special will feature a "bittersweet love story" and aims to shed new light on the lives of the Trotter family

This could easily be a disaster.......I really hope its not

by **Owzat** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:36 pm

I didn't bother watching it, daft feckers on BBC showed two episodes of OFAH Sunday afternoon but not "the legacy of the frog" (the one in which Freddie the Frog is referred to as Del goes on a treasure hunt) I expected it to be a bit of a let down, the last few OFAH were a few too many and for me tainted what was generally an excellent comedy and arguably the best ever. Would my life be incomplete without having watched it? I seriously doubt it. Obviously every comedy has its weaker episodes, OFAH was no exception as some of the early ones were a struggle, but most people distrust prequels and spin-offs. Green Green Grass was ok, but OFAH had Del and Rodney with a great supporting cast, the BBC would never have a raging success with only two of that supporting cast. I mean a few of Trigger, Boycie, Marlene, Uncle Albert, Mike, Denzil etc might have worked, but since some of them is dead they couldn't even do that.

And what is it with casting old cast in prequels/sequels?!?! Leonard Nimoy guesting in the latest Star Trek for example. And "Rock and Chips", who on earth came up with that?!?!? Something along the lines of the Peckham five (or however many there were) might have gone down better, Peckham or bust.

Of course BBC are reshowing it after midnight on Friday, can't be much of a flag flier for the BBC that they can't shove half the cr ap they show out the way. If that were an episode of doctor who or eastenders it would be on at least three times in much better timeslots during the week.

by **Boocity** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:41 pm

I watched it and it was quite funny in places but it concentrated too much on freddie the frog and Delboys mum, I would have preffered it to be more on Delboy and his mates.

by **Dinger** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:35 pm

It was ok, not as funny as fool's was. But I reckon they will do more of em,

by **dawson99** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:40 pm

Never watched Only Fools... why would I watch this one? :cool:

by **Big Niall** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:55 pm

OFAH was funny but went krap for several years - after the boys settled down it just got boring with the same jokes - Delboy's silly drink (yawn) and Oman music for the kid (just lazy).

Didn't they already do some krap spin off?

by **Boocity** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:56 pm

dawson99 wrote:Never watched Only Fools... why would I watch this one?

Can you honestly say you've never watched OFAH, what did you do turn over to watch Corrie or Brookie

by **dawson99** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:59 pm

Seen bits, same old same old.
says french stuff wrong, tries to make money, falls over
next episode, repeat...

just never been a fan sorry

by **Boocity** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 3:25 pm

Big Niall wrote:OFAH was funny but went krap for several years - after the boys settled down it just got boring with the same jokes - Delboy's silly drink (yawn) and Oman music for the kid (just lazy).

Didn't they already do some krap spin off?

Yes, the Green Green Grass, it was absolutely cr@p.

by **Dinger** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:08 pm

Boocity wrote:
Big Niall wrote:OFAH was funny but went krap for several years - after the boys settled down it just got boring with the same jokes - Delboy's silly drink (yawn) and Oman music for the kid (just lazy).

Didn't they already do some krap spin off?

Yes, the Green Green Grass, it was absolutely cr@p.

Yup, utter :censored:

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Like most spinoffs.

by **Igor Zidane** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:12 pm

FECKIN SHABITE THAT !!!!!!!

by **Dundalk** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:33 am

I just seen it tonight and i thought it was okay, i dont know if there were plans to make any more but id watch them if they did. Better than most of the sh!te on these days

by **roberto green** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:49 am

Only fools and horses is my favourite but they milked it after they got there fortune on that watch piece they had (sorry egg timer:D ) and should of ended it there.

As for the prequel, well it was always worth a watch to see how their mum was portrayed and for me it was a let down as seeing Nicholas Lyndhurst was playing the role as his Father Freddie the Frog and I couldn't get it out of my head that he was still Rodney and the fact that Dels Mother looked about 5 years older than Del.

by **Judge** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:36 am

dawson99 wrote:Seen bits, same old same old.
says french stuff wrong, tries to make money, falls over
next episode, repeat...

just never been a fan sorry

how can u say your not a fan of something youve never seen - surely u cant have an opinion on it - you have nothing to base your dislike of it on ??

by **Judge** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:37 am

dawson99 wrote:Never watched Only Fools... why would I watch this one?

the evidence

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