The name of this sitcom? Well, it's was "Only Fools And Horses".
When it first started the show was very slow to win the hearts of the nation, but it eventually become the most popular TV show in TV history.
The program centered around the core 3 family members, Del Boy (David Jason), his plonker Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst) & Grandad (Lennard Pearce). Backed by a excellent supporting cast, the show highlighted the humour, sadness and bond of a not so typical family life in London.
Living in a high rise council flat in Peckham, South London, the two brothers we local traders who would sell anything and to anyone with not much luck. However they did have a dream that "this time next year, we be millionaires". In their quest to become millionaires, they tried to sell Russian Army camcorders, luminous yellow paint and the famous sex dolls filled with explosive gas as part of their unregistered company of Trotters Independent Traders (T.I.T. for short).
The boys used their trusty, but very rusty yellow three wheeler Reliant Regal van to export their products. This car become as iconic as the show itself.
Although the show only ran for 10 years, the TV watching public were treated to a number of Christmas specials. 1996's "Time On Our Hands" took the record for the UK's highest rating show ever with 24.3 million viewers tuning in to sell Del Boy & Rodney finally becoming millionaires.
The beloved series also produced some spin-offs, which included The Green Green Grass & Rock And Chips. In addition, it also produced a wide range of merchandise, which I'm sure Del Boy would have been happy to sell out of his old suitcase down the market.
The BBC has recently announced that Del Boy & Rodney will be reunited for a one-off special sketch for this year's Sport Relief charity broadcast. David Beckham is also set to appear in this sketch.
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