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50 free Only Fools and Horses trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
John Sullivan's sitcom about two Peckham brothers and their three-wheeled van ran from 1981 to 2003 and drew 24.3 million viewers for a single episode, still the record for a British sitcom. These Only Fools and Horses trivia questions cover the casting of Del Boy, Grandad and Uncle Albert, the Nag's Head regulars, the chandelier, the bar flap, the Harrison watch and the spin-offs. Every answer is sourced, with a short explanation so you learn something even when you miss.
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Q 01Who created and wrote every episode of Only Fools and Horses?
John Sullivan
He also sang both theme songs himself, something often wrongly credited to Nicholas Lyndhurst.
Q 02In which south-east London district is the series set?
Peckham
The Trotters' tower block, Nelson Mandela House, is fictional; the real exteriors were shot in Acton and later Bristol.
Q 03Who played Del Boy Trotter?
David Jason
He was a late candidate; producer Ray Butt only thought of him after catching a repeat of Open All Hours.
Q 04Which actor, an early preference for Del Boy, instead played corrupt policeman Roy Slater?
Jim Broadbent
Slater appeared three times, in 'May the Force Be With You', 'To Hull and Back' and 'Class of '62'.
Q 05What make and model is the Trotters' three-wheeled van?
Reliant Regal
One of the vans used in the series sold at auction for £44,000 in 2007.
Q 06Under what business name do the brothers operate?
Trotters Independent Traders
Most of the trade is on the black market, from suitcases and the back of the van.
Q 07What is the name of the Trotters' tower block?
Nelson Mandela House
Del, Raquel and Damien live in flat 368 on the twelfth floor.
Q 08Who played Grandad in the first three series?
Lennard Pearce
Sullivan wanted an actor like Steptoe's Wilfrid Brambell but thought Brambell himself too closely tied to that role.
Q 09Which episode wrote Grandad's death into the series after the actor died in 1984?
Strained Relations
Recasting was considered disrespectful, so a new older relative was introduced instead.
Q 10Who played Uncle Albert?
Buster Merryfield
He was an inexperienced amateur picked largely for his 'Captain Birdseye' white beard.
Q 11How is Uncle Albert related to Grandad?
His younger brother
Albert first appears at Grandad's funeral and promptly moves into the flat.
Q 12What name does Trigger insist on calling Rodney?
Dave
Trigger is apparently so called because he looks like a horse.
Q 13What is Trigger's job?
Road sweeper
Roger Lloyd-Pack was cast by chance: Ray Butt saw him in a play he attended to watch a different actor.
Q 14Which character was given the spin-off series The Green Green Grass?
Q 21In 'Time on Our Hands', who discovers the antique watch that makes the Trotters rich?
Raquel's father James
Raquel's parents, played by Michael Jayston and Ann Lynn, appear only in that episode.
Q 22In which episode do the Trotters smash a priceless chandelier?
A Touch of Glass
It and the bar-flap fall invariably top polls of favourite comedy moments.
Q 23What did Del bottle and sell as a premium local brand in 'Mother Nature's Son'?
Tap water
The plot was revived by the press in 2004 when Coca-Cola's Dasani turned out to be purified tap water from Sidcup.
Boycie
He, Marlene and son Tyler flee to a country farm to escape the Driscoll brothers.
Q 15Which character is an affable Liverpudlian lorry driver, often the victim of Del's scams?
Denzil
His wife Corinne eventually walks out, leaving him more time to get dragged into Del's antics.
Q 16What is the name of the Trotters' local pub?
The Nag's Head
Its exterior was The Middlesex Arms in South Ruislip, and fan conventions still meet in pubs of the same name.
Q 17What is the name of Del Boy's long-term partner, introduced in the 1988 special 'Dates'?
Raquel
Her appearance was meant as a one-off; it later emerged she had once been married to Roy Slater.
Q 18In which episode does Rodney first meet Cassandra?
Yuppy Love
The same episode contains Del's fall through the open bar flap, one of the most replayed moments in British comedy.
Q 19What is the name of Del Boy's son?
Damien
The name was Rodney's mocking suggestion; Albert worried the boy's initials spelled DDT.
Q 20How many viewers watched the 1996 episode 'Time on Our Hands', a British sitcom record?
24.3 million
It was billed as the finale: the Trotters finally became millionaires when an antique watch sold at auction.
Q 24In which episode do Del and Rodney dress up as Batman and Robin?
Heroes and Villains
Body doubles in the costumes, plus the yellow van, appeared in the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.
Q 25Which two celebrities made cameos in the 1991 two-part special 'Miami Twice'?
Richard Branson and Barry Gibb
The first part was the only post-1988 episode not directed by Tony Dow; producer Gareth Gwenlan took it.
Q 26Who performed the closing-credits song for 'The Jolly Boys' Outing'?
Chas & Dave
Sullivan had originally wanted the 'Rockney' duo to sing the main theme, but Ray Butt talked him into doing it himself.
Q 27What is the title of the closing-credits theme used from the second series?
Hooky Street
The opening theme shares the show's title and explains it; Sullivan disliked Ronnie Hazlehurst's series-one tune.
Q 28What was the show's original working title?
Readies
'Only Fools and Horses' had been an episode title on his earlier sitcom Citizen Smith, and he liked the expression.
Q 29Which ITV drama's success was credited with getting the similar-premise show commissioned?
Minder
The BBC's head of comedy, John Howard Davies, commissioned a full series from a draft script.
Q 30Which earlier sitcom had the creator written before Only Fools and Horses?
Citizen Smith
He got his first break writing sketches for The Two Ronnies after 15 years of low-paid jobs.