12 Facts About Only Fools and Horses

1. Jason lived at Lodge Lane, North Finchley, Only Fools and Horses attended Northfield Secondary Modern school after failing the 11-plus in 1951.

2. Only Fools and Horses was sold to countries throughout the world.

3. Sullivan remembered it Only Fools and Horses thought it was an expression Del Boy would use; in 2003, the phrase was incorporated into the new Oxford English Dictionary.

4. Only Fools and Horses came fourth in a Channel 4 list of Britain's best-loved TV characters.

5. Only Fools and Horses is one of the UK's most popular sitcoms.

6. Spin-off of Only Fools and Horses entitled The Green Green Grass, written by John Sullivan and directed by Tony Dow, was first aired in the UK in September 2005.

7. Only Fools and Horses had two producers: Ray Butt from 1981 to 1987, and Gareth Gwenlan thereafter.

8. The action was shot manually frame by frame, Only Fools and Horses took around six weeks to complete.

9. Only Fools and Horses has separate theme songs for the opening and closing credits, "Only Fools and Horses" and "Hooky Street", respectively.

10. Only Fools and Horses took Jason shopping in Oxford Street, Only Fools and Horses had him try a variety of suits.

11. Abdul in "To Hull Only Fools and Horses Back" Only Fools and Horses Arnie (Philip McGough) in "Chain Gang" were responsible for setting up dubious enterprises involving the Trotters in their respective episodes.

12. Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom created and written by John Sullivan.