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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jim Waterson

Only Fools and Horses firm sues creators of ‘cushty’ dining events

The cast of TV’s Only Fools and Horses
The cast of TV’s Only Fools and Horses. The operators of the dining experience contend that the characters cannot be protected by copyright. Photograph: UKTV/BBC/PA

It’s just the sort of ersatz product that would have made Del Boy proud – but the makers of Only Fools and Horses are suing an unauthorised immersive theatre show based on the BBC sitcom for copyright infringement.

The case, which could redraw the limits of British law, pits a television production company founded by the sitcom’s late writer John Sullivan against the creators of Only Fools: The (Cushty) Dining Experience.

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