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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
Entertainment
Christopher Megrath

The controversial Only Fools and Horses episode pulled from air

An Only Fools and Horses episode was pulled from the air after the show's creator deemed Del Boy appeared rude and condescending.

Only Fools and Horses followed the attempts of the Trotter brothers desperately attempting to strike it rich in whatever way they could. More often than not they fell flat on their face with this being the premise of one of the BBC's most successful and critically acclaimed sitcoms.

Despite being universally adored by viewers, one episode was pulled from the air for its critical portrayal of Del Boy, played by Sir David Jason. The show's creator, John Sullivan, demanded an episode be pulled because it allegedly painted the character in a bad light.

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