Only Fools and Horses: Secrets and Scandals on Channel 5 has revealed that one episode was banned by writer, John Sullivan, after it portrayed Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (David Jason) in a bad light. The episode in question, festive special 'A Royal Flush', was broadcast in 1986 but wasn't well received by viewers or critics.
During the episode, Rodney Trotter (Nicholas Lyndhurst) meets the daughter of a duke, with brother Del Boy then trying to help him make a good impression. The episode drew in a large audience with 18 million people sitting down to watch it on Christmas Day, 1986. Despite this, John Sullivan apparently "hated" the episode.
In the new Channel 5 documentary, which airs on Friday, July 22, Sullivan's distaste for the episode comes to the forefront. It is described how the episode was "cruel and dark" with a drunk Del Boy being "nasty" to his brother. David Jason portrays his character in a hostile manner in 'A Royal Flush'.
