Was This Del’s Finest Moment? Yuppy Love, 1989
Quite possibly one of the most popular Only Fools And Horses episodes, Yuppy Love has become iconic not least for that moment where Del falls through the bar rigid.
It had been 2 years since the last series (we’d had the annual festive episode in between, but no full series) and Del and the gang were back!
Yuppy love was episode 1 of series 6 and was significant in that it marked the change from 30 minute episodes to 55 minutes length, a mark of just how popular the show had become. It also marked a shift for Del, as well as wheeling and dealing the character had moved with the times and now considered himself a yuppie. It also marked changes for Rodney as he finds love with Cassandra who we meet for the first time, she goes on to become part of the regular cast.
Summary
Del has just seen the film Wall Street for about the fourth time and decided the upwardly-mobile lifestyle is for him.
The camel-hair coat is out and in comes a smart new image. Green mackintosh, mobile phone, filofax, aluminium briefcase, but the yellow van remains. Del even wants to buy the flat off the council and sell it for a fast buck.
Rodney, meanwhile, has decided to complete a computing diploma course at the Adult Education Centre. It is there that he meets Cassandra, who returns his raincoat to him when he mistakes hers for his (Del having written Rodney’s name inside the collar).
Del and Trig ditch The Nag’s Head in favour of propping up a wine bar. there’s that classic line from Trigger after Del tells him the women love you to talk about money “I saw one of them old five pound notes the other day” he tells Del. When Del accidentally falls through the bar hatch, he blames Triger “you’re cramping my style” he says as they leave.
Meanwhile Rodney and the boys head to a club, where Rodney amazes the others by dancing with Cassandra. She gives him a lift home, but he pretends to live in a big house in the posh King’s Avenue. As they say goodbye, he is caught waving to the unknown occupants of the posh house “I’m home” he murmurs. As he walks home, a rainstorm starts.
Like many TV shows certain music tracks were removed on the VHS, DVD and iTunes versions and over-dubbed with library music, leading to some scenes of dialogue being removed.
Clips
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Cast
Del Trotter – David Jason
Rodney Trotter – Nicholas Lyndhurst
Uncle Albert – Buster Merryfield
Trigger – Roger Lloyd Pack
Casandra – Gweneth Strong
Details
Channel: BBC1
Written By: John Sullivan
Produced By: Gareth Gwenlan
Directed By: Tony Dow
Original Transmission Date: 8th January 1989
Where To Watch
Repeated regularly on GOLD, DVD, stream on Brit Box