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"Hole in One" is an episode of the
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sitcom
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, ''
Only Fools and Horses
''Only Fools and Horses....'' is a British television sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas specials aired until t ...
''. It was the third episode of series 4 and was first broadcast on 7 March 1985. In the episode,
Del
Del, or nabla, is an operator used in mathematics (particularly in vector calculus) as a vector differential operator, usually represented by the nabla symbol ∇. When applied to a function defined on a one-dimensional domain, it denotes ...
decides to sue the brewery after
Uncle Albert
Albert Gladstone Trotter, better known as Uncle Albert (19 November 1920 – 2001), was a fictional character in the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'', portrayed by Buster Merryfield. He was introduced during the fourth series as a replace ...
falls down the Nag's Head cellar.
Synopsis
Albert
Albert may refer to:
Companies
* Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic
* Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands
* Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia
* Albert Productions, a record label
* Alber ...
has been living with
Del Boy
Derek Edward Trotter, more commonly known as Del Boy, is a fictional character from the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' and one of the main characters of its spinoff series, '' Rock & Chips''. He was played by David Jason in the original s ...
and
Rodney for four weeks, and their finances are low. It is the "worst winter in over two million years", and Rodney has impulsively made an investment in £500 worth of suntan lotion. To make matters worse, that £500 was the last of the Trotters' money.
At ''The Nag's Head'', as the Trotters pass by the open door into its cellar, it is revealed that Mike is after Del due to a malfunctioning deep-fat fryer he sold him. Inside, Del and Rodney once again start to fight about their money problems, prompting Albert to leave.
Suddenly, a loud crash is heard, and the Trotter Brothers run into the cellar to find that Albert has fallen through the cellar's open door, injuring Mike in the process. Del hatches a plan when Albert says, "I've got a right mind to sue the brewery!" He also tells Rodney to phone Solly Attwell, the Trotter family's solicitor.
Back at Nelson Mandela House, Solly informs Del and Rodney that Albert has sustained no physical injuries from his fall but suggests that he may have suffered mentally. Furthermore, he informs them that the brewery has offered a £2,000
out of court settlement
In law, a settlement is a resolution between disputing parties about a legal case, reached either before or after court action begins. A collective settlement is a settlement of multiple similar legal cases. The term also has other meanings in t ...
, an amount which will solve their financial troubles, but Del still decides to take the case to court in the hope of gaining more compensation.
In court, Del and Rodney tell their sides of the story, hoping that they get their money from this, but when Albert is called up to tell his side of the story, the brewery's barrister mentions a number of similar cases involving an Albert Gladstone Trotter and all taking place after the war. Not only that, but it is also revealed that Albert underwent basic parachute training on the
Isle of Wight
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, where he learned how to fall without hurting himself. The case is thrown out.
Outside court, it is revealed that Albert has fifteen previous lawsuits for falling down holes (not including, as Del notes, out of court settlements), gaining the nickname of "The Ferret" in the process. An irate Del and Rodney confront Albert, with Rodney explaining that he was nearly prosecuted for
contempt of court
Contempt of court, often referred to simply as "contempt", is the crime of being disobedient to or disrespectful toward a court of law and its officers in the form of behavior that opposes or defies the authority, justice, and dignity of the cour ...
, Del's name has been passed on to the
Director of Public Prosecutions
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is the office or official charged with the prosecution of criminal offences in several criminal jurisdictions around the world. The title is used mainly in jurisdictions that are or have been members o ...
, and Solly is likely to be
struck off
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. Albert explains that whenever he and
Grandad were short of money, Albert would fall down a hole. The reason Albert fell down the cellar at the Nag's Head to gain compensation was to repay his nephews for the hospitality they had shown him, and most of all, to pay for Grandad's headstone. When they were children, Grandad used to defend Albert, and Albert never got the chance to pay his older brother back. Del and Rodney, sympathising with the situation, forgive Albert and begin to wheel him home in his wheelchair. A few moments later, Del stops and loudly reminds Albert that he can still walk.
Episode cast
Production
Actor
Lennard Pearce
Lennard Pearce (9 February 1915 – 15 December 1984) was an English actor who worked in theatre and television. He was perhaps best known as Grandad in the BBC television series ''Only Fools and Horses'', in which he starred from 1981 until ...
died from a heart attack soon after filming of the fourth series got underway and had already filmed several scenes for "Hole in One". John Sullivan wrote two new episodes, "
Happy Returns
"Happy Returns" is an episode of the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses''. It was the first episode of series 4, and was first broadcast on 21 February 1985. In the episode, when Del discovers that Rodney's latest girlfriend is the daughter of a ...
" and "
Strained Relations
"Strained Relations" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, ''Only Fools and Horses''. It was the second episode of series 4, and was first screened on 28 February 1985.
Synopsis
It is a sad day for Del Boy and Rodney Trotter, Rodney, as their Grandad ...
", the latter of which featured Grandad's funeral. Once Buster Merryfield joined the cast, the "Hole in One" scenes already filmed by Pearce were reshot. The rest of the original footage has never been transmitted, and is not available on DVD. A still black and white photo of a scene involving Pearce, in which he is in a wheelchair outside the court house has been in existence.
This was the first episode to include Buster Merryfield in the second version of the opening credits.
This version would remain right up to and including the 1996 episode "Time on Our Hands."
Story arc
*The Trotter family's address is revealed to be 368 Nelson Mandela House, Dockside Estate,
Peckham
Peckham () is a district in southeast London, within the London Borough of Southwark. It is south-east of Charing Cross. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census the Peckham ward had a population of 14,720.
History
"Peckham" is a Saxon p ...
.
*Albert's middle name is revealed to be "Gladstone".
Episode concept
*The idea for the script was based on a true story about
John Sullivan's grandfather, a coal-man named Dickie, who claimed compensation by falling down holes.
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