Fatal Extraction
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"Fatal Extraction" is the twelfth Christmas
special episode of the BBC
sit-com, Only Fools and Horses
, first screened on 25 December 1993.
has been drinking every night at the Nag's Head as well as pick up a sore tooth. Raquel
is not pleased about it, since she hardly sees him now. Meanwhile, Rodney
and Cassandra
have decided to try to have a baby. At Sid's café, Del talks about the time he first met a woman at a betting shop in Lewisham Grove when he was younger.
Rodney catches Del gambling at the One-Eleven Club one night, and Del explains that he is striking a deal with Ronnie Nelson to get hold of some Russian Army
camcorders to flog for Christmas. Boycie
also shows up to tell them, Denzil, and Trigger that he met a woman in the same betting shop when he was also younger, and it turns out to be Marlene. Later, the Trotter Brothers gamble all the way through the night until 8:00am the next morning.
At the market, Del and Rodney are flogging ski gear, until Cassandra calls Rodney back to their flat. Rodney is surprised when he finds Raquel and Damien
in his flat. Raquel explains that she and Damien are staying at Rodney's place until Del apologises. That afternoon, Rodney forces a reluctant Del to go to the dentist. The dentist is able to remove the bad tooth from Del's mouth. Del then arranges a date with an attractive receptionist named Beverly.
That night at Nelson Mandela House, the Russian camcorders have arrived, but Rodney points out two problems; they're too heavy, and they take videotapes that don't fit in UK VCRs. Del, dressed in his Gordon Gekko
outfit, tells Rodney and Albert
about his date with Beverly. They believe that Del is making a big mistake, and successfully talk him out of his date. Del cancels the date by leaving a message on Beverly's answering machine.
Later, back at his flat, Rodney tells Cassandra about the time Del had a violent fight with his father over Del flogging Tom Jones LP's instead of attending his O-level school exams, which got him eight grade A's (which stood for Absent).
The next night at the Nag's Head, after Albert tells another one of his boring war stories, Del enters, and Rodney berates him for ignoring Raquel. Del finally phones Raquel, apologises to her, and promises that he'll stop gambling from now on, and they can still go to the Nag's Head on weekends. After he promises to pick up both her and Damien tomorrow night, Del Boy celebrates with a big bottle of champagne.
Later that night, Del walks home drunk from too much champagne, and decides to sing "One Voice, Singing in the Darkness", which starts a huge riot. Rodney heads on over to Nelson Mandela House, and Del goes down to the riot to sell some of the ski gear. The next morning at the market, while getting the Russian VCRs, Del spots Beverly (who was in the Nag's Head the previous night), and becomes completely frightened.
That night, Del picks up Raquel and Damien in the Capri Ghia, and they return home to see the riot. Del honks his horn, and the rioters and the police clear the way for him. He passes through, stopping to inform the occasional person about something they are buying off him, and when out of the way promptly sounds his horn, to which the riot resumes.
The following day, Del comes home from work, only to see Beverly in his flat, because she wants Damien's high chair for her grandson, who is also named Damien. Del rushes over to the Nag's Head to tell Rodney that Beverly is stalking him, because she's an ex-psychiatric hospital patient. Rodney does not believe him, but Del tells him to deliver the high chair to Beverly. At the dentist, Del finally decides to confront Beverly and tell her to leave him and his family alone. Beverly believed that she thought Del was stalking her, as well as mention that the date they arranged to go on was a big mistake. Beverly then explains to Del that she works at the psychiatric hospital -- as a receptionist. No longer frightened, Del promises to leave Beverly alone.
Back at Nelson Mandela House, and the entire Trotter family are having fun at their Christmas Day party. As Del puts Damien to bed, Raquel plugs in Del's new answering machine (which she acquired from Beverly in return for the high chair) only to hear Del's message about his cancelled date to Beverly. Del Boy returns to the lounge, only to get hit by ornaments thrown by Raquel and the entire family end up in a huge argument. Meanwhile outside by the new Christmas tree, a group of carol singers sing "Silent Night", and Beverly looks up at the Trotters' flat with a smile, implying that Del was right and she was out for revenge all along for being threatened by him.
Note: In the VHS/DVD versions, Carl Orff's "O Fortuna" is replaced by a similar sounding piece of music.
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
special episode of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
sit-com, Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003...
, first screened on 25 December 1993.
Synopsis
With Christmas coming to Peckham, which is suffering from recent riots, Del BoyDel Boy
Derek Edward Trotter, better known as "Del Boy", is the fictional lead character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses and one of the main characters of its prequel, Rock & Chips...
has been drinking every night at the Nag's Head as well as pick up a sore tooth. Raquel
Raquel Turner
Rachel "Raquel" Turner is a fictional character from the BBC television sit-com Only Fools and Horses, in which she was Del Boy's longtime girlfriend...
is not pleased about it, since she hardly sees him now. Meanwhile, Rodney
Rodney Trotter
Rodney Charlton Trotter is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, played by Nicholas Lyndhurst.-Personality:Rodney's personality was based on the experiences of series creator John Sullivan, who also had an older sibling and, like Rodney, claimed to have been a dreamer and...
and Cassandra
Cassandra Trotter
Cassandra Louise Trotter is a fictional character from the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses. She was portrayed by Gwyneth Strong.-Biography:...
have decided to try to have a baby. At Sid's café, Del talks about the time he first met a woman at a betting shop in Lewisham Grove when he was younger.
Rodney catches Del gambling at the One-Eleven Club one night, and Del explains that he is striking a deal with Ronnie Nelson to get hold of some Russian Army
Russian Ground Forces
The Russian Ground Forces are the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed from parts of the collapsing Soviet Army in 1992. The formation of these forces posed economic challenges after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and required reforms to professionalize the force...
camcorders to flog for Christmas. Boycie
Boycie
Terrance Aubrey Boyce best known as Boycie is a fictional character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses played by John Challis. His story is continued in the spin off series The Green Green Grass, which began filming in June 2005, in which Boycie and family have fled from a gang of...
also shows up to tell them, Denzil, and Trigger that he met a woman in the same betting shop when he was also younger, and it turns out to be Marlene. Later, the Trotter Brothers gamble all the way through the night until 8:00am the next morning.
At the market, Del and Rodney are flogging ski gear, until Cassandra calls Rodney back to their flat. Rodney is surprised when he finds Raquel and Damien
Damien Trotter
Damien Derek Trotter is a fictional character in the BBC series Only Fools and Horses. He is son to Derek Trotter and Raquel Turner.Damien is the only child of Del and Raquel and nephew of Rodney Trotter...
in his flat. Raquel explains that she and Damien are staying at Rodney's place until Del apologises. That afternoon, Rodney forces a reluctant Del to go to the dentist. The dentist is able to remove the bad tooth from Del's mouth. Del then arranges a date with an attractive receptionist named Beverly.
That night at Nelson Mandela House, the Russian camcorders have arrived, but Rodney points out two problems; they're too heavy, and they take videotapes that don't fit in UK VCRs. Del, dressed in his Gordon Gekko
Gordon Gekko
Gordon Gekko is the main antagonist of the 1987 film Wall Street and the antihero of the 2010 film Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, both by director Oliver Stone...
outfit, tells Rodney and Albert
Uncle Albert
Albert Gladstone Trotter is a fictional character from the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He was introduced during the fourth season as a replacement for the character of Grandad due to the death of actor Lennard Pearce...
about his date with Beverly. They believe that Del is making a big mistake, and successfully talk him out of his date. Del cancels the date by leaving a message on Beverly's answering machine.
Later, back at his flat, Rodney tells Cassandra about the time Del had a violent fight with his father over Del flogging Tom Jones LP's instead of attending his O-level school exams, which got him eight grade A's (which stood for Absent).
The next night at the Nag's Head, after Albert tells another one of his boring war stories, Del enters, and Rodney berates him for ignoring Raquel. Del finally phones Raquel, apologises to her, and promises that he'll stop gambling from now on, and they can still go to the Nag's Head on weekends. After he promises to pick up both her and Damien tomorrow night, Del Boy celebrates with a big bottle of champagne.
Later that night, Del walks home drunk from too much champagne, and decides to sing "One Voice, Singing in the Darkness", which starts a huge riot. Rodney heads on over to Nelson Mandela House, and Del goes down to the riot to sell some of the ski gear. The next morning at the market, while getting the Russian VCRs, Del spots Beverly (who was in the Nag's Head the previous night), and becomes completely frightened.
That night, Del picks up Raquel and Damien in the Capri Ghia, and they return home to see the riot. Del honks his horn, and the rioters and the police clear the way for him. He passes through, stopping to inform the occasional person about something they are buying off him, and when out of the way promptly sounds his horn, to which the riot resumes.
The following day, Del comes home from work, only to see Beverly in his flat, because she wants Damien's high chair for her grandson, who is also named Damien. Del rushes over to the Nag's Head to tell Rodney that Beverly is stalking him, because she's an ex-psychiatric hospital patient. Rodney does not believe him, but Del tells him to deliver the high chair to Beverly. At the dentist, Del finally decides to confront Beverly and tell her to leave him and his family alone. Beverly believed that she thought Del was stalking her, as well as mention that the date they arranged to go on was a big mistake. Beverly then explains to Del that she works at the psychiatric hospital -- as a receptionist. No longer frightened, Del promises to leave Beverly alone.
Back at Nelson Mandela House, and the entire Trotter family are having fun at their Christmas Day party. As Del puts Damien to bed, Raquel plugs in Del's new answering machine (which she acquired from Beverly in return for the high chair) only to hear Del's message about his cancelled date to Beverly. Del Boy returns to the lounge, only to get hit by ornaments thrown by Raquel and the entire family end up in a huge argument. Meanwhile outside by the new Christmas tree, a group of carol singers sing "Silent Night", and Beverly looks up at the Trotters' flat with a smile, implying that Del was right and she was out for revenge all along for being threatened by him.
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Errors
- Denzil tells Del, Mike, Boycie, and Trigger about how he has been split up from his wife Corrine for seven years, yet in "Danger UXDDanger UXD"Danger UXD" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. It was the second episode of series 6 and first broadcast on 15 January, 1989.-Synopsis:While continuing to follow the yuppy lifestyle, Del Boy encourages Rodney to join in the fun...
", Denzil was still together with his wife. Between those two episodes, the gap is less than seven years. - After Del sings to start the riot and Rodney arrives at Nelson Mandela House, when Albert says he's not going to the window because a brick might come through, Rodney tells him that they're on the 12th floor. But at the end of "A Royal FlushA Royal Flush"A Royal Flush" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 1986. It was the second feature-length edition of the show, and the fifth Christmas special. It was re-edited into a shorter version with added laughter track and released on DVD in 2004...
", when Rodney was yelling at Del, the floor number on top of the lift said 13th floor. - When the riot starts (due to Del's drunken singing), the outside scene shows the block of flats used for Nelson Mandela House clearly is built in a way that the door is on the side of the kitchen and not from the lounge, unlike in "The Sky's the LimitThe Sky's the Limit (Only Fools and Horses)"The Sky's the Limit" is an episode of the BBC sit-com Only Fools and Horses. It was the first episode of series 7, and first broadcast on 30 December, 1990.-Synopsis:...
", where the studio scene on the balcony when the satellite dish is seen for the first time showed a small window in the kitchen wall. - Rodney tells Cassandra that Del did not turn up for his O-Level/GCE Exams and got eight "A"s which stood for "absent", yet in the second Rock & Chips episode "Five Gold RingsFive Gold RingsFive Gold Rings is the second episode of the Rock & Chips trilogy and the series' first and only Christmas Special. It was first aired on December 29, 2010.-Plot:...
", Del was shown to have left school before his GCE's (and he mistakes them for "GVD's"). His family were fully aware of it, and they did not send Del back to school because he was their breadwinner. This means Rodney could've possibly been lying.
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Note: In the VHS/DVD versions, Carl Orff's "O Fortuna" is replaced by a similar sounding piece of music.