Sex, Drugs & Rock ‘n’ Chips – The Only Fools and Horses prequel

Sex, Drugs & Rock ‘n’ Chips is the name of the forth-coming comedy drama prequel to the legandary BBC comedy series ‘Only Fools and Horses’. This one off episode will be 90 minutes in length and is set to air sometime to 2010.

Written by Only Fools creator John Sullivan the show is set in the ‘gritty sixties’ and will feature Dell Boy as a 16 year old growing up in South London.

The plot revolves around the reappearance of “art connoisseur” and safe cracker Freddie Rodbal, fresh from a 10-year spell in prison.

Nicholas Lyndhurst, who starred as Rodney in Only Fools, has been confirm to play the role of ‘Freddie Rodbal’. Unfortunately none of the other original cast members are expect to appear.

Described as ‘Peckham’s answer to Brigitte Bardot,’ Dels mum Joan Trotter will also be a principle character in the show, and is unhappily married to Dels workshy father Reg, who also features.

The show will focus on the relationships between these main chracters; Del Boy, Joan Trotter, Freddie Rodbal and Reg.

Teenage versions of Boycie, Trigger and Denzil, and familiar settings such as the Nag’s Head, are also expected to appear.

Sex, Drugs & Rock’n'Chips will be set in the real Sixties, before The Beatles and Mary Quant made London the coolest place on the planet.

The drama will feature south London at its least glamorous, where money was scarce, the staple diet was rock salmon and chips, and the flicks offer the only hint of glamour. And it will give us a bit of an insight into why Del and Rodney turned out the way they did.

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7 Responses to “Sex, Drugs & Rock ‘n’ Chips – The Only Fools and Horses prequel”

  1. Geoff says:
    July 3, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    I think this is a fantastic idea, can’t wait to see it.

  2. John Fellows says:
    July 3, 2009 at 10:45 pm

    It’s a shame they couldn’t have thought of some way to write in a cameo for David Jason.

  3. Tim Stone says:
    October 5, 2009 at 8:35 pm

    i love this ideal. I cant wait im getting boners over this! :L
    It is a shame about del but at lease we got jay from Inbetweeners!

  4. Tim Stone says:
    October 5, 2009 at 8:38 pm

    Also i believe dels friend that died will be in it. And everything that del said happened in the past like dad leaving etc

    plz add more ideals

  5. Albie Littlewood says:
    October 15, 2009 at 11:35 am

    Will I? Cool

    Hope June is in it too

  6. Chris Mansfield says:
    October 26, 2009 at 8:32 pm

    Hi all,

    I just did a couple days work as an extra in this show, I cant say what I did, but it definitely
    looks like its going to be a big hit..

  7. Richard Hill says:
    December 8, 2009 at 6:42 pm

    I hope it’s so successful that the BBC commission John Sullivan a series of it.

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