Only Fools and Horses Cuts – Part 1
How about petitioning the BBC to release original uncut versions
follow this link and add your support
https://click.mail.change.org/?qs=ebde45e935addde6a401829cfdf78b79e7d99eedda95831ca3c6aa6bd3e3b967db96f3684b791e9e731fc0d186e03ca6f0a3b2bfe8d374be59786a1be8007a1b
1st February 2010 Update:
Only recently, The BBC have began making episodes of Only Fools and Horses available on I-Tunes, These episodes appear to be completely uncut. The Jolly Boys outing scene is intact, The Tea for Free scene is also intact. The whole series has not been made available yet so this cannot be confirmed fully, but there is now a much greater chance of an UNCUT DVD release. You can buy a whole series on I-tunes for around £8. Maybe the BBC have changed their policy? Only time will tell.
As you know, Only Fools and Horses is a great comedy. When you watch it on television, you enjoy the experience and look forward to watching it again in the future. Over the course of the series many episodes were produced with various story lines involving different locations and characters. When these episodes were released on DVD, some cuts and edits were made which removed some scenes that were present in original broadcasts.
The cuts have been listed in order of series and the specials have been placed at the end. It should be noted that these cuts only apply to the UK DVD/VHS releases. The only UK DVD release which is different to the normal release is the Royal Flush DVD from the magazine collection and the Royal Flush VHS. These are unfortunately no longer in production. Releases from other countries and older UK releases may not contain every cut listed below. Also note that the minor cuts because of offence are not listed. These are so small and are very hard to notice that it does not really effect content. Offensive cuts are made to DVD and TV Broadcasts and our only uncut on the US DVD.
This Week Series One
Series One
Series One of Only Fools and Horses has one major cut that applies to every episode in the series. The original introduction and credit music by Ronnie Hazlehurst has been removed and replaced by the John Sullivan version. Sullivan’s version was originally only used from series two. The original music can still be heard on television broadcasts but only in episode “Big Brother” and the 1981 Christmas special “Christmas Crackers”. It has been completely removed from the DVD apart from a small sequence in the episode “Big Brother”.
Cuts from series one
Cash and Curry
There is also one minor cut which occurs in the “Cash and Curry” episode. No scenes are removed but the music track “Money” by Pink Floyd is replaced with a similar track. This track is played over the flicker effect scene where we see Del and Rodney selling their items to raise cash.
Episode Cash and Curry
Most fans would love to see the originals put back into the DVD releases.
Additionally John Sullivan’s commentary along with production comments must be a great way to provide some extras on a re-release of this wonderful comedy.
Next week we will look at Only Fools and Horses Cuts for Series Two Three and Four
Later in this series we will reveal one episode with 18 minutes cut out! – it went from 76 minutes to 58 minutes!
Hi, anyone have an early TV broadcast recordings of uncut episodes that they would be kind to exchange/trade for a sum?, I’m not necessarily asking for the tape itself a copy on a DVD or pendrive would do, or anyone know someone who’s have uncut eps in VHS prerecorded joblots on ebay. Someone must have uncut eps in their VHS collection sitting in the cupboard; there are plenty of clips on youtube of xmas day recordings from the 90s and likely someone will have an OFAH episode that they taped.
Just come across this on change.org
But only has a few signatures
Petitioning the BBC to release original uncut versions
https://click.mail.change.org/?qs=ebde45e935addde6a401829cfdf78b79e7d99eedda95831ca3c6aa6bd3e3b967db96f3684b791e9e731fc0d186e03ca6f0a3b2bfe8d374be59786a1be8007a1b
great idea – Ive signed up
lets get this spread around the ofah community
Does anyone know if the DVDs you got with the magazine collection a few years back are all uncut cheers thank you
Anyone know if Miami Twice part 1 and 2 are part of the magazine collection?. I remember getting the first edition of that magazine with the first ep included, but never bothered buying the rest probably due to cost. Threw the magazine away years ago. If Miami Twice is included is it uncut (I’m suspecting it isn’t)?. There’s someone selling 1-29 of the magazine collection on ebay, current bid as of writing is £9.99.
I’ve also noticed The Sun newspaper released a few OFAH eps which I’ve also seen listed on ebay. I wonder if any of those could contain uncut eps.
I’ve edited it to seem more professional and added a lot more words, thanks for signing :)
If you search vimeo for Only Fools and Horses you can find Uncut versions of:
A Royal Flush
Tea For Three
Yuppy Love
A guy called Calvin Hall even uploaded the Educational episode, Licensed To Drill (a lost episode… Ish), Christmas Trees, a short bad quality episode from back with Leonard Pierce and a scene from White Mice (another lost Ep), but not the full Ep for that unfortunately…
On Vimeo you can download the videos straight from the site, so I burned them on DVD using ConvertextoDVD4 and placed them nicely in my Box Set.
I was really shocked by just how terrible A Royal Flush actually is in my boxset, it barely makes any sense, im glad I now own the Uncut version.
Still cant find The Jolly Boys Outing uncut anywhere, anyone know where to find it!?, its one of my favourite Ep’s
I’m the guy who uploaded these, i’m uploading Jolly Boys Outing as we speak. :)
Hi Calvin.
Where can I find the uncut episodes on Vimeo?
Thanks in advance.
Jolly boy’s outing outtakes were due to legal standing of the tune played when del and Rodney were in the club. Is a great lost scene but very hard to find now. The outtakes from tea for three are even better,uncle Albert singing in the talent contest is a scene I can’t believe was cut
Hi There
I have recently been working very hard to obtain all episodes of OFAH completely uncut with all scenes ever recorded and all of the original music tracks. I have successfully succeeded but I need to obtain the original broadcast versions of Class of 62 and A losing Streak in order to get the original dialogues of Del & Triggers line PROVO & PRAT. Other than these two dubbed scenes, I have every episode completely uncut. I would love to share the uncut scenes here if I’m allowed in one video clip. I have even edited the original theme tunes into series 1 (something I’m extremely proud of). Can anyone help me out?
I think the provo line was removed before the original broadcast, it doesn’t exist.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/bbc-axed-only-fools-and-horses-ira-joke-28558557.html
Hi, I am very interested in buying uncut digital format episodes of only fools and horses, if you would like to sell some please email me (niallgormley1993@gmail.com), thank you, Niall
If you have nearly every uncut ep I would very much like to have them please. I would love to have a copy of Miami Twice uncut and would a pay for it. Putting it on a DVD would be great. How do I contact you?. I wonder if any joblot VHS recordings on ebay will turn up any uncut episodes that someone taped on xmas day during an episodes run showing.
ALL OFAH SPECIALS ON UK NETFLIX UNCUT!!
I have just been looking through Netflix and see that they’ve added more episodes to OFAH, it’s all the specials and thank god they’re uncut. The one’s I have tested so far are Jolly Boys Outing and Miami Twice Part 1 & 2.
These are both fully uncut and not missing any lines and also Miami Twice is in 2 parts as originally was.
As far as I know it is just the specials that are uncut and they at the moment only have Season 1, 2 and the specials. I am checking out more of the specials now to see if they are all uncut but if they are, this could be very good news and we could have all the uncut versions of each episode re-released on DVD or on demand.
Thanks for reading :)
I have just watched ‘Oh to be in England’ on Netflix. Unfortunately its not fully uncut. bizarrely it has the missing DVD scenes, but for some reason the conversation with Del and Rodney on the plane is heavily cut. Also when you first meet ‘Don o’ketty’ there is a small cut.
If even the Netflix eps (in this case Miami Twice) have been cut then this reason for copyright and political correctness is aload of tosh. It seems to me that they don’t want people to watch these episodes in their entirety and seem to be changing things as time goes on.
I didn’t know Netflix has any OFAH episodes at all, I thought it was only iTunes. Last time I checked it seems the BBC or ceetain video platforms have been clamping down on anyone who uploads any OFAH episodes whether they are uncut or not. I remember there was a Facebook group where they were uploading uncut episodes, but it wasn’t long before they removed them and deleted the page. They are obsessed with any OFAH eps that get uploaded to the internet, and if you do you immediately get a copyright strike, yet they don’t seem so bothered about other shows like Porridge, Last of the Summer Wine, Fawlty Towers, etc.
They’ve been saying this for years about releasing the full, complete series uncut, but it never happens. Don’t hold your breath as it likely will never happen. I think the only way, besides Netflix or iTunes, to get hold of uncut, unaltered versions of those episodes (probably very unlikely with the Grandad era eps) is to get hold of an early VHS/Betamax recording that was taped in its first broadcast.
If anyone has any original broadcast tapes (prefer not to be from UKGold as I hate those logos, and besides even they cut bits out) of some episodes that they could kindly copy to DVD (or even a pendrive) in good quality and send to me I would be very grateful. I would love to have an uncut version of Miami Twice part 1 and 2. I had the second showing of those two eps on tape when they showed it on BBC1 in the summer of 1992, but it’s long since been taped over. The quality of the recording was terrible anyway due to badly worn tape that I was using. Last time I saw the Miami Twice ep on UKGold they had some cuts, one was a very brief cut during the chase through the Everglades. I bet there’s some real gems you can find on ebay if you trawl through the joblot VHS tapes on there.
There is a new site called the BBC store.
It has Jolly boys uncut.
What about other episodes, are they uncut too?
i have figured out what uncut episodes are on itunes and how much it would cost to purchase the lot. The ones that say “NA” mean Not Available on iTunes this list is every single official episode of OFAH from the boxset but on iTunes they are uncut which is great its just a bit pricey but for any hardcore fan this wouldnt matter
Only Fools and Horses
Series 1 – £7.99
Christmas Special (S1) – £1.49
Series 2 – £7.99
Christmas Special (S2) – £1.89
Series 3 – £7.99
Christmas Special (S3) – £1.89
Series 4 – £6.49
To Hull and Back – £1.89
Series 5 – £7.99
A Royal Flush – NA
The Frogs Legacy – £1.89
Dates – £1.49
Series 6 – £7.99
Jolly Boys Outing – £1.49
Rodney Come Home – £1.89
Series 7 – £7.99
Miami Twice Part 1 – NA
Miami Twice Part 2 – NA
Mother Natures Son – £1.49
Fatal Extraction – £1.89
Christmas Trilogy – £5.67
If They Could See us Now – £1.89
Strangers on the Shore – £1.89
Sleepless in Peckham – £1.89
Total = £83.07
Not all the episodes are uncut for example
yuppy love is the same as the dvd version also watching the girls go by is cut in different places to the dvd version
i purchased watching the girls go by from the itunes store after watching it on DVD and i have found no problems watching it it seems fully uncut and intact
It has the scene with Yvonne singing and the missing dialog ‘A couple of em are dead’ when Del is talking to Albert, but there is some dialog missing when they’re sat around the dinner table talking about ‘Big Brenda and her being Southern area shot-put champion.
Don’t understand why they cut it out as this is in the DVD version..
I didn’t know that thanks and it’s quite stupid there are no sentimental or contractual reasons so it’s just a stupid cut but it could have been done to cut time since they added in the singing and “couple of em are dead” scene and I’m wondering is tea for three uncut on itunes or is it cut in separate places
Tea for Three is fully uncut. Do you know anyone that has the uncut version of Yuppy Love?
Lee do you have an email?
Have you still got a copy of the uncut version of yuppy love ?
hi Ronnie its leefenn06@gmail.com
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I’ve seen Miami Twice on Gold, supposedly uncut with the nightclub scene intact, yet they then cut a brief couple of clips out from when they are running through the Everglades, and maybe other bits too as I didn’t watch the whole ep and switched off when I noticed the cut. So they are likely using an uncut source but then are making random cuts wherever they want just to frustrate fans who may have been looking forward to seeing an uncut version of the episode. With digital media platforms like iTunes they can omit any scene they wish, so if you want a true uncut ep it’s best to get hold of an original VHS recording.
The word chinky was cut from an episode of ofandh
I know mate.
any references to somebody’s skin-colour or sexuality is now edited from OFAH epiosdes on GOLD.
Not true, there’s a reference (and quite a poor joke) about lesbianism in Yuppy Love.
apparently there is 20 mins worth of unseen footage from If they could see us how episode. Wouldn’t this be a great dvd extra ! I would love to see what episode was like has this been left in.
GOLD on sky digital are getting worse with the OFAH cuts.
I used to like the fact that you could always rely on GOLD to get the missing scenes, but GOLD are now slowly hacking the episodes aswell.
GOLD have now removed the club scene from yuppy love, they have also removed the part where Vonnie sings in watching the girls go by, and Del replied with ‘stone me, Vonnie that was my bloody earhole’
It might not be GOLD doing it, where ever they sourced the episodes from for the remastered episodes some of them were cut, maybe they used the DVD versions because they were of better quality.
Yeah thats a good point, never thought of that
I think the reason tea for three was cut, was to stop the episode from over-running, but I could be wrong?
it’s not so much the TV broadcasts on GOLD, it’s the DVD/video releases of this episode which is hacked to pieces.
I’ve been going through and digitising loads of VHS recordings from the 1990s, quite a few with OFAH eps on them that I taped from BBC1 in the the late 90s. I also still have the OFAH Selection Box 28 min special that was shown a few days after the “final” 1996 trilogy which was presented by John Challis. I’ve heard they released that special on VHS but never released it on DVD (and probably likely never will). I can’t find any uploads of this special on youtube etc, which isn’t surprising as it would’ve got removed. No idea if it was ever repeated on Gold.
If anyone wants a copy of that on DVD or other medium I will be glad to assist. The quality though is quite poor with jumps etc, but is watchable. Half the tapes I have are very poor for some reason, maybe due to re-recording or not storing them correctly. I would love to a copy of the Christmas Eve and Xmas Day 91 broadcast of Miami Twice. I’m sure someone somewhere must still have a recording of it in their collection. I think people should sell them on ebay as part of a joblot.
Watching the Fools faveourites on GOLD just now, and Sir David Jason himself bemoans the fact they cut some of his dialogue in Tea for Three whereby he said the speech he gives when he arrives back at the flat was pure gold, but half of it was cut.
For fucks sakes, BBC. Utterly clueless gimps who run that corporation.
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South London education for you!
any chance someone on here has the i tunes versions and can upload them?
I’m surprised noone has tried to upload uncut (VHS recordings) versions of the episodes to torrent sites considering the fan base that the show has (unless the OFAH gestapo are removing them), but I suppose OFAH isn’t quite in the same league as some crappy American show like Breaking Bad or Prison Break. I doubt anyone outside the UK has ever even heard of OFAH.
Hi, I’ve been watching ofah in the afternoons(lack of work) and have clearly forgot how funny the gang was, anyway I wanted to relive them moments from childhood and get the box set, BUT after reading what’s been going on with the edits on the DVDs …don’t really feel like paying for something and not getting it all, so I thought I’d go down the VHS route as these might not be so edited.. Does anyone know what state of edit the VHS tapes might be in.
Thank you, Lates
The us dvds of series 1 to 3 are cut still witch is anoying so im starting to make fan made uncut versions my self with regards to music and cerurn dubing
Sorry i mean certurn
Do us a copy would ya, Jon?!
do you have Yuppy Love uncut Tim??
Or Griff..
Afraid not, squire.
Think I’ve only ever seen the uncut episode on’t tele a few times.
It wasn’t even on my VHS from like 20 odd years ago.
Yeah i kno it used to be repeated on GOLD until the made the remastered versions. Do you know anyone that could have it?
According to another only fools fan, I-Tune versions are also cut but not in the same place as the DVD’s, The mystery continues.
This is a great article
Cant wait for next week now
in the episode stage fright last week there were some cuts, but that was probably due to air time.
what annoys me is episodes like maimi twice,jolly boys outing and a royal flush – especially a royal flush, i have the 2004 rerelease and it is a joke – there have been nearly 20 minutes removed because john sullivan felt the episode cast del in a bad light.
why wait 20 years to edit something which true fans have seen anyway. also in the episode when rodney buys a programme they cut the bit out when rodney reacts to the price of £8.
i feel viewers are not so stupid to remember that this show was filmed 20 years ago. and in those days £8 was a lot of money.
Mate I was watching that tonight so annoying. And a lot of when they’re sat down and deal says I’ll come down there and punch you in a minute when they ssshhhhhhh
I personally think the reasons/excuses they give for the cuts are completely bogus. I think they are cutting them because they like to change our perception of things. Why cut Rodney’s reaction about a magazine costing £8? dosen’t make sense. There’s nothing offensive or PC about a comment like that.
I did not know that Life On Mars was cut on the DVD’s…this is surprising..
I think the biggest cut I have noticed for OFAH is “Tea for Three” which has cuts right from the start – such as Albert singing Ada…and a whole conversation at the “tea” table….which I could never understand why it was cut.
Ps
Its good that I have most of the OFAH episodes taped, but having purchased certain vhs and dvsa with cuts, I will no longer purchase until I can obtain the orginal versions
Thank you, some brilliant articles on the website.
The BBc have certainly let many fans down with this countless editing, we want the originals and are willing to pay.
Thanks Mohammed, i’m trying hard to make the Only Fools aprreciation Society web site an improved experience.
Several writers have made a great job in this series of articles along with several other article writers
There are some great articles in the pipeline
If anyone else want so submit an article on here then please contact me on the form – http://www.ofah.net/blog/contacts/