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Del sets Rodney up as a night-watchman in a bus depot so he can hatch another money-making scheme.

This is an early example of the classic Only Fools And Horses formula of Del coming up with a plan that will benefit him, then roping Rodney into the proceedings and before long we see it all go pear-shaped.

It starts off very funny with Rodney using his arty pretentiousness in a vein attempt to get his leg over with Janice before Del-Boy swaggers in and ruins not just the evening but any chance Rodney had.

We have some nice changes in scenery as it moves to the depot and eventually the top of a double-decker bus. It is plot-driven but does contain some decent banter between the central three characters and comical instances where they take advantage of each other's trust. The strongest asset for me by far is the chemistry between David Jason, Nicolas Lyndhurst and Leonard Pearce.

The first series of 'Only Fools and Horses' felt like it was learning as it went along about what worked and what didn't, but that's the same with any show.

This is one of the better episodes from the first series, and feels very much like what 'Only Fools' would become as it went along.

There are lots of lovely moments, and signs that writer/creator John Sullivan was starting to tailor the material to the portrayals his leads were giving.

It's not perfect, there are some slower moments, but on the whole this is one of the few episodes from the first series that I would choose to go back and revisit.

I've seen this one placed very low in online ranking polls but I remembered it being pretty good and so went in there with high hopes. Alas, it is enjoyable to watch, all of the episodes are, but it is forgettable and lacks many real laughs.

Fun, as always, but in my opinion far from the best the show has to offer.

It is slightly difficult to fathom from these early episodes of OFAH, how it evolved into one of the most popular and best loved sit-coms of all time. Perhaps at this early stage, it was the strength of John Suliivan's writing, and the terrific chemistry between the three main actors. This episode is not one of the best, but certainly not the worst. It does not help, that most of the action takes place in the 80's, a time of high unemployment in the UK. This coupled with the grey British weather, does not make this a classic episode. Once again Del Boy come across as an unlikable character in the way he treats Rodney and Grandad. I have never really understood the appeal of the character.