The Jolly Boys' Outing (25 Dec. 1989)

The Trotters join other Nag's Head regulars on a day trip to Margate. However, possibly due to one of the Albanian radios Del has imported and is fitted in the coach there is a fire and an ... See full summary »

Director:

Tony Dow

Writer:

John Sullivan

Stars:

David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Jason	...	Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter
Nicholas Lyndhurst	...	Rodney Trotter
Buster Merryfield	...	Uncle Albert Trotter
Paul Barber	...	Denzil
John Challis	...	Boycie
Roy Heather	...	Sid
Sue Holderness	...	Marlene
Denis Lill	...	Alan Parry
Roger Lloyd-Pack	...	Trigger (as Roger Lloyd Pack)
Kenneth MacDonald	...	Mike Fisher
Patrick Murray	...	Mickey Pearce
Tessa Peake-Jones	...	Raquel Turner
Gwyneth Strong	...	Cassandra Trotter
Steven Woodcock	...	Jevon
Wanda Ventham	...	Pamela Parry

Storyline

The Trotters join other Nag's Head regulars on a day trip to Margate. However, possibly due to one of the Albanian radios Del has imported and is fitted in the coach there is a fire and an explosion and, due to a train strike, the party are forced to stay overnight. As it is a Bank Holiday accommodation is scarce and the Trotters find themselves in a creepy old guest house run by scary Mrs. Cresswell. Del and Rodney go to a club where they see magician the Great Ramondo and his assistant, Raquel, a former girl-friend of Del. Returning to the guest house they find themselves locked out and return to Raquel's flat, where Del, who still has feelings for her, makes a fool of himself by assuming that Ramondo, who is actually gay, is sexually harassing her and hits him, throwing his suit-case out of a window. On return to London Rodney makes a similar fool of himself by assuming that Cassandra is having an affair with her boss, whilst Del finds out that the suit-case he threw out of the ...

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Plot Keywords:

trivial pursuit | margate united kingdom

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 1989 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Sullivan's sister-in-law Penny was the inspiration behind the script, as she told him of an event her father used to go on each year, called "The Jolly Boys Outing".

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Goofs

When smoke is seen coming from the coach radio by Del and Boycie, Mike states that it's best to turn the radio off as the main petrol line runs right underneath it. This is incorrect in two ways. Firstly, the fuel line would run nowhere near the front of the coach as it is likely mid engined. Secondly, the coach would run on diesel fuel rather than petrol. While Mike could be mistaken, Boycie (a car dealer) doesn't correct him, and furthermore, the explosion shown wouldn't happen due to diesel not being explosively combustible in this way (from sparks and small flames).

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Quotes

Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter: She's a blinding bird isn't she Rodney?
Rodney Trotter: What Raquel? Yeah, terrific Del.
Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter: She's got a radiant smile. Have you noticed that?
Rodney Trotter: What, her radiant smile? Yeah.
Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter: I mean, when she walks in she lights up a room.
Rodney Trotter: Yeah. Most of your birds walk in and light up a fag.

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Connections

References Rainbow (1972)

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Soundtracks

"Everybody's Talking At Me"
(uncredited)
Performed by The Beautiful South
Written by Harry Nilsson

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