The Trotters get caught up in a diamond smuggling operation.
John Sullivan's script has the perfect mix of plot and character moments. I find it hard not to get caught up in their adventure as well as enjoy the humour.
Del, Rodney and Albert are the main focus and to me they are very funny and memorable. I never tire of hearing their banter about marine navigation. This is some of the funniest dialogue to me and is performed brilliantly (like all scenes) by David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Buster Merryfield.
Other recurring and guest characters are also used superbly, such as Roy Slater, Denzil, Boycie, Abdul, Hoskins, and Trigger, with all the associated actors on great form.
Ray Butt uses locations in London, Hull and Amsterdam very effectively to make it feel like a 'special' episode. I think it generally has a more cinematic tone and this is further enhanced by not having a laughter-track.
As always comedy is in the eye of the beholder, but I think it is possible to watch To Hull and Back without having seen any other episodes of Only Fools and Horses, and it still has the same effect. That final ironic scene on the balcony of the flat still makes me sick to my stomach!
John Sullivan's script has the perfect mix of plot and character moments. I find it hard not to get caught up in their adventure as well as enjoy the humour.
Del, Rodney and Albert are the main focus and to me they are very funny and memorable. I never tire of hearing their banter about marine navigation. This is some of the funniest dialogue to me and is performed brilliantly (like all scenes) by David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Buster Merryfield.
Other recurring and guest characters are also used superbly, such as Roy Slater, Denzil, Boycie, Abdul, Hoskins, and Trigger, with all the associated actors on great form.
Ray Butt uses locations in London, Hull and Amsterdam very effectively to make it feel like a 'special' episode. I think it generally has a more cinematic tone and this is further enhanced by not having a laughter-track.
As always comedy is in the eye of the beholder, but I think it is possible to watch To Hull and Back without having seen any other episodes of Only Fools and Horses, and it still has the same effect. That final ironic scene on the balcony of the flat still makes me sick to my stomach!