“…Why do only fools and horses work? La-la-la-la-lah, La-lala-la, La-la-la-la-lah, La-lala-la”. Broadcast on the BBC since 1981, the famous Trotters have been a regular Christmas pastime, rekindling the family spirit within us. The series revolves around two brothers with an age gap which proves to be a large chasm as they don’t always see eye to eye. Played by national treasure David Jason, Del Boy, the typical wheeler dealer, attempts to be the bread winner of the family, looking after his younger brother Rodney and granddad Albert.
Although things rarely turn out cushty, he never loses his raison d’être. Perhaps they are not quite the parallel to our own families, however their bantering yet good intentioned manner is not far from home. Unbeknown to some, the series became so popular that phrases from the show grew to be an official part of our English language. In 2003, the phrase ‘Lovely jubbly’ was incorporated into the new Oxford English Dictionary. This is definitely one of the best British TV comedies. God bless Hooky Street, don’t be a twonk and watch this brilliant TV classic! It just wouldn’t be the same at Christmas if you didn’t hear a bit of good old cockney English slang and Del Boy saying, “Rodney, you plonker!”
Although things rarely turn out cushty, he never loses his raison d’être. Perhaps they are not quite the parallel to our own families, however their bantering yet good intentioned manner is not far from home. Unbeknown to some, the series became so popular that phrases from the show grew to be an official part of our English language. In 2003, the phrase ‘Lovely jubbly’ was incorporated into the new Oxford English Dictionary. This is definitely one of the best British TV comedies. God bless Hooky Street, don’t be a twonk and watch this brilliant TV classic! It just wouldn’t be the same at Christmas if you didn’t hear a bit of good old cockney English slang and Del Boy saying, “Rodney, you plonker!”
Amanda Lim
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