SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Sitcom centred on the wheeling and dealing of the Trotter brothers who run an ‘import export’ business from their South Peckham flat. In this episode Del’s wife Raquel, dreaming of a career on stage, secures an audition for the role of Rosalind. Del helps her learn her lines (III ii). Del overacts, playing Orlando as a hunchback, and Uncle Albert is dismissive of the endeavour believing ‘It’s only a bunch of nancy actors doing a play that no one can make head or tails of’. Del replies ‘You dozy old twonker, this is authentic culture, this stuff is’. Raquel is offered the part but it involves nine weeks of touring, bringing Shakespeare to the inner cities. Del encourages her to take her chance but she refuses announcing that she is pregnant and must forsake her dream to have Del’s child.

Series

Only Fools and Horses

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

6 Jan 1991 at 19:15 (Channel: BBC1)

Duration

50 mins

Credits

Director

Tony Dow

Producer

Gareth Gwenlan

Writer

John Sullivan

Cast

Tessa Peake-Jones	Raquel (Rosalind)
David Jason	Del Trotter (Orlando)
Buster Merryfield	Uncle Albert
Nicholas Lyndhurst	Rodney Trotter

Additional Details

Production type

Sitcoms/Variety

Plays

As You Like It

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Season 7, episode 2

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Retail outlets