Fans of Only Fools and Horses have been left confused by an apparent plot hole in a classic episode.
The BBC sitcom has continued to bring in new fans from around the world as they are drawn into the dodgy dealings of Del Boy Trotter.
Despite the show ending in 2003, the shows are still available to watch, allowing fans of a new generation to fall in love with the characters from the show.
But one particular episode continues to leave fans bemused as it features a huge plot hole that regularly catches people out.
One viewer recently watched the episode and took to the official Only Fools and Horses Reddit page to vent their frustrations.
Writing their thoughts, the account penned: “How does Del not recognise his own flat in ‘Video Nasty’?
It’s an episode I don’t watch much nor is it talked about but have just seen it again today.
“When all the boys go into the back room to watch some adult films Del is cheering it on while Rodney looks mortified – how does Del not recognise his own flat?” the user fumed. “It’s kind of like Slater not seeing the Trotter van in ‘To Hull and Back’.”
‘Video Nasty’ served as the fifth episode of the fifth series of the show, which aired in September of 1986. The premise of the episode revolves around Rodney, played by Nicholas Lyndhurst, being given a local grant to make a film – but Del sees it as an opportunity to make money.
As Rodney tries to make his local film, pal Mickey – played by Patrick Murray – seizes the opportunity to make a smutty film with girlfriend Amanda, played by Dawn Perllman. When Del stumbles into the shoot later in the episode, Del finds it hard to recognise his own flat for various reasons, which left fans watching the show debating what had caught his attention.
One fan, responding to the original post penned: “If we want to be really ‘nit picking’, the camera angle on the video shown to Del is the camera angle of the episode of the director’s shooting, not the angle Mickey Pearce is shooting as he would be facing the living room door.” A second user chimed in: “He’d had one too many tequila sunsets,” before adding a crying-with-laughter emoji.
A third account added: “I often forget this episode even exists! I think they refrain from showing it on TV, it’s only when I get the boxset out that I remember it!” Whilst a fourth chimed in: “I mean — he’s not the brightest bulb in the box, is he? Also, boobs.”
Following its initial air date, the episode brought in a massive 17.5million viewers to the BBC to watch the boys’ escapades. According to writers, the concept for the show came from a true story of a youth club that was granted camera equipment for a film, but the grants and apparatus promptly disappeared.
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Source: USA Today
