TVTV NewsBBCOnly Fools fans may have watched the BBC show for decades but they won't have heard this joke.Hayley Anderson Screen Time TV Reporter and Emmanuella Ngimbi17:25, 28 Jun 2026Only Fools and Horses star airs fears during Saturday KitchenAn unearthed Only Fools and Horses script has revealed a joke that never aired.‌Only Fools and Horses is widely considered one of Britain's greatest sitcoms of all time, having first broadcast in 1981 and immediately capturing a devoted following of viewers hoping Del Boy (played by David Jason) would eventually strike it rich.‌The BBC classic chronicled the market trader and his brother, Rodney Trotter (Nicholas Lyndhurst), who found themselves embroiled in absurd and frequently side-splitting schemes to make a quick fortune.‌Across the eight series and to audiences' delight, Rodney invariably ended up getting the raw deal despite his persistent reservations.While the comedy programme continues to be a viewer favourite, a long-forgotten script has revealed the final gag Del Boy cracked before striking it rich, which was removed from the episode.‌The scripts are being auctioned by a former production crew member and are anticipated to raise £2000.The 1996 Christmas special, which centres on Del Boy flogging the pocket watch, discarded an amusing quip about a well-known cleaning product.When the pocket watch they submitted for auction at Sotheby's went under the hammer, Del was meant to say to Rodney: "They've cleaned it with a bit of Brasso."‌The line never made the final cut of the legendary Christmas special, which holds the official UK record for the most-watched sitcom episode of all time, with 24.3 million viewers when it originally aired.The script also featured extra dialogue for car dealer Boycie (played by John Challis), where Rodney visits to purchase a new Rolls-Royce for Del following the auctionDuring the scene, Boycie laughs off his request until Rodney produces the Sotheby's cheque for £6.2 million.‌In the newly-discovered script, this is followed by Rodney informing him: "Six million. We were hoping for more, but the market's a bit depressed."Boycie then tells Rodders: "Sit down - please," before throwing open a cocktail cabinet and offering him a drink, to which Rodney replies: "Triffic."Article continues belowFurthermore, an alternative ending to the "mugger" scene in the Batman and Robin episode has also been unearthed.The remarkable documents, penned by the late John Sullivan for the much-loved British comedy, contain previously unseen jokes and scenes that never made it to air during the 1996 Christmas trilogy of episodes.Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌BBCDavid JasonOnly Fools and Horses