See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy DOLLY BUSBY Published: 10:00 BST, 8 September 2026 | Updated: 10:21 BST, 8 September 2026
It was a coach trip down to Margate over 20million Only Fools And Horses fans will remember fondly.For the 1989 Christmas special episode, Del Boy, Rodney, Uncle Albert and the rest of the Nag’s Head regulars headed down to the seaside town, only for the trip to descend into Trotter chaos when their bus blows up.And now never-seen-before footage of The Jolly Boys’ Outing episode has been released by show bosses to celebrate the beloved sitcom’s 45th anniversary.As the clips are to be released on Tuesday, Sir David Jason, who stars as Del Boy, said: ‘I’ve really enjoyed seeing it all.‘A lot of bits of film that have never been seen before by anyone, except those who recorded it, so it’s coming out fresh.’The four-time winning BAFTA actor added: ‘I think the audience will find this very exciting.’ Only Fools And Horses unseen footage from the iconic Jolly Boys' outing episode has been unearthed and will be released on Tuesday For the 1989 Christmas special episode, Del Boy, Rodney, (pictured) Uncle Albert and the rest of the Nag’s Head regulars headed down Margate, only for the trip to descend into chaos Never-seen-before footage of The Jolly Boys’ Outing episode has been released by show bosses to celebrate the beloved sitcom’s 45th anniversary.Unearthed footage released by the TV channel, U&Gold, shows Del Boy and Micky Pearce, played by Patrick Murray, filming a funfair scene while another shot shows Buster Merryfield playing the much-loved Uncle Albert on the annual coach trip.It comes after the release of previously hidden images to announce the documentary, Only Fools And Horses: The Lost Archive, a two-part series launching in October.This is the first time fans have been shown footage from the vault.The upcoming documentary will also feature interviews with cast members including Sir David, Tessa Peake Jones, Gwyneth Strong, Sue Holderness, Steven Woodcock and Denis Lill.The footage features a mix of old, unseen scenes, studio rushes, newly discovered outtakes, and location recordings.The show’s scriptwriter, John Sullivan, died in 2011 aged 64 after having viral pneumonia for six weeks.After his death, Nicholas Lyndhurst, who played Del Boy’s brother, Rodney, said there would never be any new episodes of Only Fools And Horses because, ‘John was the driving force.‘We’ve also lost quite a few of the cast members now, [so] I don’t think I could do it… I certainly couldn’t do it without John.’ Unearthed footage released by the TV channel, U&Gold, shows Del Boy and Micky Pearce, played by Patrick Murray, filming a funfair scene while another shot shows Buster Merryfield playing the much-loved Uncle Albert on the annual coach trip The footage features a mix of old, unseen scenes, studio rushes, newly discovered outtakes, and location recordings This is the first time fans have been shown footage from the vault Trigger, played by the late actor Roger Lloyd-Pack could be seen in his famous Kiss Me Quick hat Sir David Jason, who stars as Del Boy, said of the clips: ‘I’ve really enjoyed seeing it all'
