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From the writer of Only Fools and Horses comes Rock & Chips – your chance to see Del Boy, Rodney, and the gang as you’ve never seen them before!
See where it all began in 1960s Peckham, with the Trotter family all under one roof: Grandad, Joan, husband Reg and the teenage Del Boy. At last see your TV favourites Boycie, Trigger, and Denzil in a whole new adolescent light! All is ‘cushty’ for the family until ex-con Freddie ‘The Frog’ Robdal appears and things begin to change...
The Complete Collection contains all three critically-acclaimed episodes – Five Gold Rings, The Frog & The Pussycat and including the feature-length kick-off to the series, Rock & Chips. This is an essential addition for all fans of Britain’s favourite sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. Written by John Sullivan (Only Fools and Horses) and starring Nicholas Lyndhurst as Freddie, Kellie Bright (Bad Girls) as Joan trotter and James Buckley (The Inbetweeners) as the young Del Boy, this series is the long-anticipated prequel to the story of the funniest British family of all time!
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: 3-DVD Set, Anamorphic Widescreen, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Hard-working Joan Trotter lives in Peckham, London,with her lazy husband Reg, his father and her wheeler-dealer son Derek,known as 'Del',who has just left school. It's 1960 and new flats are being built. Joan wants the family to move into one from their pokey terrace house but is told priority is for families with small children. Freddie 'The Frog' Robnal,released after ten years in prison for robbery, returns to Peckham and is attracted to Joan - though he robs the cinema where she is the assistant manager. He throws a party, making sure she is the only guest and they end up in bed as he had planned. Joan gets pregnant but convinces bone-head Reg that he is the father though Del has his doubts. At least Joan's situation gets her her wish - to move her family into the flats,where she gives birth to baby Rodney, named after Rod Taylor, star of the film 'The Time Machine'. ...Rock & Chips - Season 1 - 3-DVD Set ( Sex, Drugs & Rock 'n' Chips ) ( Rock & Chips - Season One (Once Upon a Time in Peckham) )
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Being a big Only Fools & Horses fan I'm going to admit I was a little worried when I heard Rock & Chips was going to be made. I need not have worried, John Sullivan has written yet another brilliant 3 programmes. Sadly John died before anymore could be made. However he has left us with a fantastic three programmes.
It's all based around the early life of Del Trotter & his family & friends. In Only Fool it was always hinted that Rodney had a different father to Del. But it was never really outright stated so, just implied rather strongly. Well in Rock & Chips we see Nicolas Lyndhurst playing "Freddie the Frog" Rodney's real dad! And he plays a blinder as a tough but culturally elite criminal just out of jail. It tells how he "befriends" Del & Rodney's mum Joan. Just how the family move into "Walter Raleigh" House.
The main characters are acted brilliantly Phil Daniels as Grandad, KellieBright as Joan Trotter & James Buckley as Delboy. Great casting especially Nicolas Lyndhurst playing his own dad. A totally different character to Rodney a hard street wise criminal. Joan Trotter is quite clearly bored of her husband Reg Trotter a lazy good for nothing. So when Freddy the Frog comes on the scene Joan takes up with him. HOWEVER John Sullivan has not written Joan as a tarty goodtime girl. She's an attractive young mother stuck with a waster. Who when Freddie comes along sees a way out of her dull life. The meeting of her & Freddie is brilliantly written.
Genuinely very funny, & as a previous reviewer has said. It's not Only Fools & Horses & shouldn't be judged as such. It's a great comedy & a prequel to one of the UK's finest comedy shows. Enjoy it for what it is, an extremely funny great show
It's all based around the early life of Del Trotter & his family & friends. In Only Fool it was always hinted that Rodney had a different father to Del. But it was never really outright stated so, just implied rather strongly. Well in Rock & Chips we see Nicolas Lyndhurst playing "Freddie the Frog" Rodney's real dad! And he plays a blinder as a tough but culturally elite criminal just out of jail. It tells how he "befriends" Del & Rodney's mum Joan. Just how the family move into "Walter Raleigh" House.
The main characters are acted brilliantly Phil Daniels as Grandad, KellieBright as Joan Trotter & James Buckley as Delboy. Great casting especially Nicolas Lyndhurst playing his own dad. A totally different character to Rodney a hard street wise criminal. Joan Trotter is quite clearly bored of her husband Reg Trotter a lazy good for nothing. So when Freddy the Frog comes on the scene Joan takes up with him. HOWEVER John Sullivan has not written Joan as a tarty goodtime girl. She's an attractive young mother stuck with a waster. Who when Freddie comes along sees a way out of her dull life. The meeting of her & Freddie is brilliantly written.
Genuinely very funny, & as a previous reviewer has said. It's not Only Fools & Horses & shouldn't be judged as such. It's a great comedy & a prequel to one of the UK's finest comedy shows. Enjoy it for what it is, an extremely funny great show
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent triple disc set. If you've missed any of these on TV, get this set and catch up on what you missed. While you're at it, why not start at the beginning and watch them all one after the other. Great value for money.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this collection for my husband as he is a huge fan of Only Fools and Horses. Thoroughly enjoyable viewing with all the characters you would expect to find but about 30 years younger.
It takes you back to when Delboy and the rest of the motley crew are about 15 years old and just leaving school. You meet Del's mum and dad (Joan and Reg Trotter) and Freddy Robdal (Freddy the Frog) who has a relationship with Joan and consequently Rodney is conceived.
A truly watchable set of DVD's, although better to watch it two or three times to get to grips with the new faces of the much younger crew.
Excellently written with all the one liners and gaffs that only Delboy gets away with. Would recommend this collection every time.
It takes you back to when Delboy and the rest of the motley crew are about 15 years old and just leaving school. You meet Del's mum and dad (Joan and Reg Trotter) and Freddy Robdal (Freddy the Frog) who has a relationship with Joan and consequently Rodney is conceived.
A truly watchable set of DVD's, although better to watch it two or three times to get to grips with the new faces of the much younger crew.
Excellently written with all the one liners and gaffs that only Delboy gets away with. Would recommend this collection every time.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Rock and Chips
I never did see this series on the telly and just had to buy the DVD for the simple fact that it's the only DVD I haven't got and it is part of the Only Fools and Horses series,... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mrs K athleen Heath
Rock & Chips
This is the best show but i would of like to of seen the last show were Freddy the Frog sat on the detonator i would like to have seen that show were it was mentioned in only fools... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mpw Hutchinson
A stunning final farewell from Britains best comedy writer
Only Fools and Horses was/is my favourite Brit Com of all time.
Rock & Chips is a slightly harder edged but equally enjoyable and watchable show. Read more
Rock & Chips is a slightly harder edged but equally enjoyable and watchable show. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Gooner
rock and chips
what a briliant dvd with all three episodes on one disk. great pity john sullivan passed away i am sure there would have been more good things to follow
Published 6 months ago by grandad
this is great
Firstly, The is a comedy drama and not a comedy like Only Fools and horses.
Each episode gets better and better. The acting throughout is good. Read more
Each episode gets better and better. The acting throughout is good. Read more
Published 6 months ago by The Man
Hilarious
This must be viewed especially if you are a Fools and Horses fan. It is a very funny and at the same time a human story. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Caz
FANTASTIC SHOW
This is a great tv show drama and it would be sad to see only 3 ever being made just cause the writer has sadly passed, i'm sure by now even with a good new writer they would have... Read more
Published 10 months ago by D. Lench
Rock and Chips.
I missed the second part of the trilogy, Five Gold Rings, when it was broadcast on television, so was pleased to obtain the three disc set. Read more
Published 10 months ago by D. T. Jones
rocks make horses fall in laughter
If you paid enough attention to only fools and horses this collection would make sense, its slightly more serious and ruder but for me that makes it better, i guess because i enjoy... Read more
Published 13 months ago by suitup96
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