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	In the original broadcasts of Only Fools and Horses, the theme tune was one written by [[Ronnie Hazlehurst]]. This theme tune was replaced in series 2 with a new tune written and sung by John Sullivan. After the first series completed its original run, all future reruns dropped Hazlehurst's tune, using the John Sullivan version instead to match the other series. The VHS/DVD versions all contain John Sullivan's version of the theme tune, which means recordings with Hazlehurst's theme are now extremely rare. However, Hazlehurst's tune can be heard in this episode, in the scene when Del is attempting to sell the briefcases around the market.~~{{citation needed\|date=August 2019}}~~		In the original broadcasts of Only Fools and Horses, the theme tune was one written by [[Ronnie Hazlehurst]]. This theme tune was replaced in series 2 with a new tune written and sung by John Sullivan. After the first series completed its original run, all future reruns dropped Hazlehurst's tune, using the John Sullivan version instead to match the other series. The VHS/DVD versions all contain John Sullivan's version of the theme tune, which means recordings with Hazlehurst's theme are now extremely rare. However, Hazlehurst's tune can be heard in this episode, in the scene when Del is attempting to sell the briefcases around the market.

	==References==		==References==

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{{Infobox television episode
| series = [[Only Fools and Horses]]
| image =
| caption =
| series_no = 1
| episode = 1
| writer = [[John Sullivan (writer)|John Sullivan]]
| director = Martin Shardlow
| producer = [[Ray Butt]]
| airdate = {{Start date|1981|09|08|df=yes}}
| length = 30 minutes
* 29:55 (DVD)
* 29:59 (iTunes)
| prev =
| next = [[Go West Young Man (Only Fools and Horses)|Go West Young Man]]
| episode_list = List of Only Fools and Horses episodes
}}
"'''Big Brother'''" is the first episode of the [[BBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]''. It is the first episode of series 1, and was first broadcast on 8 September 1981.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0666538/|title=Original Air Date (Big Brother)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=30 June 2009}}</ref> In the episode, Del buys a consignment of briefcases, only to later discover that the [[Combination lock|combinations]] are locked inside.

==Synopsis==
[[Del Boy|Derek "Del Boy" Trotter]], chairman of Trotters Independent Traders, employs his younger brother [[Rodney Trotter|Rodney]] into his company. Later, at their local pub, The Nag's Head, Rodney meets Del's friend [[Trigger (Only Fools and Horses)|Trigger]], in order to buy some briefcases. On introduction, Trigger acknowledges to Del that he is already acquainted with his brother Rodney but then immediately calls him "Dave".<ref>{{Citation|last=BBCWorldwide|title=Trigger's Dodgy Briefcases - Only Fools and Horses - BBC|date=7 July 2010|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwKFc6jclK8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/qwKFc6jclK8 |archive-date=2021-12-17 |url-status=live|accessdate=14 May 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Del negotiates the price of the briefcases down from £17 to £8, and tries to dupe Trigger by claiming the price for the 25 is £175, when it is actually £200. Rodney, however using his [[General Certificate of Education|GCE]] in mathematics as proof of his credibility, proves to Trigger that Del's figures are wrong. It soon emerges that not only were the cases stolen, they are also rejects; the combination for them is locked inside. Rodney advises Del to throw the cases in the river.

Rodney then suggests to Del that he be made the partnership's financial adviser, on the grounds of him having two GCEs (in maths and art). Del, however, is not happy about this due to Rodney's behaviour regarding the briefcases. The row between the brothers is soon made worse by the latter's buying a cheeseburger for [[Grandad (Only Fools and Horses)|Grandad]] instead of an Emperor burger due to lack of funds. Grandad gets angry with Rodney as well, and Rodney decides to leave the partnership and venture to [[Hong Kong]]. He wishes to go there to see a girl, "Shanghai Lil". She was at art college with Rodney but was deported after they were expelled for smoking cannabis, for which Rodney received a £300 fine and a suspended sentence.

The next day, Del trawls London, looking for Rodney and attempting to sell the briefcases, having already previously failed with his telephone contacts. Returning home after having failed to achieve either goal, he is soon joined by Rodney, who only got as far as the Shangri-La doss house in [[Stoke Newington]] due to running out of money and forgetting his [[passport]]. After they make up, Del informs Rodney that he took his advice and "chucked the bleeding lot in the river", but they floated.<ref>{{cite web |title=Big Brother Review |url=https://www.ofah.net/blog/big-brother/ |url-status= |work=ofah.net |accessdate=8 May 2022 |archivedate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ofah.net/Files/Big%20Brother.txt|title=Full Episode Script|work=ofah.net|accessdate=30 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081028080720/http://www.ofah.net/Files/Big%20Brother.txt|archive-date=28 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Episode cast==
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[David Jason]]
| [[Del Boy|Derek Trotter]]
|-
| [[Nicholas Lyndhurst]]
| [[Rodney Trotter]]
|-
| [[Lennard Pearce]]
| [[Grandad (Only Fools and Horses)|Grandad Trotter]]
|-
| [[Roger Lloyd-Pack]]
| [[Trigger (Only Fools and Horses)|Trigger]]
|-
| Peta Bernard
| Joycie the Barmaid
|}

== First appearances ==

* [[David Jason]] as [[Derek Trotter]]
* [[Nicholas Lyndhurst]] as [[Rodney Trotter]]
* [[Lennard Pearce]] as [[Grandad Trotter]]
* [[Roger Lloyd-Pack]] as [[Trigger (Only Fools and Horses)|Trigger]]

== Music ==
In the original broadcasts of Only Fools and Horses, the theme tune was one written by [[Ronnie Hazlehurst]]. This theme tune was replaced in series 2 with a new tune written and sung by John Sullivan. After the first series completed its original run, all future reruns dropped Hazlehurst's tune, using the John Sullivan version instead to match the other series. The VHS/DVD versions all contain John Sullivan's version of the theme tune, which means recordings with Hazlehurst's theme are now extremely rare. However, Hazlehurst's tune can be heard in this episode, in the scene when Del is attempting to sell the briefcases around the market.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikiquote|Only_Fools_and_Horses#Big_Brother_.5B1.1.5D|Big Brother}}
*{{BBC episode|b007bj8v|Big Brother|id=}}
*{{IMDb episode|0666538|Big Brother}}

{{Only Fools and Horses episodes}}

[[Category:1981 British television episodes]]
[[Category:Only Fools and Horses (series 1) episodes]]

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