Overview
- Tessa Peake-Jones said Sir David Jason found watching the rediscovered footage “very, very poignant,” noting his reflection, “We were so young and so successful then.”
- Series producer Sean Doherty said the team uncovered 66 unseen clips plus nearly 100 rushes and location assets that did not make the original broadcasts.
- The material ranges from cut scenes and outtakes to longer, more somber moments that were removed for timing, structure, or because they weren’t felt to be funny enough at the time.
- Surviving cast members, including Jason, Peake-Jones, Gwyneth Strong and Sue Holderness, were filmed reacting to the footage for the anniversary project.
- The two-part series, Only Fools and Horses: The Lost Archive, was compiled from items found in the BBC archive and is slated to air on U&Gold in 2026 with the exact date to be announced.