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A lost scene from Only Fools and Horses has been discovered(Image: BBC)<\/p>\nAn auctioneer discovered a cut scene from beloved sitcom Only Fools and Horses while reading a script for a previous Christmas episode. He revealed a ‘whole story arc’ was never filmed<\/p>\n
08:46, 18 Jun 2025Updated 08:46, 18 Jun 2025<\/p>\n
A lost scene from Only Fools and Horses has been discovered(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n
A long-lost scene from one of Only Fools and Horses\u2019 most iconic episodes has resurfaced nearly three decades after it was originally written.<\/p>\n
The missing moment was part of the 1996 Christmas<\/a> special Heroes and Villains, where Del Boy and Rodney don Batman and Robin costumes and inadvertently stopping a mugging. However, a newly unearthed script has revealed there was even more action planned, including a scene in which Del chases down the mugger and knocks him out with his suitcase full of knock-off goods.<\/p>\n According to the script, a policeman then arrives and Del shouts: “It\u2019s alright officer, I caught him, he\u2019s over there!” \u2014 only for the officer to mistakenly arrest Rodney instead of the real culprit.<\/p>\n The scene never made it into the final cut but has now come to light in a 155-page working script that once belonged to the late Roger Lloyd Pack, who played Trigger.<\/p>\n The rare script is set to go under the hammer at Bristol-based Auctioneum and is expected to fetch between \u00a32,000 and \u00a33,000. It has been signed by several cast members, including David Jason<\/a> (Del Boy) and the late John Challis (Boycie). Lloyd Pack marked his lines throughout the document in black ink.<\/p>\n Auctioneer Andy Stowe, who is overseeing the sale, described the find as “comedy history, in black and white”. Mr Stowe is a lifelong fan of the series and said he noticed unfamiliar dialogue while flipping through the pages.<\/p>\n He explained: “As a fan of the show myself, I was flicking through the script and began to read lines of dialogue that I didn\u2019t recognise.<\/p>\n “As I carried on reading, I realised that these were scenes and lines that had been cut from the episode. Some of them are very funny.”<\/p>\n Another deleted scene in the script shows Del and Rodney rushing out of their flat as a consignment of dodgy alarm clocks goes off. They arrive at Del\u2019s Capri Ghia to find the same group of muggers loitering around the car, but the would-be thieves quickly scatter thanks to the blaring alarms.<\/p>\n Mr Stowe added: “There are several scenes cut from the episode that focus on the plot of the muggers.<\/p>\n “There was considerable work by the writer, John Sullivan, to establish the threat of them throughout the episode but most of these early scenes were cut from the final show.<\/p>\n “To have Roger\u2019s actual script, with his lines marked within it, is really something special. This is comedy history, in black and white on the page.”<\/p>\n The script comes from a private collector who originally acquired it through the Only Fools & Horses Society.<\/p>\n Heroes and Villains was first broadcast on Christmas Day in 1996 and drew a record-breaking 21 million viewers. The sale of the script is set to take place in Bristol on June 30.<\/p>\n Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on<\/strong> TikTok<\/strong> <\/a>,<\/strong> Snapchat<\/strong> <\/a>,<\/strong> Instagram<\/strong> <\/a>,<\/strong> Twitter<\/strong> <\/a>,<\/strong> Facebook<\/strong> <\/a>,<\/strong> YouTube<\/strong> <\/a>and<\/strong> Threads<\/strong> <\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_PAY-BNPS_UnseenOnlyFoolsAndHorses_05.jpg\")
It was written into the 1996 Christmas episode Heroes and Villains(Image: Auctioneum\/BNPS)<\/p>\n