This is Roy Stantz here, and today, I am reviewing Only Fools and Horses episode "No Greater Love".
The episode begins with Rodney wearing one of Del Boy's oversized camel hair overcoats in a London street. Del also asks Rodders to collect payments from Mrs. Singh. But when Rodney arrives at her house, he meets another woman named Irene, who tells him that Mrs. Singh moved away about three weeks ago.
Rodney enters Irene's house, sells her a seductive-looking blouse and skirt combo, and is instantly smitten with her. After they tell each other their names, Irene tells Rodney that she's aged 40, and married with a teenage son, Marcus, as well as mention her husband, Tommy Mackay, who is doing time in Parkhurst prison for committing intent, GBH, and attempted murder.
One week later at Nelson Mandela House, Rodney tells Del and Grandad all about Irene, and how she moved away from her husband, because he used to beat her up a lot. Worst of all, Tommy is getting released from prison, and Roddy wants to meet him, making Del worried for his younger brother's safety.
A few days later, at the Nag's Head, a glum Rodney tells Del Boy that he and Irene just broke up earlier today. Del consoles Rodney and reminds him that there plenty of other women to flirt with. But then, Irene's son Marcus enters and tells Rodney that the break-up happened because Del told Irene over a drink to do so. Rodney is furious at his older brother, and storms out in a huff.
That night, after selling another camel coat, Del is confronted by Tommy Mackay in a dark alley, and Tommy thinks that Del is Rodney (Del says he is Rodney), and prepares to give him a beating for dating his wife Irene. Tommy and his henchman, Leroy, let Del take his coat off, who throws it into a puddle. Angry that his new coat has been ruined, Del puts up his fists, and a fight is on! A bloodied and bruised Del Boy manages to win the fight, and walks back to the Nag's Head.
Back at the Nag's Head, Del shows Rodney his injuries, as well as say that he made Tommy Mackay see the error of his ways, which means that Rodney and Irene can still be together. But unfortunately, Rodney says that he had a talk earlier with Irene that their relationship was never going to work anyway. Plus, Rodney met another girl, Zoe, from the roller-disco. Zoe arrives, she and Rodney leave, and Del Boy is left with a smile on his battered and bruised face, know that he took the beating for nothing.
A great little episode. Interestingly, the business with the coats slightly foresees the raincoats Rodney and Cassandra would one day swap in "Yuppy Love", and the concept of Del getting beaten up to protect Rodney would again be used in "Little Problems", where Del gets beat up by the Driscoll brothers for stiffing them on a huge sum of money he used for Rodney's wedding gift. Despite the whole episode being about her, Irene is only actually in two scenes here.moreless
Episode Summary
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Rodney's got himself a bird at last! Unfortunately she's no spring chicken and her jailbird husband is about to be released...
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Gaye BrownIrene
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Raj PatelAhmed
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GUEST STAR
Steve Fletcher (II)Marcus
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David Jason
Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter
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Nicholas Lyndhurst
Rodney Trotter
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Lennard Pearce
Grandad
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TRIVIA (1)
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Del's coat is ruined when he throws it in the sludge but it is clean when we next see him!
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QUOTES (2)
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Rodney: What's wrong with going out with a woman of forty? Del: Nothing, nothing at all if you happen to be fifty! Blimey, she's even too old for me. Grandad: Well, I'd have to think twice.
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Irene: You'd better tell me your name, it'll get a bit embarrasing if I have to call you 'thingy' all night! Rodney: My name's Rodney. Irene: Irene. Rodney: No, Rodney.
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NOTES (1)
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The idea for the script was to demonstrate the brotherly love that Del and Rodney have for each other, even willing take a beating for his brother. The concept of Del getting beat up in order to protect Rodney would occur again in "Little Problems" when Del, much to Rodney's ignorance, chooses to take a beating from the Driscoll Brothers after making a promise to him, having forgotten that the money he would use for his gift was also the money which he owed to them.
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