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** This was also done the other way around--in ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart]]'' Gary (played by Nicholas Lyndhurst) is about to lean back and fall through an open bar door like Del Boy famously did, but notices in time and gives an [[Aside Glance]] wink to the audience--accompanied by uproarious laughter that must seem inexplicable and random to anyone unfamiliar with the ''Only Fools'' scene in question.
** This was also done the other way around--in ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart]]'' Gary (played by Nicholas Lyndhurst) is about to lean back and fall through an open bar door like Del Boy famously did, but notices in time and gives an [[Aside Glance]] wink to the audience--accompanied by uproarious laughter that must seem inexplicable and random to anyone unfamiliar with the ''Only Fools'' scene in question.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: [[Jim Broadbent]] plays Slater. Less significantly, Lennox from "The Longest Night" was played by Vas Blackwood, aka Rory Breaker in ''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]''. Eagle-eyed viewers might also spot [[Harry Potter|David Thewlis]] as one of the members of the band in "It's Only Rock and Roll".
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: [[Jim Broadbent]] plays Slater. Less significantly, Lennox from "The Longest Night" was played by Vas Blackwood, aka Rory Breaker in ''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]''. Eagle-eyed viewers might also spot [[Harry Potter|David Thewlis]] as one of the members of the band in "It's Only Rock and Roll".
* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]:

** Subverted; while the show is still the BBC's best-selling series of all time on both VHS and DVD, [[Executive Meddling|the Corporation's apparent desire]] to [[Canon Discontinuity|eradicate all traces of the original Ronnie Hazlehurst theme tune]] has led to the VHS releases of the first series (which, unlike the DVD, kept the original theme intact) becoming quite sought after by purist fans.
** The same applies to the original version of "A Royal Flush," which is unavailable on any home video format (the VHS release had about a minute of footage removed, and the DVD release removed nearly ten minutes of footage and added a laugh track). However, the original cut still appears from time to time on the digital channels, so it's not too hard to find decent quality versions of it.
** In a straight version, several mini-episodes such as ''Christmas Trees'', ''Licensed To Drill'' and the ''Comic Relief Special'' have never been released on VHS or DVDs.
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  • Acting for Two: Nicholas Lyndhurst as Rodney in the series itself, and as his biological father Freddie the Frog in Rock And Chips.
  • Actor Allusion: In a Comic Relief episode Rodney says how stupid the idea of walking through a portal to the 1940's would be after Uncle Albert starts talking about the war followed by Raquel saying she's going to bed only for Del to reply "Goodnight Sweetheart." followed by a shocked look from Rodney. Del goes on to say that he is not a chief inspector.
    • This was also done the other way around--in Goodnight Sweetheart Gary (played by Nicholas Lyndhurst) is about to lean back and fall through an open bar door like Del Boy famously did, but notices in time and gives an Aside Glance wink to the audience--accompanied by uproarious laughter that must seem inexplicable and random to anyone unfamiliar with the Only Fools scene in question.
  • Hey, It's That Guy!: Jim Broadbent plays Slater. Less significantly, Lennox from "The Longest Night" was played by Vas Blackwood, aka Rory Breaker in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Eagle-eyed viewers might also spot David Thewlis as one of the members of the band in "It's Only Rock and Roll".
  • Keep Circulating the Tapes:
    • Subverted; while the show is still the BBC's best-selling series of all time on both VHS and DVD, the Corporation's apparent desire to eradicate all traces of the original Ronnie Hazlehurst theme tune has led to the VHS releases of the first series (which, unlike the DVD, kept the original theme intact) becoming quite sought after by purist fans.
    • The same applies to the original version of "A Royal Flush," which is unavailable on any home video format (the VHS release had about a minute of footage removed, and the DVD release removed nearly ten minutes of footage and added a laugh track). However, the original cut still appears from time to time on the digital channels, so it's not too hard to find decent quality versions of it.
    • In a straight version, several mini-episodes such as Christmas Trees, Licensed To Drill and the Comic Relief Special have never been released on VHS or DVDs.
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