MON,09 MAY 2005
The 1986 OFAH Xmas special,'A Royal Flush',is released on DVD.SAT,07 MAY 2005
The family of an OFAH fan,67,hired one of the show's three-wheeled Reliant Robin vans for her funeral procession in Upminster,Essex.
TUES,08 MARCH 2005
OFAH is voted 3rd Funniest TV Show In History in a Comic Relief poll of 8,000 people.
THURS,03 MARCH 2005
David Jason (Del) criticises the BBC for screening too many repeats of OFAH.David said:"If I were in charge,I would not allow OFAH to be repeated so often.I was very proud of the time I spent on the show but it's time to move on."But David also added he would like to think there would be new OFAH stories in the pipeline.He said:"I'd never say never to doing a new OFAH.I'd like to think I'm putting more spacing between projects so I have time for family things,but retirement isn't a word I'd use."
SUN,02 JANUARY 2005
OFAH creator John Sullivan is awarded an OBE for his services to drama.
DECEMBER 2004
The 1996 OFAH Xmas Special is voted 5th in a list compiled for the Channel 4 TV show'The 100 Greatest Xmas Moments'.
SUN,28 NOVEMBER 2004
The pilot episode of the new OFAH spin-off 'Green Green Grass' is recorded at Teddington Studios,London.Filming on the full series will start very soon.
MON,08 NOVEMBER 2004
It is confirmed that there will be a new spin-off series for OFAH characters Boycie,Marlene & son Tyler called 'Green Green Grass' written by OFAH creator John Sullivan.
2004
Welsh start-up businesses name OFAH's Del Trotter as their fictional business hero.Nearly a third of respondents cited Del's famous saying "This time next year we'll be millionaires" as their most inspirational business film or TV quote.
SUN,28 MARCH 2004
OFAH is voted The Public's Favourite TV Sitcom in a BBC search with 342,426 votes,a 22.2% share.
THURS,22 JANUARY 2004
OFAH features on a 'dream' TV schedule chosen by the readers of The Radio Times magazine.
THURS,25 DECEMBER 2003
*The OFAH Xmas special,'Sleepless In Peckham',is screened & is watched by 15.5 million viewers.
* OFAH creator John Sullivan refuses to rule out further episodes of the show.John said:"I haven't said it's our last.We said that in '96 & we made fools of ourselves.Within a couple of weeks we knew we were coming back.So we're not going to say it again.It may be the last one.Maybe we will come back & do a special."
TUES,28 OCTOBER 2003
David Jason (Del) says he may be about to retire from acting for good - at the age of 63.
SUN,19 OCTOBER 2003
OFAH is voted the TV programme viewers would most like to see resurrected in a News Of The World Sunday magazine survey of thousands of readers.
TUES,14 OCTOBER 2003
It is confirmed that David Jason(Del)will not be appearing in the next Carry On film,Carry On London.
FRI,26 SEPTEMBER 2003
The Trotter's flat is voted TV's Worst Home in a Woolworths poll of 2,000 TV fans.
SAT,06 SEPTEMBER 2003
Writer John Sullivan has created a prequel show about the early days of the Trotters,provisonally titled 'Once Upon A Time In Peckham'.
SUN,13 JULY 2003
Vandals break into the National Film Exhibition Centre at St Agnes,Cornwall & smash windows on a Reliant Regal van used in OFAH.
JULY 2003
A previously 'lost' episode entitled 'Licensed To Drill' has been found & is now available from the OFAH Appreciation Society.
TUES,24 JUNE 2003
The Reliant Regal van is voted 2nd Favourite British Screen Car Of All Time in a DVLA poll of 1,500 people.
TUES,10 JUNE 2003
The 2002 OFAH Xmas special,Strangers On The Shore,comes 3rd in a study by the Broadcasting Standards Commision & the Independent TV Commision called 'What Children Watch' (4-15yr olds) with 22.7%.
TUES,13 MAY 2003
David Jason(Del)has been approached to play a Sid James character in the next Carry On film,Carry On London.
TUES,29 APRIL 2003
* Roger Lloyd-Pack(Trigger)is trying to save a flea market from closure at Fakenham,Norfolk.
* Website 3-wheeler.com-for fans of the world's most ridiculed car,the Reliant Robin-has scored over 200,000 hits in just two years.
SUN,13 APRIL 2003
David Jason(Del)recieves a Fellowship Award at the BAFTA Awards ceremony.
FRI,28 MARCH 2003
The White Admiral Pub in Lower Bevendean,near Brighton-which featured as The Nags Head-is to be demolished.
MON,03 MARCH 2003
Jim Broadbent(Roy Slater)is set to co-star in a new film version of the Jules Verne novel Around The World In 80 Days. He is lined up to play Lord Kelvin.
SUN,12 JANUARY 2003
Patrick Murray(Mickey Pearce)confesses that he is desperately fighting a secret battle against alcoholism.
THURS,26 DECEMBER 2002
OFAH is crowned king of Xmas Day TV for the 2nd year running after'Strangers On The Shore'pulled in a massive 16.3 million viewers.The episode pulled in 63 per cent of viewers with the 73 minute special. But there was some disappointment-viewers were down 4 million on the last episode,'If They Could See Us Now',when more than 20 million tuned in.
FRI,20 DECEMBER 2002
'The OFAH Story'documentary, charting the history of the show, is screened & attracts 9 million viewers.
TUES,03 DECEMBER 2002
Four episodes of OFAH are voted part of the best Xmas TV in a top ten poll by shoppers at a British Woolworths store.1st was'Heroes And Villains',2nd was'Miami Twice:Part 2',7th was'The Jolly Boys' Outing'and 9th was'To Hull And Back'.
SAT,25 OCTOBER 2002
OFAH is voted the nation's No.1 TV comedy in a chart compiled by satellite channel UK Gold.The channel has screened it more than 620 times & counting!
TUES,21 OCTOBER 2002
* Although writer John Sullivan claims to have waved farewell to OFAH on TV,he says he isn't quite finished with the Trotters.He's writing a book on their life pre-1981,when the sitcom began.John Sullivan says:"I'm going back to 1962 and concentrating on the Trotters' mother & father.Del will feature-as a mod!"
* Writer John Sullivan says:"You never say never,but I can't see us doing anymore after these two episodes.They were a pleasure to write."
SUN,14 APRIL 2002
David Jason(Del)says the next two OFAH episodes will be the last.
"We love the show but there will be no more.This time really is the end."
