Only fools and horses, Complete Anniversary DVD Box set

bill_the_bus

Only Fools and Horses Complete Anniversary DVD Box Set. A must buy and a great Xmas pressie reduced from £54.97 to £40. Complete set of all the series and 15 Xmas specials in a special anniversary box set. Will hopefully be under my Xmas tree lol.

http://direct.asda.com/Only-Fools-And-Horses---Complete-Anniversary-DVD/003762667,default,pd.html

3010

Same price at Tesco too. when you search for it the price is £56. However, when you click on it this comes up as £40. Don't forget £1.60 in rewards too. hth.

http://www.tescoentertainment.com/store/dvd/only-fools-and-horses--complete-anniversary-collection/8:774953/

bill_the_bus

3010 wrote: »

Same price at Tesco too. when you search for it the price is £56. However, when you click on it this comes up as £40. Don't forget £1.60 in rewards too. hth.

Missed that but have no local Tesco so Asda it was lol. Thnx anyways

James123_2

Great deal - not to be confused with the selection which also has the Christmas Specials!

jhorsfieldbradbury

James123 wrote: »

Great deal - not to be confused with the selection which also has the Christmas Specials!

I think this set does have the Christmas Specials. It says:

"Features all the episodes and Christmas specials on 26 discs."

CharlieBilly

I am sure the BBC were accused of removing some parts from the series and even some music

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Only-Fools-Horses-Complete-Collection/dp/B005BPW174/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1324035061&sr=1-1

"I must say despite the excellent design the content is a huge disappointment. Why? Well like most people who buy this boxset we have already seen them in their complete and unedited glory on the BBC and now UKGold. Wouldn't it be great to have the same episodes to play whenever we desired at home. Think again. Countless episodes are edited to such an extent that dialogue has been cut, scenes have been deleted and musical scores altered. So much so that avid fools fans will watch with annoyance. The fact the BBC couldn't pay for the rights to play the original background music within scenes is criminal, they must have made millions from the Only Fools franchise."

CharlieBilly

"Terribly disappointing. If something is advertised as "complete", it should be complete. But this is not. The heavy edits remain"

"have been a massive fan of Only Fools & Horses since it first appeared on our screens in 1981 but must warn all buyers that so many scenes from most episodes have been edited out which ruined the enjoyment. The BBC has a history of doing this to all of their collections like The Top Gear American Special for instance"

bill_the_bus

CharlieBilly wrote: »

I am sure the BBC were accused of removing some parts from the series and even some music

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Only-Fools-Horses-Complete-Collection/dp/B005BPW174/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1324035061&sr=1-1

"I must say despite the excellent design the content is a huge disappointment. Why? Well like most people who buy this boxset we have already seen them in their complete and unedited glory on the BBC and now UKGold. Wouldn't it be great to have the same episodes to play whenever we desired at home. Think again. Countless episodes are edited to such an extent that dialogue has been cut, scenes have been deleted and musical scores altered. So much so that avid fools fans will watch with annoyance. The fact the BBC couldn't pay for the rights to play the original background music within scenes is criminal, they must have made millions from the Only Fools franchise."

May well be going back if this is the case, this is false advertising and somebody will be having an !!! kicking.

CharlieBilly

Its one reason I wont buy it I was hoping it was a better realise I know the series creator John Sullivan' before he died wasn't happy with what bbc did. I assume they did it for PC and possible rights

taxiphil

Interestingly there's a whole Wikipedia page devoted to the DVD edits!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_Fools_and_Horses_DVDs

The most unacceptable bit of butchery, in my opinion, is the removal of the "O Fortuna" music during the famous scene where Rodney first sees the newborn Damien.

That bit of music was intrinsic to the scene and was what made it so iconic.

And because it's been dubbed over with different music, the rapturous laughter by the audience is missing too.

breesey24

Just got this in my local Morrisons for £35!!