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  • Del has decided to get into the chandelier cleaning business, but as the Trotters carry out their first job, things do not go to plan.
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  • @craigmarksully
    @craigmarksully 2 роки тому +74

    I love how nonchalantly he says "Well I wish you'd have said something. I was workin' on this one" GOLD 😅😅😅

  • @MrBritGrit
    @MrBritGrit 3 роки тому +149

    Grandad walks down the stairs..so proud 😆

    • @jdjdjfdjfjfj2588
      @jdjdjfdjfjfj2588 3 роки тому +4

      He just had a jammy is why, proud to of had one in a posh bog

    • @n19ntendods
      @n19ntendods Рік тому +1

      Love that bit! 😂😂😂

    • @ecafssot
      @ecafssot Рік тому +1

      😆 “Did you drop it, Del❓”

    • @carllewis9061
      @carllewis9061 Рік тому +2

      And when he says "Well i was working on this one" 😂

    • @johnjoyce341
      @johnjoyce341 Рік тому +1

      Grandad really brilliant in this scene coming down the stairs thinking everything is gone very well.

  • @broadstreet21
    @broadstreet21 Рік тому +60

    Missed the best line:
    Grandad: Was it valuable?
    Del: No, not really. But it was bleedin' priceless when it was up there though!!!

    • @littlebignuts02
      @littlebignuts02 Рік тому +1

      😂😂😂

    • @stephenpowell5912
      @stephenpowell5912 7 місяців тому

      😂😂😂😂 Rolling about in fits,Watching the entire Episode when it first broadcast on BBC1 During Christmas 1982 ,Was only 9 when I watched this for the first time and left me in Stitches,David Jason ,Nicholas Lyndhurst and Leonard Pearce (1915-1984) As Grandad were brill and iconic in this long Running Series that First broadcast in 1981 to 2003 ,Great performances 😂😂😂😂

  • @josemaria8177
    @josemaria8177 3 роки тому +62

    One of the best scenes of comedy ever made

  • @tonecrome3685
    @tonecrome3685 3 роки тому +82

    From a doc, I learned that all the budget for the episode went on the purchase of the chandelier, so they only had one chance to get the shot right. The producer threatened Nicholas Lyndurst with the sack because he couldn't stop laughing. The producer said to Nicholas, "if we don't get this right we can't make any more episodes" . This must have worked as history was made.

    • @petemullen842
      @petemullen842 3 роки тому +1

      Who told you that?

    • @tonecrome3685
      @tonecrome3685 3 роки тому +11

      @@petemullen842 Nicholas Lyndurst recalled it on a documentary I saw on the 'Yesterday ' channel. Lyndurst may have been exaggerating for dramatic effect, but from memory, that was the gist of it.

    • @PillSharks
      @PillSharks 3 роки тому +5

      @@petemullen842 Nicholas lyndhurst lifestyle 2001…. Put that into UA-cam at watch until 03:00 at it talks all about it at that point.

    • @samsentertainment8290
      @samsentertainment8290 3 роки тому +7

      Meanwhile said producer Ray Butt had to shove something in his mouth, can’t remember what it was a hankie or something to stop him from laughing loudly and ruining the shot he had threatened Nicholas with 😂😂😂

    • @funkyfranx
      @funkyfranx 2 роки тому +1

      There was an edit though as soon as the chandelier fell, they didn’t keep it as long one take. So they didn’t need that rule really.

  • @BenFleury
    @BenFleury 3 роки тому +18

    Did you drop it Del? 😂😂

  • @honestgamestation9734
    @honestgamestation9734 Рік тому +9

    No matter how many times I see it I still burst out laughing

  • @n19ntendods
    @n19ntendods Рік тому +21

    Grandad: Did you drop it, Del?
    Rodney: How could we drop it?! We wasn’t even holding it!
    LOL!

  • @ashleyhallows2566
    @ashleyhallows2566 3 роки тому +11

    2:47 Del Boy "Rodney you plonker " Rodney "It wasn't me ! "

  • @foxyknoxy9410
    @foxyknoxy9410 3 роки тому +12

    Brilliant absolutely legendary scene so funny 😂 "grandad well a wish you said something I was working on this one" 😂 😂 😂

  • @jdjdjfdjfjfj2588
    @jdjdjfdjfjfj2588 3 роки тому +42

    Even though it was only a prop it was still worth a good few grand. Top credit to David and Nic for holding it together and not laughing.

    • @danijelujcic8644
      @danijelujcic8644 2 роки тому +7

      That "brace yourself" was David out-of-character addressing both himself and Nicholas.

    • @stephensnell5707
      @stephensnell5707 Рік тому +1

      Don't be daft they aren't made up

    • @davidroberts5090
      @davidroberts5090 9 місяців тому

      They were told they must not laugh. It was an unrepeatable stunt and the episode would be ruined if they laughed. If the episode was ruined and unusable the BBC would not show the series as it would not be the entire number required. The director was biting his hand to ensure he didn't laugh and set someone off 😂

    • @broadstreet21
      @broadstreet21 7 місяців тому

      @@davidroberts5090 Yeah, I read about it. After threating to fire anyone who would have laughed, the director himself ran for his life after the chandelier crashed.
      Except if I were the director, the cast, or the crew, and knew what was going to happen, I would expect to control myself. And if I were David Jason or Nicholas Lyndhurst in character, instead of laughing, I'd probably get mad. "GRANDAD!!! YOU WALLY DROPPED THE BLOODLY CHANDELIER!!!"

  • @tyesoncollins331
    @tyesoncollins331 Рік тому +3

    “Alright Del Boy” lol

  • @petemullen842
    @petemullen842 3 роки тому +13

    Do you think they got their bonus a stick of rock,🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂

  • @owenhamilton
    @owenhamilton 2 роки тому +6

    How has this video only got 515 likes? It's one of the funniest bits of television ever broadcast! 🤣

  • @n19ntendods
    @n19ntendods Рік тому +9

    2:51 I salute Dave and Nick for not laughing their heads off. I would’ve lost it! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @broadstreet21
      @broadstreet21 Рік тому +3

      I would have lost my temper and fallen off the ladder. "Grandad!!! You wally dropped the bloody chandelier!!!"

    • @n19ntendods
      @n19ntendods Рік тому

      @@broadstreet21 LMAO!

    • @UltimateFormula1Fan
      @UltimateFormula1Fan Рік тому +2

      Yeah had they laughed, they would have been fired.

    • @breathless792
      @breathless792 Рік тому +1

      apparently as soon as the director called cut, everyone was laughing lol

    • @broadstreet21
      @broadstreet21 Рік тому

      @@breathless792 Yeah, I don't know why. I mean, unlike the audience, they knew what was going to happen, would have pictured it so many times. Jason and Lyndhurst, if they were properly in character, they would not find it funny at all.

  • @seanmurray3633
    @seanmurray3633 3 роки тому +12

    Ore of the best scenes in the history of comedy

  • @sandmanjono1239
    @sandmanjono1239 3 роки тому +9

    An all time classics scene 🏆

  • @VCYT
    @VCYT 3 роки тому +9

    '' grandad, do you want a jimmy? ''

  • @markcolston7043
    @markcolston7043 Рік тому +2

    it will live on forever!!!😂and so it should!!!

  • @paulwilliams8389
    @paulwilliams8389 Місяць тому

    I love the way Grandad strolls back down the stairs looking so pleased with himself.
    "Alright, Del Boy?"
    "Alright? What d'you mean, alright? Look at it!"

  • @mercifulzeus01
    @mercifulzeus01 2 роки тому +14

    They've cut off Del's brilliant reaction. Grandad asks "Is it valuable?" Del replies: "No, not really... it was bleedin' priceless when it was hangin' up there though!" (Pointing to the ceiling)

  • @terencerowland7859
    @terencerowland7859 3 роки тому +11

    No doubt about it, and absolute classic episode, they surely don't make them like that these days, more's the pity 😊😊😊😊 TJR Lanzarote Canary Islands.

  • @djGreenALERT
    @djGreenALERT 2 роки тому +7

    People who upload this scene don't have a clue!!!! You always miss out the best bit... The bit where Grandad asks if it "was worth much Del boy".. and Del replies "NO GRANDAD. It bloody was when it was up there though!"

  • @mariafreehill3069
    @mariafreehill3069 2 роки тому +1

    Thatchew lot, taken tha pishtashio outter me agaaaain? I've a right mind ta come up there and...... 🤣🤣🤣🤣💚

  • @TokyoJoe703
    @TokyoJoe703 2 роки тому +2

    Awwww he’s a craftsman

  • @SuperTed19021
    @SuperTed19021 2 роки тому +1

    2:47 Me: *Oh my God! (whilst LMAO)*

  • @n19ntendods
    @n19ntendods Рік тому +5

    Lennard Pearce was a genius! RIP.

  • @thebrummierailenthusiasts5329
    @thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 26 днів тому +1

    2:50 Whoops there goes the chandelier crashing to the floor

  • @charliegeorge.
    @charliegeorge. Рік тому +3

    Better than Del falling through that bar scene me thinks.🤩

  • @earlofsmeg
    @earlofsmeg 3 роки тому +13

    Too damn funny.

    • @SuperTed19021
      @SuperTed19021 2 роки тому +2

      Why *cannot* today's modern British TV comedy/sitcoms be like this?

  • @Bensinat
    @Bensinat 8 місяців тому

    I remember the first time I watched this. I couldn't stop laughing 😂

  • @patriciathewisher2315
    @patriciathewisher2315 Рік тому +1

    One of best comedy scenes ever

  • @petermostyneccleston2884
    @petermostyneccleston2884 3 роки тому +14

    This was the making of the whole series. The last episode of the second series, and made the Trotters into the household name that they became.
    The writers of the series were told about this happening, and decided to use it in their comedy series. It is the most memorable thing to have happened to Del Boy, until he fell through the bar.

    • @broadstreet21
      @broadstreet21 10 місяців тому

      I saw the bar scene, but didn't exactly find it that memorable or funny. Only because if that happened to me, I'd just get back up like it were no big deal.

  • @ajra6143
    @ajra6143 7 місяців тому +1

    In-Universe: Del and Rodney are preparing to catch the chandelier when it comes down.
    Out-Universe David and Nicholas are preparing for the other one to fall and not to laugh.

  • @RomeCorgis
    @RomeCorgis 3 роки тому +5

    Please upload the clip when Slater returns and holds the party at the Naggs Head.

  • @littlegreenman.6197
    @littlegreenman.6197 3 роки тому +1

    Superb, 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @stephenpowell5912
    @stephenpowell5912 7 місяців тому

    Crease up everytime i watch this 😂😂😂😂😂Pmsl 😂😂😂😂

  • @lesterksi4521
    @lesterksi4521 2 роки тому +1

    I almost die laughing

  • @MalteseMafia
    @MalteseMafia 5 місяців тому

    Classic scene 😂.

  • @katherinecollins4685
    @katherinecollins4685 2 роки тому +1

    Brilliant

  • @ceased2care
    @ceased2care 9 місяців тому

    When this first aired in the UK, I laughed my head almost clean off when that happened, I was just a teenager and never even saw it coming

  • @DavidL1986
    @DavidL1986 2 роки тому +1

    ❤️ Grandad, such a great character

    • @stephensnell5707
      @stephensnell5707 4 місяці тому

      He actually is very dumb and boring,Albert is the absolute best

  • @jozwrx
    @jozwrx 11 місяців тому +2

    Okay, so the $64,000 Q:
    When you saw this for the first time, did you know what was going to happen?
    I didn’t lol.

    • @paulwilliams8389
      @paulwilliams8389 Місяць тому

      I didn't. My thought was that the chandelier would be so heavy it would just rip through the sheet they were holding and fall to the floor that way!

    • @jozwrx
      @jozwrx Місяць тому

      @@paulwilliams8389 😁

    • @riso9059
      @riso9059 6 днів тому

      ​@@paulwilliams8389it very likely would have. Which just makes it even funnier😂

  • @josephineclay235
    @josephineclay235 Рік тому

    Thanks

  • @susanshone8256
    @susanshone8256 3 роки тому +1

    TV gold

  • @guguigugu
    @guguigugu 7 місяців тому

    ayyy una candelabra precariosa!

  • @davidmg1925
    @davidmg1925 2 роки тому

    Have you ever had that sinking feeling.

  • @johninrome
    @johninrome 2 роки тому +3

    Grandad "I'm starting to undo it"
    Del and Rodney "NOOOO!!"

    • @paulwilliams8389
      @paulwilliams8389 Місяць тому

      "Gordon Bennett, we ain't even up the ladders yet!"

  • @rajnirvan3336
    @rajnirvan3336 Рік тому

    2:47 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @kevinjackson1275
    @kevinjackson1275 3 роки тому +13

    How were these clowns even planning to get it back up there? 😂

    • @andrewhayes7055
      @andrewhayes7055 3 роки тому +3

      You are thinking to hard

    • @willhay6148
      @willhay6148 3 роки тому +12

      What is this, the international year of the Wally brain or something? they were obviously going to get a right couple of plonkers like Trigger and Denzel to help 'em out

    • @sw4nny1985
      @sw4nny1985 3 роки тому +3

      Dipstick!

    • @mopanov
      @mopanov 2 роки тому +3

      Obviously by the power of prayer and double sided stickytape!

    • @beachlife2968
      @beachlife2968 Рік тому

      Even if Grandad was doing the right one Del and Rodney would never have been able to hold it with the weight of it.

  • @n19ntendods
    @n19ntendods Рік тому +1

    Del: Oi, Grandad. Do you want a jemmy?
    Grandad: No. Had one before we left, Del.
    😆😆😆😆😆 Love Del and Rodney’s reactions. Especially the latter shaking his head.

    • @solidsnake3828
      @solidsnake3828 5 місяців тому

      What is a jemmy? I mean it's a crowbar in this case, but what was grandad thinking, some kind of candy bar or what? 🙂

    • @riso9059
      @riso9059 6 днів тому

      ​@@solidsnake3828in rhyming slang its another would for peeing

  • @Anthony-tp6fm
    @Anthony-tp6fm 2 місяці тому +1

    😂

  • @thebrummierailenthusiasts5329
    @thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 26 днів тому +1

    3:38 good job they’ve got their shoes on otherwise without them and the glass can cut through the skin of your foot badly

  • @Eltonlaleham
    @Eltonlaleham 7 місяців тому

    funny series

  • @LAMAxFACE
    @LAMAxFACE 10 місяців тому +1

    Yeh that prop cost the BBC about the same as the original chandelier. They only had one take to do this scene. ha ha

  • @user-qo8yp7vh4q
    @user-qo8yp7vh4q Місяць тому

    🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣

  • @christopherdrennan5819
    @christopherdrennan5819 Рік тому +1

    The title is wrong, it’s supposed to be Grandad smashes the Chandelier

  • @dannythorne9761
    @dannythorne9761 Рік тому

    I had to educate my friend who has never heard of only fool this is was go to episode

  • @jamesanderson8851
    @jamesanderson8851 Рік тому +1

    I don't believe a chandelier could fall into.a sheet like that

  • @T--xk3hf
    @T--xk3hf Рік тому

    ...... it is very valuable, Del...?

  • @parparpar6738
    @parparpar6738 3 роки тому +5

    Still don't know if the chandelier was really an antique. If it was, why on earth did they not use a much cheaper one.? It breaks my heart. They knew it was going to be smashed.! 😬😅

    • @petermostyneccleston2884
      @petermostyneccleston2884 3 роки тому +3

      In a documentary made about the Trotters, the people who organised this said that the Chandelier they dropped was made specifically for the programme. They also said that it would have been cheaper to drop a real chandelier, instead of the one that they had made specifically for this episode.

  • @lordsidious83
    @lordsidious83 8 місяців тому

    ill always wonder was the story of rodney having to keep a straight face true? the shot clearly shows the chandelier smashing without the boys in frame

  • @sunsetvibe1063
    @sunsetvibe1063 2 місяці тому

    Apparently Nicholas Lyndhurst was threatened to be fired from the show because he kept bursting out into laughter when the chandelier fell. Which obviously became frustrating when they had to do this stunt over & over again, which could not’ve been cheap. So in the take they used. Just imagine Lyndhurst holding back everything he can to make sure he doesn’t ruin the scene again & lose his role on the show. They couldn’t fire him obviously, but they still told him that in order to make him pull himself together.

    • @riso9059
      @riso9059 6 днів тому

      I dont think he was laughing every time i think he was just giggling hard enough that they had to reshoot.

  • @josephineclay235
    @josephineclay235 Рік тому

    Me

  • @glaubs65
    @glaubs65 2 роки тому +1

    How about ruining it by saying something like, o i don't know - smash - in the title?

  • @JaketheJust
    @JaketheJust 5 місяців тому +2

    Fact about this scene: The chandelier in this scene was worth $6,000, the show could only afford one and could only do this scene once. The actors were told if they laughed or caused a blooper, they would be fired on the spot

  • @ashleyhallows2566
    @ashleyhallows2566 3 роки тому +4

    Don't make them like this anymore.

  • @issymills6455
    @issymills6455 7 днів тому

    For such a classic scene you would have thought they would have edited better, the canned audience laugh a split second before the viewers know it is the wrong chandelier

  • @josephineclay235
    @josephineclay235 Рік тому

    Us

  • @josephineclay235
    @josephineclay235 Рік тому

    Bless delight warbucks with molly Layla Ringwald

  • @juicyjackson822
    @juicyjackson822 3 роки тому +2

    I'm surprised you have many comedy clips left to show, seeing you're cancelling all the best ones!

  • @xarmy5669
    @xarmy5669 2 роки тому

    tbh those two would not of been able to of held that when it fell anyway, they are extremely heavy. -used to work in moving glass and chandeliers

    • @DavidL1986
      @DavidL1986 2 роки тому

      Yeh and using a rug / cloth doesn’t seem like the best thing to catch it 😂

  • @garyproffitt5941
    @garyproffitt5941 Рік тому

    Al nick the star Betelgeuse but I'm only joking Del Trotter and Rodney Trotter your lordship and dismantle the other dozen antique chandelier 🤣👍