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Dining with – Only Fools & Horses Martin Wray , Treasurer, 6 Region Two years ago, some 50 members and guests of 6 Region attended a hugely successful Fawlty Towers Dining Experience, so it was an easy decision when the same company announced similar plans for Only Fools & Horses. We just had to go. F awlty Towers and Only Fools & Horses are among the best comedies to ever hit our screens and have rightly enjoyed tremendous success. Not to be confused with the current West End It was clear that our hosts were very adept in their roles. Every wink, nod and mannerism was captured beautifully in performances that really did capture the essence of Nelson Mandela House, the Nags Head and Peckham market.

version of Only Fools & Horses, this is a unique dining experience where the ‘customers’ enjoy a close up performance that no West End show can offer. The Edwardian Grafton Theatre, situated within Radisson Blu’s Tottenham Court Road hotel, was the venue for this brand new show. We gathered for pre-show drinks and without warning, Del-Boy and Rodney kicked off the show, right in the middle of the assembled masses. It was apparent from the start that it was going to be a riotous festival of classic Fools & Horses. Without spoiling it too much for those who wish to experience it for themselves, all the major characters that made us laugh throughout the 90’s and 00’s are on hand to take you through a typical evening down at the Nags Head. Marlene & Boycie, Uncle Albert,

Only Fools and Horses was, and still is, a great British institution. The characters are all household names, and over the years they have provided us with classic sketches that will live on well into the next century. John Sullivan, the scriptwriter, so expertly captured the working class East End era that our hosts have somehow managed to carry over to the small stage. After it was all over, it was a lovely touch that the cast were happy to pose for a few photos.

Cassandra, Trigger and of course Del-Boy & Rodney get up to all their old tricks, wheeling and dealing their way in and out of dodgy deals, in an attempt to settle un-paid debts. This was occasionally interspersed with a pub quiz to promote interaction between the actors and punters. Somewhere in-between the laughs, we ate a three course meal that almost went by without noticing it.

POLICE WORLD Vol 64 No.3, 2019

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