john sullivan sang the closing theme in the episode "the jolly boys' outing" of the series only fools and horses.
john sullivan sang the closing theme in the episode "the jolly boys' outing" of the series only fools and horses.
who sings the closing theme in the episode "the jolly boys' outing" of the series only fools and horses?
john sullivan
"only fools and horses" has separate theme songs for the opening and closing credits, "only fools and horses" and "hooky street", respectively. the original theme tune was produced by ronnie hazlehurst and recorded on 6 august 1981 at lime grove studios. alf bigden, paul westwood, don hunt, john dean, judd proctor, eddie mordue, and rex morris were hired to play the music. the tune was changed after the first series, and the new one was written by john sullivan (he disliked the tune for the first series, and his new one explained the show's title), and hazlehurst conducted it. it was recorded at lime grove on 11 may 1982, with musicians john horler, dave richmond, bigden, and proctor. sullivan had intended chas & dave to sing it because they had enjoyed success with the "rockney" style, a mixture of rock n' roll and traditional cockney music. sullivan was persuaded to do it himself by ray butt. despite the creation of a new theme tune, the original one remained in occasional use. chas & dave did later contribute to the show, performing the closing credits song for the 1989 episode "the jolly boys' outing". both songs are performed by sullivan himself, and not – as is sometimes thought – by nicholas lyndhurst.
only fools and horses
bullet::::- the events of this episode are mentioned in "sleepless in peckham", implying that the jolly boys' outing was a regular event from the 1960s before del blew the coach up. the very first jolly boys' outing was seen in the first episode of the prequel "rock & chips".









































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bullet::::- john sullivan's sister-in-law penny was the inspiration behind the script, as she told him of an event her father used to go on each year, called the "jolly boys' outing".









































section::::production.
the jolly boys' outing