Big Brother (Only Fools and Horses) Big Brother (Only Fools and Horses) "Big Brother" is the first ever episode of the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses". It is the first episode of series 1, and was first broadcast on 8 September 1981. In the episode, Del buys a consignment of briefcases, only to later discover that the combinations are locked inside. Derek "Del Boy" Trotter, chairman of Trotters Independent Traders, employs his younger brother Rodney into his company. Later, at their local pub, The Nag's Head, Rodney meets Del's friend Trigger, in order to buy some briefcases. On introduction, Trigger acknowledges to Del that he
Only Fools and Horses in Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. A number of overseas re-makes have also been produced. A Dutch version aired for one series in 1995, entitled "Wat schuift't?" (What's it worth?). The Trotters were renamed the Aarsmans and it starred Johnny Kraaykamp jnr. as Stef (Del), Sacco Van der Made as Grandad and Kasper van Kooten as Robbie (Rodney), and was shown on RTL 4. A Portuguese re-make, "O Fura-Vidas", a local expression for someone who lives outside the law, ran for three series from 1999 to 2001. It was a literal translation of the British version, with all episodes based