Ashes to Ashes (Only Fools and Horses) Ashes to Ashes (Only Fools and Horses) "Ashes to Ashes" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, "Only Fools and Horses". It was the second episode of Series 2, and was first screened on 28 October 1982. The episode title was based on the Christian funeral service phrase "ashes to ashes, dust to dust". As Del Boy and Rodney are in the market conducting business as usual, Trigger arrives and asks them if they will attend the funeral of his grandmother Alice. At first reluctant, they learn that they will be the only other mourners, so the Trotters agree. Later,
Only Fools and Horses has been released on VHS, DVD and audio CD in several guises. A DVD collection containing every episode was issued, along with various other special edition box-sets, such as a tin based on their Reliant Regal. Videos and DVDs of "Only Fools and Horses" continue to be among the BBC's biggest-selling items, having sold over 6 million VHS copies and 1 million DVD copies in the UK. Four episodes ("The Long Legs of the Law", "A Losing Streak", "No Greater Love" and "The Yellow Peril") were re-edited for audio purposes and released on audio cassette on 12 October 1998. The