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 and "Time on Our Hands" saw the show's peak. The first two attracted 21.3 million viewers, while the third episode – at the time believed to be the final one – got 24.3 million, a record audience for a British sitcom. Repeat episodes also attract millions of viewers, and the BBC has received criticism for repeating the show too often. . "Only Fools and Horses" won the BAFTA award for best comedy series in 1985, 1988 and 1996, was nominated in 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990 and 1991, and won the audience award in 2004. David Jason received individual BAFTAs for