Heroes and Villains (Only Fools and Horses) Heroes and Villains (Only Fools and Horses) "Heroes and Villains" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, "Only Fools and Horses", first screened on 25 December 1996 as the first part of the 1996 Christmas trilogy and the thirteenth Christmas special. It attracted a UK television audience of 21.3 million, at the time a record for the show. In the episode, Del and Rodney are invited to a fancy dress party. They arrive dressed as Batman and Robin. The episode opens with Rodney's futuristic dream, in which a grown-up Damien, head of the now multinational and all-powerful "Trotters Independent Traders",
Only Fools and Horses genuine, though very obscure, saying, "only fools and horses work for a living", which had its origins in 19th-century American vaudeville. "Only Fools and Horses" had also been the title of an episode of "Citizen Smith", and Sullivan liked the expression and thought it was suited to the new sitcom. He also thought longer titles would attract attention. He was first overruled on the grounds that the audience would not understand the title, but he eventually got his way. Filming of the first series began in May 1981, and the first episode, "Big Brother", was transmitted on BBC One at