May the Force Be with You (Only Fools and Horses) May the Force Be with You (Only Fools and Horses) "May the Force Be with You" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, "Only Fools and Horses". It was the fifth episode of series 3, and was first screened on 8 December 1983. The title of the episode comes from the famous quote from "Star Wars": May the Force be with you. In the episode, the despised DCI Roy Slater returns to Peckham and arrests the Trotters for stealing a microwave. DI Roy Slater, a corrupt, ambitious police officer and much-reviled ex-schoolmate of Del Boy, has returned to Peckham, where
Only Fools and Horses his portrayal of Del Boy in 1990 and 1996. The series won a National Television Award in 1997 for most popular comedy series; Jason won two individual awards, in 1997 and 2002. At the British Comedy Awards, the show was named best BBC sitcom for 1990, and received the People's Choice award in 1997. It also won the Royal Television Society best comedy award in 1997 and two Television and Radio Industries Club Awards for comedy programme of the year, in 1984 and 1997. John Sullivan received the Writers' Guild of Great Britain comedy award in 1997. The show regularly