Mother Nature's Son (Only Fools and Horses) Mother Nature's Son (Only Fools and Horses) "Mother Nature's Son" is the eleventh Christmas special episode of the BBC sit-com "Only Fools and Horses". It was first broadcast on 25 December 1992. In the episode, Del sells tap water as "Peckham Spring". The episode repeats on the UKTV channel "Gold". With Christmas coming, Del's application to buy the Trotter family's council flat in "Yuppy Love" has finally been granted, albeit rather late and suddenly, meaning he now owns the flat but is not as able to pay the mortgage as he was originally planning to. He also inherits Grandad's old
Only Fools and Horses show hosted by Frank Muir, "The Funny Side of Christmas", and attracted 7.2 million viewers. A 5-minute spoof BBC documentary was shown on Breakfast Time on 24 December 1985, with Del being investigated by a BBC consumer expert. An educational episode named "Licensed to Drill", in which Del, Rodney and Grandad discuss oil drilling, was recorded in 1984 but only shown in schools. A 5-minute 1990–91 Persian Gulf War special (dated 1 December 1990) has Del, Rodney, and Albert convey a message to British troops serving in the conflict. It has never been broadcast commercially, but a copy exists at