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'Unseen' Only Fools and Horses episode was filmed in High Wycombe

Actors Nicholas Lyndhurst and David Jason, who play brothers Rodney and Derek Trotter in the show

An unseen episode of Britain’s most popular comedy programme of all-time, Only Fools and Horses, was filmed in High Wycombe.

The five-minute episode has never been shown anywhere and was made exclusively for British soldiers serving overseas during the 1991 Gulf War.

It can now only be seen in one place – The Imperial War Museum in London.

Titled 'The Robin Flies at Dawn', the episode was filmed at RAF Strike Command in High Wycombe. It features main characters Del Boy, Rodney and Uncle Albert, with all the actors giving their time for free to film the one-off special.

The episode begins with the Trotters addressing the troops from ‘a secret location' in southern England, with Del holding a folder marked 'Top Secret' under his arm. However, it isn't long before plonker Rodney accidentally gives away their location as High Wycombe.

The wives of some of the troops serving in Iraq also appear in the film.

And of course, the famous three-wheeled van makes an appearance albeit with some adaptions - a union jack, camouflage, and a machine gun mounted on it!

The episode was shot in one day in the style of a home movie. Writer John Sullivan has previously said of the episode: “It was great fun and after we finished filming they laid on a buffet for us."

Only Fools and Horses ran from 1981 - 2003, with 64 episodes recorded (not including The Robin Flies at Dawn). It won three BAFTAs for best comedy series in 1985, 1988 and 1996.

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