Only Fools and Horses: Beckham in Peckham (2014 TV Short) User Reviews (2)

A fitting tribute to 'Only Fools' and John Sullivan's legacy

[studioAT · 7/10 · 23 December 2016]

'Only Fools and Horses' has been brought back many, many times, and fans will spend the rest of time debating when that end should have been. However this final outing for the Trotter brothers is pretty harmless, it's for charity and acts as a tribute to the much missed Roger Lloyd Pack, who played lovable Trigger, and John Sullivan, who wrote the show.

The nice thing for fans, other than seeing Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst back in their roles was that in terms of writing this sketch was in safe hands, with Jim and Dan Sullivan (John's sons) writing very much in their Dad's style and using some of his unused dialogue.

Is the sketch funny? It has its moments. David Beckham does a decent job and there are some nice laughs along the way.

The final joke though, with the homage to falling through the bar and Beckham handing John Sullivan's grandson a football are the moments that this sketch becomes iconic though.

I wouldn't want to see any more sketches like this produced, but as a one off this isn't bad.

Rarely funny

[Horst_In_Translation · 4/10 · 11 November 2015]

I have never seen the long-running British television series "Only Fools and Horses" that this 10-minute short film from last year "Beckham in Peckham" is the newest installment of. So I guess I am completely unbiased. I thought here and there there were a couple funny moments, but even for 10 minutes it wasn't really enough. And then, every time I found something funny, that awfully annoying laugh track destroyed it pretty much. Beckham is okay with what he is given, but admittedly his character (basically himself) does not require him to give a great performance. Maybe that is a good thing as his (lack of) acting talent otherwise may have destroyed the film completely. This way, it is still a mediocre watch. Not recommended all in all, but maybe you will appreciate this more than I did if you have actually seen the series.