Yesterday Never Comes

Infobox Only Fools and Horses
episode_name = Yesterday Never Comes


Series = 3
writer = John Sullivan
director = Ray Butt
producer = Ray Butt
Duration = 30 minutes
Airdate = 1 December 1983
Audience = 10.6 million
Cast =

Yesterday Never Comes is an episode of the BBC sit-com, "Only Fools and Horses". It was the fourth episode of series 3, and was first screened on 1 December 1983.

ynopsis

Del Boy enters the world of fine art when he falls for a "posh tart" antique dealer named Miranda Davenport. He tries to sell her a very old cabinet which is described as a "Queen Anne" original, but the word "Fyffes" can be clearly seen, and it has woodworm.

But she finds out about a painting - a valuable work by 19th century painter Joshua Blythe - that Del has on the wall in the lounge, but apparently doesn't realize the true value of. Miranda soon worms her way into his affections and gets the painting as a birthday gift.

Thinking that he's in love, Del heads to Miranda's shop, and is informed that she's gone to the local auction house.

Del arrives at the auction house, only to find out that Miranda had pretended to like him in order to get the painting to put up for auction and make a good profit. But Del Boy gets the last laugh when he tells Miranda that he knew full well that it was worth thousands of pounds, but has never been able to sell it. Miranda enquires why, and as the bidding hits £17,000, Del reveals that his grandmother stole the painting when she worked in an art gallery.

Episode cast

Episode concept

The idea for the script was based on John Sullivan's mother, who was a cleaner at an art gallery. [http://www.ofah.net/immediacy-251]

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/onlyfools/series3/yesterday.shtml "Yesterday Never Comes" at bbc.co.uk]