User Reviews

Rodney falls for an older woman with a husband about to be released from prison.

This is another strong episode from the early days, with Rodney's fickle love-life explored in typically comic fashion with some wide-eyed, young optimism from him and some more seasoned cynicism from Del and Granddad.

We have some great dialogue between Rodney and his new love interest Irene during their initial meeting, before the focus moves to the flat where Rodney reveals her existence to Del and Grandad. This produces some of the gold standard, classic Trotter family banter that I love so much about the series.

From here the episode is quite plot driven and we have a serious situation where Del interferes in Rodney's life and eventually we see him take a beating for his soppy younger brother. This is all wonderfully written by John Sullivan and acted by David Jason as they touch us with the utter love and devotion Del shows for Rodney and still manage to keep it relatively funny.

This is one of those lovely 'Only Fools' episodes where we see how much Del loves Rodney, taking a beating for him after Rodders gets involved with an ex-con's wife.

Lots of lovely moments here, with some funny lines throughout. I loved Grandad's line "well even I'd have to think twice".

What's great about 'Only Fools' is that the laughs come from the characters, and this episode is full of lovely moments.

Another brilliant episode from the second series of Only Fools and Horses, "No Greater Love".

Rodney falls in love with a 40-year-old woman named Irene and they start dating, even though Irene's abusive husband Tommy Mackay (who clearly went to the Reg Trotter school of love) is getting released from prison, much to Del Boy's concern.

Del manages to drive a wedge between Rodney and Irene, and take the beating from Tommy like a man.

This episode was pretty funny, as there were a couple of things that would be used in later episodes, such as the raincoats Rodney and Cassandra would swap in "Yuppy Love", and the concept of Del getting beat up in order to protect Rodney in "Little Problems".

Season Two continues it's winning streak with a funny but forgettable episode entitled "No Greater Love". In it Rodney falls in love for a forty-years old Irene Mackay, wife of an imprisoned attempted murderer Thomas 'Tommy' Mackay. Del is worried for Rodney's life when Tommy finds out what's going on with Rod and Irene. Soon Rodney is dumped and Del's fingers are in it.

"No Greater Love" has some funny lines and scenes but it's ultimately forgettable. John Sullivan wrote this episode with care and affection but it just stands still.

It could have been better but it's still a one i like to re-visit.