Only Fools and Horses star defends ‘controversial’ episode about transracial adoption

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The episode in question was the season five premiere “From Prussia with Love”, which followed Del Boy’s attempts to sell a baby born to a pregnant German woman to Boycie and Marlene. Speaking on the Only Fools and Horses Podcast, Holderness said:“It’s a very controversial episode now because everybody’s being so careful about what they say about everything. “But when I say many people, it’s probably about three.” Holderness spoke more broadly about the series’ legacy, amid questions over the datedness of some of its material. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free “I think it must be terribly difficult, because I mean part of the fun, especially with satire, you rely on being filthily rude about everybody and everything, don’t you, which is what makes people laugh,” she said.