A Touch of Glass is an episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 2 December 1982 as the final episode of series 2. It was the first episode of the show to attract over 10 million viewers. Only Fools and Horses was a long-running British television sit-com, created and written by John Sullivan, and made and broadcast by the BBC. Seven series were broadcast between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003. ... For other men with this name, see John Sullivan (disambiguation). ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest public broadcasting corporation in the world. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Only Fools and Horses was a long-running British television sit-com, created and written by John Sullivan, and made and broadcast by the BBC. Seven series were broadcast between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Overview

During a trip out to the countryside to buy a consignment of musical china cats which play the song How much is that doggie in the window?, Del, Rodney and Grandad stop to assist a woman whose car has broken down. The woman turns out to be a member of the local aristocracy, Lady Ridgemere. They tow her home and are grudgingly invited in by the Lord. (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window? is a popular song. ... Derek Edward Trotter, or Del Boy, as he is more commonly known, is the lead character in the hugely popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. ... Rodney Charlton Trotter (b. ... Edward Kitchener Trotter (1909-1985 Peckham Rye), known better as simply Grandad, was a character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses from 1981-1985. ... -1...

Whilst at the mansion, Del overhears Lord Ridgemere haggling with someone on the telephone about the cost of cleaning their two priceless Louis XIV chandeliers. Del then persuades the Lord that chandeliers are the Trotter's family business and agrees to carry out the necessary work cheaply. An old rotary telephone This article is about telephone technology. ... Louis XIV King of France and Navarre By Hyacinthe Rigaud (1701) Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné) (September 5, 1638–September 1, 1715) reigned as King of France and King of Navarre from May 14, 1643 until his death. ...

The Trotters return to the mansion a week later to clean the chandeliers, though the Lord and Lady are nowhere to be seen. Grandad goes upstairs to undo the holding bolt for one of the chandeliers whilst Del and Rodney climb up on step ladders with a blanket ready to catch it. However, unknown to Del and Rodney (and the audience), Grandad is actually loosening the bolt for the adjacent chandelier. He hits the bolt out and, in a now classic scene, as Del and Rodney are waiting to catch their chandelier, the other one falls down and smashes. The three quickly run out of the mansion and speedily drive away in their van. An audience is a group of people who participate in and experience or encounter a work of art, literature, theatre, music or academics in any medium. ...

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