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Series like Only Fools and Horses (1981) Finished Only Fools and Horses and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Only Fools and Horses, and what it does not.
What did you love about Only Fools and Horses? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
British sitcom Working class comedy Social mobility Family loyalty Ambition Period detail Social class Family Your best matches Ranked against what Only Fools and Horses is actually about, not its genre labels.
65% Reverina match Top pick 2009 · Series · Comedy
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: family dynamics Shares its naturalistic look Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
The O.C. 2003
Also about social mobility Watched for the same thing: family dynamics Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 134 candidates
Shares its hopeful and wry register
What's different Not about family loyalty or social mobility Not built around ambition or family Where it streams Amazon Prime Video Peacock Premium Amazon Prime Video with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Only Fools and Horses.
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1960 · Series · Soap
Worth a look
Why it matches Shares its period detail and naturalistic look Built around the same social class and family Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary Centres on the same antihero figure What's different Not about family loyalty or social mobility Not built around ambition Darkness Fairly light
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Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Only Fools and Horses.
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2021 · Series · Comedy · Reality
Worth a look
Why it matches Shares its naturalistic look Centres on the same antihero figure Told the same way, epistolary Shares its hopeful and wry register What's different Not about family loyalty or social mobility Not built around ambition or family Where it streams Amazon Prime Video Amazon Prime Video with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Only Fools and Horses.
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Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide 2004
Told the same way, epistolary Shares its hopeful and wry register Friends 1994
Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary Centres on the same reluctant leader figure 2 Broke Girls 2011
Built around the same ambition and social class Shares its naturalistic look The Simpsons 1989
Watched for the same thing: family dynamics Told the same way, epistolary The Office 2005
Shares its naturalistic look Told the same way, epistolary Coach 1989
Watched for the same thing: family dynamics Shares its period detail and naturalistic look Locke & Key 2020
Built around the same family Shares its hopeful and wry register Frasier 1993
Watched for the same thing: family dynamics Built around the same social class Alice 1976
Shares its period detail and naturalistic look Told the same way, epistolary 
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