An actor in one of the most memorable scenes from classic comedy series Only Fools and Horses revealed a secret about the moment that many won't know.
You probably know about the hilarious moment we're on about, and it's to do with the moment that Del Boy (David Jason) accidentally falls through the bar, attempting to lean up against it while telling Trigger (Roger Lloyd Pack) about what they should do to appear attractive to women.
It's a golden scene in British television history, but if you haven't seen it, take a look below:
It's the perfect execution of comedy, and it has caused viewers to burst into laughter for decades.
Before the fall, Del Boy goes on a monologue about how modern women seek out 'mature men who've made it in life' to Trigger, who wasn't even supposed to be in the scene.
Anyway, Del follows this up by attempting to lean up against the bar to impress the women in the pub, though he goes to Trigger and points out that a woman doesn't seem like she minds them, while a bartender opens up the bar to walk through.
And, of course, in true Only Fools fashion, we see what's about to happen as Del says to 'play it nice and cool', going to lean against the bar, only to go straight through and fall onto the ground.
The moment is made even more perfect with Trigger's shocked reaction, looking around for Del, who is firmly on the floor.
The scene will go down as one of the funniest in any British sitcom, ever (BBC)
But years on from the scene, Pack spoke about the iconic scene, and how some of his reaction was genuine.
Speaking on BBC Breakfast in May 2008, he explained: "He (Jason) might have done it on his own, I think he did practice the fall, must've done, probably did it hundreds of times as well but I never saw him do it.
"He never did it in rehearsal, so it was a surprise when it came - you keep a straight face (when it happens), you're just s**t scared that you're gonna do something wrong and the pressure in the studio's you know, you've got to get it done," the actor revealed.
The presenter highlighted that it must have been really difficult to do the fall, especially as your first instinct is to 'correct yourself', to which he admitted: "I think that's the hard thing, yes, to trust that, I think that's what takes the practice."
The fall was executed to perfection (BBC)
Before he passed away in 2014, Pack admitted that the moment stands out as favourite of the show, though it is up there with other iconic moments such as Trigger's broom, dropping a chandelier, Del Boy and Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst) appearing as Batman and Robin, along with the moment they auction off the pocket watch and finally become millionaires.
The jokes and slapstick humour are all part of the charm of classic sitcoms like this, while it feels like there are less comedies being shown on screens today.
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