The definitive list of every drink ordered, mentioned or served in Only Fools and Horses (1981-2003).
There are dozens of "Del Boy drinks" lists online, but most of them are wrong. They mix up episodes, include drinks that were never actually ordered, and repeat fan myths as fact.
This project answers one question: what did Del actually drink?
To find out, we read every script from all 64 episodes, cross-referenced against DVD subtitles, and verified against broadcast footage. We focused on the ridiculous, the exotic, and the downright wrong — not every pint of lager or gin and tonic ordered in the background.
The result is 45 confirmed drinks — the most complete and accurate list of Del Boy's bizarre cocktail orders anywhere online.
- 📋 Searchable list — filter by drink, episode, or who ordered it
- 🎰 Spinning wheel — random drink selector
- 🧪 Drink generator — AI-style Del Boy drink inventor using patterns from the show
- 📖 Methodology page — how we verified every entry
- 🔌 Machine-readable API — full dataset with drink types, locations, episode refs
- 45 confirmed drinks verified against scripts and broadcast
- 69 script files analysed
- 31 DVD subtitle tracks cross-referenced
- 1 open bounty — Creme de Menthe and Tizer (if you can prove it exists, email us)
- Baileys and Cherryade — script says Manhattan, but David Jason ad-libbed it on camera (Heroes and Villains)
- Harvey Wallbanger — I was convinced this was a fan hallucination. I was wrong — confirmed via DVD subtitles (Modern Men)
- Irish Coffee — "Del had a mutton Madras and four Irish coffees" (Strangers on the Shore)
- Brandy and Andrews — Del stirs liver salts into his brandy (Sickness and Wealth)
| Priority | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broadcast dialogue | What was actually said on screen |
| 2 | DVD subtitles | 31 SRT files from official DVDs |
| 3 | Scripts | 69 files covering all 64 episodes |
| 4 | Fan transcripts | Lowest priority, cross-reference only |
Full dataset available at dnyo.co.uk/delboy/api.json with Schema.org markup, drink types, locations, and methodology.
Found an error? Know a drink we missed? delboy@dnyo.co.uk
Bonnet de douche!