"The Jolly Boys' Outing" is the eighth Christmas special episode of the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 1989.
The so-called traditional Jolly Boys' Outing, whereby all the regulars at the Nag's Head pub go on an annual coach trip ("beano") to the seaside resort of Margate in Kent, is also approaching.
The night ends with a game of Trivial Pursuit, in which Del suggests that a female swan is called a bic (after Rodney tried to give him a clue by discreetly showing him a pen).
The trip to Margate is chaotic: the coach driver, Harry, seemingly gets drunk halfway through the journey, and Rodney gets arrested for accidentally kicking a football at a policeman.
After frantic searching for somewhere to stay, they arrive at an inviting and cosy guest house, only to find that the last rooms have been taken by Jevon, Mickey Pearce and Denzil.
After failing to wake up Albert by throwing a stone at the window, breaking it in the process, they head to Raquel's flat to sleep for the night, only to find out that she shares it with Ramondo.
The exploding coach scene was at the car parks near the old aquarium in Cliftonville, which is now Bethesda Medical surgery, Palm Bay Ave.[1] John Sullivan's sister-in-law Penny was the inspiration behind the script, as she told him of an event her father used to go on each year, called the "Jolly Boys' Outing".