Heroes and Villains

It's Rodney's birthday, and Del's bought him an identity bracelet, Del's disappointed at not having a council grant for redecorating his kitchen.

Iconic brilliance, one of the best episodes of one of the best ever sitcoms. From beginning to end, this is comedy brilliance, be it the surreal opening, Trigger's broom, or the famous Batman and Robin scene.

It never gets tired, I cannot think how many times I've watched it, but I still howl laughing. Trigger is at his absolute best here.

The writing is awesome, and arguably one of the show's best, however the acting is perfection.

Granada, Littlewoods, Millets, watching it now, it's a little sad to see what The High Street used to be.

Is it any wonder that over twenty million people tuned in.

Outstanding, 10/10.

One of the best episodes of the entire show for sure. This would still have been a good episode were it not for the Batman and Robin joke (which is executed perfectly) and there's enough great content here to make it well worth a watch if you haven't seen it for a while. I was surprised by how much I'd forgotten outside of the main joke.

9.5/10

Heroes and Villains is the first episode in what should have been the final trilogy of episodes.

The humour is consistently strong throughout an hour and successfully mixes dialogue with sight gags.

It opens with one of the most unexpected scenes in OFaH. I hated it when I was young for being so different, but appreciate it very much now for its quirkiness and the effort gone into its production.

My favourite dialogue involves Rodney and Cassandra talking about holiday and family planning, plus the related scene involving "Cass' sample" that happens later. Additionally the Trigger scenes at Sid's cafe and the Nag's head some of the character's best moments.

Everybody loves the Batman and Robin sequence and for good reason. My 9 year old daughter saw it for the first time recently and thought it was hilarious, so it's lost none of its power to entertain.