No Greater love ( Only Fools and Horses ) - wikipedia No Greater love ( Only Fools and Horses ) `` No Greater Love '' Only Fools and Horses episode Episode no. Series 2 Episode 4 Directed by Ray Butt Written by John Sullivan Produced by Ray Butt Original air date 11 November 1982 ( 8.6 million viewers ) Running time 29 : 25 ( DVD / iTunes ) List of episodes `` No Greater Love '' is an episode of the BBC sit - com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the fourth episode of series 2, and was first screened on 11 November 1982. Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Episode cast 3 Episode concept 4 References 5 External links Synopsis The Trotters arrive at a London street with camel hair overcoats, and plan to receive payments from Mrs. Singh. But when Rodney opens the door to her house, he meets another woman named Irene, who tells him that Mrs. Singh moved away three weeks earlier. Rodney enters Irene 's flat and is instantly smitten with her. Irene tells Rodney that she is aged 40, and married with a teenage son Marcus. She also mentions her husband Tommy Mackay, who `` is away working, but will be out in 6 months. '' He 's actually doing time in Parkhurst prison for committing wounding with intent, GBH, and attempted murder. One week later at Nelson Mandela House, Rodney tells Del Boy and Grandad about Irene, and how she moved away from her husband because he used to domestically abuse her a lot, and to make things worse, Tommy is getting released from prison, and Rodney wants to meet him in person. This makes Del worried for his younger brother 's safety. A few days later, at The Nag 's Head, Rodney tells Del that he and Irene had broken up earlier in the day. Del consoles Rodney and tells him there are plenty of other women to talk to. But then, Irene 's son Marcus enters and tells Rodney that Del told Irene over a drink to break up with Rodney. Rodney is furious with Del and storms out in a huff. Later that night, Del is confronted by Tommy Mackay himself and a thug in a dark alley, since Tommy thinks that Del is Rodney ( and Del confirms it in order to protect Rodney, since he would stand no chance against the huge Tommy ), and prepares to give him a beating for dating his wife Irene. They let Del take his coat off, but he accidentally throws it into a puddle. Angered that his new coat has been ruined, Del is the one who starts the fight with Tommy, and despite sustaining a few injuries, Del manages to win the fight and limps back to the Nag 's Head. Back at the Nag 's Head, Del shows Rodney his injuries, and lies that he fell down some stairs at Monkey Harris ' house ( even though he actually lives in a bungalow ). Del also mentions to Rodney that he met Tommy Mackay and made him see the error of his ways, which means that the road is now cleared for Rodney and Irene. But Rodney says that he had an earlier talk with Irene in that their relationship was never going to work anyway. Plus, Rodney has met another girl, Zoe, from the roller - disco. Zoe arrives, she and Rodney leave, and Del is left alone in the pub, slightly irritated but still satisfied that he at least managed to protect his brother. Episode cast Actor Role David Jason Derek Trotter Nicholas Lyndhurst Rodney Trotter Lennard Pearce Grandad Trotter David Daker Tommy Mackay Gaye Brown Irene Mackay Steve Fletcher Marcus Mackay Raj Patel Ahmed Julie La Rousse Julie ( barmaid ) Lisa Price Zoe David Rhule Leroy Episode concept The idea for the script was to demonstrate the brotherly love that Del and Rodney have for each other, even willing to take a beating for his brother. The concept of Del getting beat up in order to protect Rodney would occur again in `` Little Problems '' when Del, much to Rodney 's ignorance, chooses to take a beating from the Driscoll Brothers after making a promise to him, having forgotten that the money he would use for his wedding gift was also the money which he owed to them. References Jump up ^ Did You Know ? ofah.net External links `` No Greater Love '' at BBC Online Preceded by `` A Losing Streak '' Only Fools and Horses 11 November 1982 Succeeded by `` The Yellow Peril '' Only Fools and Horses episodes Series 1 ( 1981 ) `` Big Brother '' `` Go West Young Man '' `` Cash and Curry '' `` The Second Time Around '' `` A Slow Bus to Chingford '' `` The Russians Are Coming '' Series 2 ( 1982 ) `` The Long Legs of the Law '' `` Ashes to Ashes '' `` A Losing Streak '' `` No Greater Love '' `` The Yellow Peril '' `` It Never Rains... '' `` A Touch of Glass '' Series 3 ( 1983 ) `` Homesick '' `` Healthy Competition '' `` Friday the 14th '' `` Yesterday Never Comes '' `` May the Force Be with You '' `` Wanted '' `` Who 's a Pretty Boy ? '' Series 4 ( 1985 ) `` Happy Returns '' `` Strained Relations '' `` Hole in One '' `` It 's Only Rock and Roll '' `` Sleeping Dogs Lie '' `` Watching the Girls Go By '' `` As One Door Closes '' Series 5 ( 1986 ) `` From Prussia with Love '' `` The Miracle of Peckham '' `` The Longest Night '' `` Tea for Three '' `` Video Nasty '' `` Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ? '' Series 6 ( 1989 ) `` Yuppy Love '' `` Danger UXD '' `` Chain Gang '' `` The Unlucky Winner Is... '' `` Sickness and Wealth '' `` Little Problems '' Series 7 ( 1990 -- 91 ) `` The Sky 's the Limit '' `` The Chance of a Lunchtime '' `` Stage Fright '' `` The Class of ' 62 '' `` He Ai n't Heavy, He 's My Uncle '' `` Three Men, a Woman and a Baby '' Specials `` Christmas Crackers '' ( 1981 ) `` Diamonds Are for Heather '' ( 1982 ) `` Thicker than Water '' ( 1983 ) `` Licensed to Drill '' ( 1984 ) `` To Hull and Back '' ( 1985 ) `` A Royal Flush '' ( 1986 ) `` The Frog 's Legacy '' ( 1987 ) `` Dates '' ( 1988 ) `` The Jolly Boys ' Outing '' ( 1989 ) `` Rodney Come Home '' ( 1990 ) `` Miami Twice '' ( 1991 ) `` Mother Nature 's Son '' ( 1992 ) `` Fatal Extraction '' ( 1993 ) `` Heroes and Villains '' ( 1996 ) `` Modern Men '' ( 1996 ) `` Time on Our Hands '' ( 1996 ) `` If They Could See Us Now '' ( 2001 ) `` Strangers on the Shore '' ( 2002 ) `` Sleepless in Peckham '' ( 2003 ) Sketches `` Christmas Trees '' ( 1982 ) `` White Mice '' ( 1985 ) `` Royal Variety Show '' ( 1986 ) `` The Robin Flies at Dawn '' ( 1990 ) Comic Relief special ( 1997 ) `` Beckham in Peckham '' ( 2014 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=No_Greater_Love_(Only_Fools_and_Horses)&oldid=826887436 '' Categories : 1982 British television episodes Only Fools and Horses episodes Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from November 2012 Pages using infobox television episode with incorrectly formatted episode list Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 21 February 2018, at 15 : 02. 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Question: who plays irene in only fools and horses
Answer: Gaye Brown