05/06/2026
Did you know that two RS boxes had a part to play in one of the most iconic scenes in TV history?
Only Fools and Horses… Batman and Robin… need we say more?
If you look closely, you’ll spot our iconic white and red boxes sitting behind Del and Rodney in their van. But how did they get there?
Let’s be honest... the Trotters weren’t exactly known for sourcing quality, reliable, authentic products from trusted suppliers like RS. So it doesn't make much sense.
But RS folklore, past down through generations, contains a plausible answer. David Jason is actually a trained electrician and qualified mechanic. And legend has it, those boxes were sitting in his car from projects he was working on outside of filming… and made an unplanned cameo on set.
In fact, his passion for engineering runs so deep that he went on to host David Jason’s Great British Inventions on Channel 4, in 2020.
So while Del Boy might have been dealing in… questionable goods… it turns out the real thing was in shot all along.
Lovely jubbly.
