Only Fools and Horses (1981)

Ashes to Ashes (Series 2, 1982) An early sign of the show's gift for turning a funeral into farce. After Trigger's grandmother dies, Del and Rodney end up trying to scatter a set of ashes, and every attempt goes wrong in a new way, from a bowling green to the Thames to a passing road sweeper. Trigger is at his dimmest and best, and the closing twist about a second urn is one of John Sullivan's neatest punchlines. A good test episode: if this one makes you laugh, the early series are worth your time.