<P> `` Heroes and Villains '' is an episode of the BBC sitcom , Only Fools and Horses , first screened on 25 December 1996 as the first part of the 1996 Christmas trilogy and the thirteenth Christmas special . It attracted a UK television audience of 21.3 million , at the time a record for the show . In the episode , Del and Rodney are invited to a fancy dress party . They arrive dressed as Batman and Robin . </P>
batman and robin episode only fools and horses
`` Heroes and Villains ''