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A home on the council estate where classic sitcom Only Fools And Horses was filmed has sold for Del Boy's dream million pounds.

The hit show was set in Peckham, south east London, but Del and Rodney's flat in 'Nelson Mandela House' was in fact Harlech Tower in Acton, in the west of the capital.

Just like the Trotter brothers' Peckham manor, Harlech Tower was on a sink estate, but it has since had a £600million regeneration - including the new townhouse flogged for a cool £1.1million.

Dodgy dealer Del, played by David Jason , famously promised younger 'Rodders' that 'this time next year, we'll be millionaires'.

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The 1,736 sq ft mews house, complete with front garden, two decked terraces, a garage and timber-effect flooring has gone for a record sum on the estate.

It is believed to be the first home there to break the seven-figure barrier as properties are eagerly snapped up in the area.

Harlech Tower appeared in the opening credits of Fools And Horses and is still there, but it will be demolished as developers and council chiefs continue to rebuild the area.

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Del Boy's yellow three-wheel van, bearing the company name, Trotters Independent Trading and claiming to have offices in Paris, New York and Peckham, stood in front of the building.

Other scenes around the estate were also filmed on a council estate in Bristol.

Thousands of other flash properties are to be built on the estate, which is a far cry from the down at heel district depicted in the telly show.

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While the Trotters' flat was kitted out with Del's garish furniture, wallpaper, furniture and gadgets - all having 'fallen off the back of a lorry' - the new four-bed gaff boasts tasteful walnut finish doors, stone work tops and even two roof terraces.

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In the sitcom, which appeared on our screens from 1981 until 2003, lovable rogue Del, dopey Rodney and Uncle Albert did become millionaires after finding a priceless pocket watch.

But in true Trotter style, the clan lose it all before returning to their familiar council flat.

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Mike Woolliscroft, from developers Countryside, told the London Evening Standard : "We now look forward to building on the success achieved so far by continuing to engage with the community in the remainder of the regeneration programme."