List of Only Fools and Horses characters
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situation comedy
, Only Fools and Horses
and its spin-off Rock and Chips.
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Abdul only appeared in one episode; "To Hull and Back
", where he and Boycie
arranged a deal with Del, in order to smuggle Diamonds from Amsterdam
.
Although, this was the only episode in which he appeared, Abdul was also mentioned in "Diamonds Are for Heather
" when Del tells Heather where he got the Engagement ring
, "Video Nasty
" when Del had struck a deal with Abdul's cousin's girlfriend's brother's friend, and in the second Rock & Chips episode "Five Gold Rings
" when Del tells his friends that he got four glass diamond rings from Abdul's father, who owns the Burmese Wholesale Jewellery Emporium.
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Appeared in the episode "Chain Gang
". A con man
, Arnie sold Del Boy, Boycie, Mike, Trigger, Uncle Albert and Rodney a batch of 24 carat
gold chains for £12,500, only to later double cross
them by faking a heart attack in a restaurant and making off with both the chains and the money in an ambulance driven by his sons. The group eventually tracked him down while he was performing the same scam on Denzil and drove Arnie away in an ambulance of their own.
and Christopher Ryan
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Danny and Tony Driscoll, usually known as the Driscoll Brothers, they only appeared in one episode - "Little Problems
" - but were mentioned in numerous others. The Driscoll brothers were the local gangsters with a fearsome reputation for violence (although in order to avoid serious problems with the police, they followed a strict rule in never harming the victim's head). They beat up Del Boy after he failed to repay money owed to them, and in the same episode left Mickey Pearce and Jevon with broken bones for a similar reason. In a similar joke to the different-looking Del and Rodney being brothers, the Driscoll brothers also differ in height, but by a good 18 inches (457.2 mm), though in their case the taller brother has the brains. The pair appear to have a love-hate relationship, as they often argue but continually work together to get what they want.
In the spin-off series The Green Green Grass
, it is revealed that the Driscoll Brothers have finally been found guilty and sent to prison, thanks to Boycie grassing them to the police, but have been paroled and are now after his blood.
The role of Danny Driscoll was originally written for series fan Anthony Hopkins
but he was unable to appear due to the filming of The Silence of the Lambs. Interestingly enough, Roy Marsden and Anthony Hopkins are known to be good friends.
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Jevon is a friend of Rodney and Mickey Pearce, first seen in Dates
. Jevon set up a trading partnership with Mickey Pearce, which lasted throughout the sixth series. They apparently gave up on the trading business at the end of that series though, following a run-in with the Driscoll Brothers. Jevon made one further appearance in "The Jolly Boys' Outing
," after which he was not seen again, and only sporadically mentioned by other characters.
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Dr Robert Meadows appears once in the episode Sickness and Wealth
as Del's one-time GP
. When Del goes to visit him with stomach cramps, he discovers that Robbie has since left his practice and gone to the local hospital. Del tells his new GP a completely opposite story about his lifestyle, that he is a celibate, tee-toal, non-smoking, vegetarian health freak. The GP, unable to ascertain why Del is experiencing such difficulties, sends him to hospital. While Del is worrying about what is wrong with him, Robbie finally comes to see him, stating he is now in charge of Del's case, being as he is a former patient. Robbie warns Del that lying to his GP has meant that diagnosing Del's condition (IBS
) has taken far longer than it should, and that only because Robbie knows Del (and begrudgingly admires him) has Del's condition been successfully identified.
in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
", and by Lee Long in Rock & Chips)
Mills was Del's old friend and business partner (they ran a jellied eels
stall together) who emigrated to Australia
during the 1960s. Jumbo returned to Peckham in the episode "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", and offered Del the chance to restore their old partnership by helping him run his new used car business back in Australia, only for Del to refuse the offer due to Rodney being unable to go because of his drug conviction. Stringer also appeared in an earlier episode, "Go West Young Man
", playing an Australia
n man who bought a car with no brakes from Del Boy, which he later accidentally crashed into the back of an E-type Jaguar
, which at the time was being driven by Del who was looking after it for Boycie as a present to his "Bit on the side".
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"Nervous Nerys" was the Nag's Head barmaid who appeared in two episodes, "Dates
" and "Sickness and Wealth
". She briefly dated Rodney, although she was left terrified when a gang of yobs began chasing them in the van.
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Appeared as the main antagonist in the two-part episode "Miami Twice
". Ochetti was a mafia don and an exact doppelgänger
for Del Boy. As the episode unfolded it emerged that Ochetti was under FBI
surveillance and facing trial for murder, kidnapping and drug-running. After seeing Del's resemblance to his father, Occhetti's son Rico launched a series of unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Del, hoping that the authorities would believe Occhetti himself was dead and thus spare him the prison sentence. Every attempt failed, and Del and Rodney eventually uncovered the mafia's plan, providing the FBI with crucial evidence to send Ochetti to prison for life.
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A regular cast member during series six and seven, Alan Parry was Cassandra's father and subsequently, Rodney's father-in-law. He was the owner of a successful printing firm which employed Rodney for a time from 1989 to 1991, and later became a friend of Del. Despite being a successful businessman by the time he met Del, Alan was still a Cockney wideboy at heart, often ending up drunk or getting sick after eating too many jellied eels
whilst under Del's influence, much to the chagrin of his more overtly middle-class wife, Pam.
In the original series, "Freddie the Frog" was an unseen character
, first mentioned in "The Frog's Legacy
" and later revealed to be Rodney
's biological father. Robdal was a career thief who had been a frogman in the Royal Navy
(hence the nickname), and had an extramarital affair with Joan Trotter. Robdal died shortly afterwards when he accidentally sat on his own detonator during a bank robbery. The Trotters' search for his hidden gold legacy was the focal point of the episode "The Frog's Legacy". When an old photograph of Robdal surfaced in the episode "Sleepless in Peckham
", his striking resemblance to Rodney finally settled the issue of the latter's paternity after years of speculation.
Robdal is one of the main characters in the Only Fools and Horses prequel Rock & Chips, where he is accompanied by explosive expert Gerald "Jelly" Kelly and has a habit of calling people "cocker", among them Del Boy and Boycie. Rock & Chips fully reveals the details surrounding Robdal's affair with Joan which resulted in Rodney's birth, and establishes the beginning of his uncle-nephew-like relationship with Del, who he accompanies (along with Reg, Grandad and Del's gang) on their first Jolly Boys' Outing to Margate, although the trip is merely a ruse so that Robdal and Kelly can rob a nearby Jewellery store. It is revealed in the second episode, Five Gold Rings, that Robdal did in fact love Joan deeply and wanted to see his son grow up, but it was difficult because of Joan's marriage to Reg and his situations with Del Boy and the police. In The Frog and the Pussycat, Robdal and Kelly are again arrested on suspicion of murdering the sole eyewitness to the Margate robbery, although Robdal discovers it was a fraud by the police. However, Robdal is incarcerated when it is revealed one of the stolen jewels was pawned by Joan, who is "working" as Robdal's charlady (in order to fund Del's film). While in prison, Robdal implores Joan to leave London with him to his seaside home with Rodney. Joan accepts but only once she is certain of Del's financial state. However, Del's planned film does not work out well, and Joan is forced to stay in Peckham. It is implied that Robdal remains in Peckham as well.
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Kelly is first mentioned in The Frog's Legacy and later introduced in Rock & Chips as Freddie Robdal's partner-in-crime and best friend. He accompanies Robdal to Peckham following Robdal's release from prison, but as they are almost out of money, they plan a jewellery heist while in Margate on a Jolly Boys Outing with Del Boy and his family and friends, and pull it off while the others are elsewhere. Kelly, however, does not approve of Robdal's relationship with Joan Trotter, whom he refers to as "that slag from the cinema", as both Robdal and Kelly display dislike for the abusive, work-shy Reg Trotter. In Five Gold Rings, it is shown that Robdal and Kelly were arrested and imprisoned again for the jewellery heist, but while they both make bail, Kelly only appears in the episode's opening scene. In The Frog and the Pussycat, Robdal and Kelly are temporarily exonerated but later suspected again following the disappearance of their robbery's sole eyewitness, although Robdal exposes the police's fraud. Though Robdal eventually goes to prison on an alternate charge (to protect Joan, who pawned the ring Robdal gave her in order to buy a lambretta for Del), Kelly does not, and shares a drink with Robdal once he is freed. In the final scene, he and Robdal rob an art gallery together.
Several years later, Freddie and Kelly break into a post office in Plumstead. Unfortunately, while Kelly sets the explosives and is holding the nitroglycerine, Freddie sits on the detonator and the two men are both killed in the ensuing explosion. In The Frog's Legacy, Rodney sarcastically quips that had Kelly survived, he "wouldn't be any good in a Mexican Wave".
While Robdal is noted for his similar looks and attitude to his son, Rodney Trotter, Kelly has a notably similar physique to the adult Del Boy, making him somewhat Robdal's version of Del, only much smarter.
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Appeared in three episodes: "May The Force Be With You
", "To Hull and Back
", and "The Class of '62". A much-reviled ex-schoolmate of Del's, Slater was a corrupt policeman and (as revealed in "The Class of '62") the ex-husband of Raquel. He was sent to prison for diamond
smuggling after the events of "To Hull and Back". In the entire series, Slater is the only character portrayed by an Academy Award-winning actor. Slater also appeared in the prequel Rock & Chips, and was played by Calum MacNab. In the prequel, he is only barely tolerated by Del and the others as a member of their gang, as his friendship with them is at this point obviously falling apart. In Five Gold Rings, he leaves school to become a police cadet, and arrests Del Boy and Jumbo for selling illegal American records (although he is snubbed by the sergeant, who then goes on to keep the records for himself and let Del and Jumbo go with a warning). This is the last time Slater is seen production-wise, as he does not appear in The Frog and the Pussycat.
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June was an ex-girlfriend of Del's from many years previously. They met up again when Rodney dated June's daughter Debbie in "Happy Returns
" (which Del scuppered in the mistaken belief that Debbie was his daughter). They fell out when June revealed that Debbie's real father was in fact Del's best friend Albie Littlewood, and Del in turn admitted that he had been cheating on her with Albie's girlfriend Deidre. They were later reconciled again, however, as Del invited June to the opera in "A Royal Flush
" with Rodney and his date Lady Victoria. He and June ruined the evening and embarrassed Rodney by noisily eating snacks and arguing with other audience members.
Her tombstone, a flamboyant fibreglass monument, was also seen occasionally. "The Yellow Peril
" revealed that Joan's middle name was Mavis, and that her death happened on 12 March 1964. When Cassandra and Rodney had their baby in "Sleepless in Peckham
", they named her Joan after his late mother. The character made her first screen appearance in Rock & Chips, we learn she sometimes has memories of The Blitz
. It is made clear that Rodney had no memories of either his mother or his father (Freddie) and didn't even know he was the son of Freddie Robdal until discovering an old photo of the 1960 Jolly Boys' Outing.
Joan and Freddie's affair wasn't one of lust, they seemed to love each other genuinely and Joan loved both her boys deeply. Rock & Chips showed that she was willing to leave Reg altogether and run away with Freddie to Bournemouth to raise Rodney with him, but would only do so once she was sure Del was financially secure. She tried her best to help Del's relationship and hopeful eventual marriage with a rich man's daughter, but the relationship did not work, and Joan ultimately chose to remain in Peckham for Del's sake.
On a side note, Joan was a huge fan of Hollywood films and actresses, given her job in the Ritz cinema, to the point that she changed her hairstyle multiple times during Rock & Chips to resemble actresses such as Marilyn Monroe
, Elizabeth Taylor
, Jane Fonda
and Audrey Hepburn
.
in "Thicker than Water
", and Shaun Dingwall
in Rock & Chips)
The estranged father of Del and Rodney, and son of Grandad
, Reg abandoned his family shortly after the death of his wife Joan, upon which he stole Del's birthday cake and Rodney's piggy bank. Eighteen years later he returned, in the episode "Thicker than Water
", claiming to have a hereditary blood disorder. When the results revealed Del and Rodney to have different blood groups, he attempted to split the family by questioning Del's paternity. He quickly left once it became known that he had modified the test results himself, and was never heard from again. As with their mother, he was often mentioned by Del in other episodes. It was revealed in the final episode "Sleepless in Peckham
" that Rodney was not in fact Reg's biological son, but Freddie Robdal's. It was also shown in Rock & Chips he was an abusive husband to Joan, winning him the dislike from Del and Freddie Robdal, and had an affair with the Nag's Head barmaid called Val.
in "The Frog's Legacy
", and in Rock & Chips)
Only appeared in the episode, "The Frog's Legacy" but mentioned in "Chain Gang
". She is Trigger's aunt and was Joan Trotter's best friend. She informs Del of the gold legacy that Freddie the Frog left to his mother. She also sparked a debate over who Rodney's real father was after stating that "Joanie was never 100% sure about him".
In Rock & Chips, Reenie works alongside her best friend, Joan Trotter, as an usherette at the local film house. Like Joan and Del, Reenie loathes Reg Trotter and is unafraid to stand up to him, threatening to reveal that Reg is often violent toward his wife. However, the prequel makes no mention of her relationship with Trigger, and she appears to be a mere family friend. She helps Joan determine her pregnancy in an anonymous clinic following her affair with Freddie Robdal and even submits her name for Joan to use while visiting Freddie in prison.
". He was Del's best friend but had an affair with Del's then-fiancee June Snell, something Del only found out years later. However at the same time Del was having an affair with Albie's girlfriend Deidre. Albie is the father of June's daughter Debbie, whom Rodney had dated. While en route to see June one night Albie took a shortcut across a railway line and was killed by a train
. Albie would appear in the 2010 prequel drama Rock & Chips, played by Jonathan Readwin. In the prequel, he is shown to be (in secret) taking drugs to lighten his mood at certain times, and notably, Albie and Jumbo Mills trick Roy Slater into taking one and later dancing in a bar until he falls from exhaustion.
Lady Victoria Marsham-Hales, or "Vicky", was a one-off girlfriend of Rodney's in the 1986 Christmas Special "A Royal Flush
". The only daughter of a wealthy and prominent duke, Rodney met her in the market one day whilst she was (unsuccessfully) trying to sell her artwork. They became close friends and eventually started dating. Del was immediately interested in Vicky's wealth and breeding and saw Rodney's relationship as a way of making them both millionaires, and despite Rodney's firm protests, repeatedly meddled in the relationship with disastrous results. He finally destroyed all chances of Rodney and Vicky being together after inviting himself to dinner at the home of Vicky's father, and getting drunk and obscene, insulting the guests and humiliating Rodney. The furious Duke threw the Trotters out of his home, and Rodney and Vicky sadly realised it would be better not to see each other anymore. Unknown to Rodney, Del earlier had told the Duke to bribe Rodney with one thousand pounds to get out of Vicky's life, but a pained Rodney turned it down, angering Del.
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and its spin-off Rock and Chips.
The Trotter family
- For more details, see individual character articles
Character Actor First appearance Last appearance Duration Episodes Del Boy Del BoyDerek Edward Trotter, better known as "Del Boy", is the fictional lead character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses and one of the main characters of its prequel, Rock & Chips...
David Jason David JasonSir David John White, OBE , better known by his stage name David Jason, is an English BAFTA award-winning actor. He is best known as the main character Derek "Del Boy" Trotter on the BBC sit-com Only Fools and Horses from 1981, the voice of Mr Toad in The Wind In The Willows and as detective Jack...
"Big Brother Big Brother (Only Fools and Horses)"Big Brother" is the pilot episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the pilot episode of the entire series, and the first episode of series 1, and was first screened on 8 September, 1981.-Synopsis:...
""Sleepless in Peckham Sleepless in Peckham"Sleepless in Peckham" is an episode of BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 2003 as the third and final part of the early 2000s Christmas trilogy, and as the final episode of the entire series.-Synopsis:...
"1981–2003 64 Rodney Rodney TrotterRodney Charlton Trotter is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, played by Nicholas Lyndhurst.-Personality:Rodney's personality was based on the experiences of series creator John Sullivan, who also had an older sibling and, like Rodney, claimed to have been a dreamer and...
Nicholas Lyndhurst Nicholas LyndhurstNicholas Simon Lyndhurst is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Rodney Trotter in Only Fools and Horses, Gary Sparrow in Goodnight Sweetheart, and as Adam Parkinson in Carla Lane's series Butterflies...
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""Sleepless in Peckham Sleepless in Peckham"Sleepless in Peckham" is an episode of BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 2003 as the third and final part of the early 2000s Christmas trilogy, and as the final episode of the entire series.-Synopsis:...
"1981–2003 64 Grandad Grandad (Only Fools and Horses)Edward Kitchener "Ted" Trotter better known simply as Grandad, was a character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses from 1981-1984...
Lennard Pearce Lennard PearceLennard Pearce was an English actor who worked mostly in the theatre, but also appeared in a number of British television programmes. He landed his most notable TV role during the final few years of his life, starring as Edward "Grandad" Trotter in the popular sitcom, Only Fools and Horses from...
"Big Brother Big Brother (Only Fools and Horses)"Big Brother" is the pilot episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the pilot episode of the entire series, and the first episode of series 1, and was first screened on 8 September, 1981.-Synopsis:...
""Licensed to Drill Licensed to Drill"Licensed to Drill" is an educational episode of the sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. Even though it was shown in various schools throughout the UK from 1984 onwards , it was never broadcast commercially and has only recently been rediscovered...
"1981–1984 22 Uncle Albert Uncle AlbertAlbert Gladstone Trotter is a fictional character from the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He was introduced during the fourth season as a replacement for the character of Grandad due to the death of actor Lennard Pearce...
Buster Merryfield Buster MerryfieldHarry "Buster" Merryfield was an English actor best known for starring in the BBC comedy Only Fools and Horses.-Early life:...
"Strained Relations Strained Relations"Strained Relations" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. It was the second episode of series 4, and was first screened on 28 February, 1985.-Synopsis:It is a day full of sorrow for Del Boy and Rodney, as their Grandad has died...
""The Comic Relief Special" 1985–1997 37 Cassandra Cassandra TrotterCassandra Louise Trotter is a fictional character from the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses. She was portrayed by Gwyneth Strong.-Biography:...
Gwyneth Strong Gwyneth StrongGwyneth Strong is an English actress. She is probably best known for her role in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses as Cassandra, who was married to Del Boy's brother Rodney.-Career:..."Yuppy Love Yuppy Love"Yuppy Love" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. It was the first episode of series 6, and was first screened on 8 January, 1989...
""Sleepless in Peckham Sleepless in Peckham"Sleepless in Peckham" is an episode of BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 2003 as the third and final part of the early 2000s Christmas trilogy, and as the final episode of the entire series.-Synopsis:...
"1989–2003 21 Raquel Raquel TurnerRachel "Raquel" Turner is a fictional character from the BBC television sit-com Only Fools and Horses, in which she was Del Boy's longtime girlfriend...
Tessa Peake-Jones Tessa Peake-JonesTessa Peake-Jones is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Raquel in the television comedy series Only Fools and Horses. She had a co-starring role in the 1999 TV series Births, Marriages, and Deaths..."Dates Dates (Only Fools and Horses)"Dates" is the seventh Christmas special episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 1988.-Synopsis:The Trotters have been earning a lot of money recently, and Albert's birthday is coming up, though Del Boy and Rodney pretend to have forgotten...
""Sleepless in Peckham Sleepless in Peckham"Sleepless in Peckham" is an episode of BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 2003 as the third and final part of the early 2000s Christmas trilogy, and as the final episode of the entire series.-Synopsis:...
"1988, 1989,
1990-200320 Damien Damien TrotterDamien Derek Trotter is a fictional character in the BBC series Only Fools and Horses. He is son to Derek Trotter and Raquel Turner.Damien is the only child of Del and Raquel and nephew of Rodney Trotter...
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""Sleepless in Peckham Sleepless in Peckham"Sleepless in Peckham" is an episode of BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 2003 as the third and final part of the early 2000s Christmas trilogy, and as the final episode of the entire series.-Synopsis:...
"1991–2003 10
Other regular characters
- For more details, see individual character articles
Character Actor First appearance Last appearance Duration Episodes Trigger Trigger (Only Fools and Horses)Trigger is a character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He is played by actor Roger Lloyd Pack....
Roger Lloyd Pack Roger Lloyd PackRoger Lloyd-Pack is an English actor known for his roles in the TV shows The Vicar of Dibley, Only Fools and Horses and The Old Guys.-Career:...
"Big Brother Big Brother (Only Fools and Horses)"Big Brother" is the pilot episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the pilot episode of the entire series, and the first episode of series 1, and was first screened on 8 September, 1981.-Synopsis:...
""Sleepless in Peckham Sleepless in Peckham"Sleepless in Peckham" is an episode of BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 2003 as the third and final part of the early 2000s Christmas trilogy, and as the final episode of the entire series.-Synopsis:...
"1981–2003 39 Boycie BoycieTerrance Aubrey Boyce best known as Boycie is a fictional character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses played by John Challis. His story is continued in the spin off series The Green Green Grass, which began filming in June 2005, in which Boycie and family have fled from a gang of...
John Challis John ChallisJohn Challis is an English actor.-Career:He is probably best known for his role as Terrance Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce in the long running comedy show Only Fools and Horses, and its 2005 spin-off, The Green Green Grass....
"Go West Young Man Go West Young ManIn 1990, Michael W. Smith released his sixth studio album, Go West Young Man. This record was his first attempt at mainstream success. It was successful, as it scored a Billboard Hot 100 top ten hit in Place in this World which peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in...
""Sleepless in Peckham Sleepless in Peckham"Sleepless in Peckham" is an episode of BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 2003 as the third and final part of the early 2000s Christmas trilogy, and as the final episode of the entire series.-Synopsis:...
"1981–2003 33 Denzil Denzil TulserDenzil Tulser , is a character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses played by Paul Barber.Denzil is a long distance lorry driver, and a good friend of Derek Trotter, and one of Del's victims when it comes to dodgy goods...
Paul Barber "Who's a Pretty Boy? Who's a Pretty Boy?"Who's a Pretty Boy?" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. It was the final episode of series 3, and was first screened on 22 December, 1983.-Synopsis:...
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"1983–2003 18 Roy Slater Jim Broadbent Jim BroadbentJames "Jim" Broadbent is an English theatre, film, and television actor. He is known for his roles in Iris, Moulin Rouge!, Topsy-Turvy, Hot Fuzz, and Bridget Jones' Diary...
"May The Force Be With You May The Force Be With You (Only Fools and Horses)"May the Force Be with You" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. It was the fifth episode of series 3, and was first screened on 8 December, 1983. The title of the episode comes from the famous quote from Star Wars: May the Force be with you.-Synopsis:Roy Slater, the corrupt...
""The Class of '62 The Class of '62"The Class of '62" is an episode of the BBC sit-com Only Fools and Horses. It was the fourth episode of series 7, and was first broadcast on 20 January, 1991.-Synopsis:...
"1983-91 3 Marlene Sue Holderness Sue HoldernessSue Holderness is an English actress. Since 1985 she has played the role of Marlene Boyce in the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses and its spin-off The Green Green Grass .-Career:..."Sleeping Dogs Lie" "Sleepless in Peckham Sleepless in Peckham"Sleepless in Peckham" is an episode of BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 2003 as the third and final part of the early 2000s Christmas trilogy, and as the final episode of the entire series.-Synopsis:...
"1985–2003 20 Mike Mike Fisher (Only Fools and Horses)Michael "Mike" Fisher was a fictional character in the BBC sit-com Only Fools and Horses. He was publican of the Nag's Head and appeared in the show from 1983 to 1996...
Kenneth MacDonald "Who's a Pretty Boy? Who's a Pretty Boy?"Who's a Pretty Boy?" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. It was the final episode of series 3, and was first screened on 22 December, 1983.-Synopsis:...
""Time On Our Hands Time On Our Hands"Time On Our Hands" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. It was the final episode of the 1996 Christmas trilogy, and was originally billed to be the last ever episode of the show, it was first screened on 29 December 1996...
"1983–1996 30 Mickey Pearce Patrick Murray "Healthy Competition Healthy Competition"Healthy Competition" is the second episode of series 3 of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was first broadcast on 17 November, 1983.-Synopsis:...
""Sleepless in Peckham Sleepless in Peckham"Sleepless in Peckham" is an episode of BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 2003 as the third and final part of the early 2000s Christmas trilogy, and as the final episode of the entire series.-Synopsis:...
"1983–2003 20 Sid Roy Heather Roy HeatherRoy Heather is an English actor. He began as an amateur actor when he was spotted by David Tudor who gave him his first professional job in Repertory. For David he played many leading roles including Frank in "Winter Journey", Reg in "The Norman Conquests" and co-starred in the world premiere of...
"The Long Legs of the Law The Long Legs of the Law"The Long Legs of the Law" is the first episode of series 2 of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was first broadcast on 21 October, 1982. The title of the episode was a pun on the police term "the long arm of the law".-Synopsis:...
""Sleepless in Peckham Sleepless in Peckham"Sleepless in Peckham" is an episode of BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 2003 as the third and final part of the early 2000s Christmas trilogy, and as the final episode of the entire series.-Synopsis:...
"1982, 1985–2003 13
Abdul Khan
(Played by Tony AnholtTony Anholt
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)
Abdul only appeared in one episode; "To Hull and Back
To Hull and Back
"To Hull and Back" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 1985. It was the first feature-length edition of the show, and the fourth Christmas special. The title of the special is derived from the movie To Hell and Back. Parts of the special were shot...
", where he and Boycie
Boycie
Terrance Aubrey Boyce best known as Boycie is a fictional character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses played by John Challis. His story is continued in the spin off series The Green Green Grass, which began filming in June 2005, in which Boycie and family have fled from a gang of...
arranged a deal with Del, in order to smuggle Diamonds from Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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.
Although, this was the only episode in which he appeared, Abdul was also mentioned in "Diamonds Are for Heather
Diamonds Are for Heather
"Diamonds Are for Heather" is an episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the second Christmas special, and was first screened on 30 December, 1982.-Synopsis:...
" when Del tells Heather where he got the Engagement ring
Engagement ring
An engagement ring is a ring indicating that the person wearing it is engaged to be married, especially in Western cultures. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, engagement rings are traditionally worn only by women, and rings can feature diamonds or other gemstones. In other cultures...
, "Video Nasty
Video Nasty (Only Fools and Horses)
"Video Nasty" is the fifth episode of series 5 of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first broadcast on 28 September 1986.-Synopsis:...
" when Del had struck a deal with Abdul's cousin's girlfriend's brother's friend, and in the second Rock & Chips episode "Five Gold Rings
Five Gold Rings
Five Gold Rings is the second episode of the Rock & Chips trilogy and the series' first and only Christmas Special. It was first aired on December 29, 2010.-Plot:...
" when Del tells his friends that he got four glass diamond rings from Abdul's father, who owns the Burmese Wholesale Jewellery Emporium.
Arnie
(Played by Philip McGoughPhilip McGough
Phillip McGough is an English television actor best known for his 2010 role of Dr. Charlie Bradfield in the BBC Birmingham based soap opera, Doctors.-Career:...
)
Appeared in the episode "Chain Gang
Chain Gang (Only Fools and Horses)
"Chain Gang" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. It was the third episode of series 6, and was first screened on 22 January 1989.-Synopsis:During a night at the One-Eleven Club, Rodney introduces Cassandra to Del Boy...
". A con man
Confidence trick
A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group by gaining their confidence. A confidence artist is an individual working alone or in concert with others who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonesty and honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity, irresponsibility,...
, Arnie sold Del Boy, Boycie, Mike, Trigger, Uncle Albert and Rodney a batch of 24 carat
Carat (purity)
The karat or carat is a unit of purity for gold alloys.- Measure :Karat purity is measured as 24 times the purity by mass:where...
gold chains for £12,500, only to later double cross
Double cross
Double Cross may refer to:In film and television:* Double Cross , a film by Albert H. Kelley* Double Cross , a Bollywood action film* Double Cross , a Bollywood film...
them by faking a heart attack in a restaurant and making off with both the chains and the money in an ambulance driven by his sons. The group eventually tracked him down while he was performing the same scam on Denzil and drove Arnie away in an ambulance of their own.
The Driscoll Brothers
(Played by Roy MarsdenRoy Marsden
Roy Marsden is an English actor, who is probably best known for his portrayal of Adam Dalgliesh in the Anglia Television dramatisations of P. D. James's detective novels.- Education :...
and Christopher Ryan
Christopher Ryan
Christopher Ryan is an English actor. Ryan is perhaps best known for his role as Mike "The Cool Person" in the BBC comedy series The Young Ones.-Early life:...
)
Danny and Tony Driscoll, usually known as the Driscoll Brothers, they only appeared in one episode - "Little Problems
Little Problems
"Little Problems" is an episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the final episode of series 6, and was first screened on 12 February, 1989...
" - but were mentioned in numerous others. The Driscoll brothers were the local gangsters with a fearsome reputation for violence (although in order to avoid serious problems with the police, they followed a strict rule in never harming the victim's head). They beat up Del Boy after he failed to repay money owed to them, and in the same episode left Mickey Pearce and Jevon with broken bones for a similar reason. In a similar joke to the different-looking Del and Rodney being brothers, the Driscoll brothers also differ in height, but by a good 18 inches (457.2 mm), though in their case the taller brother has the brains. The pair appear to have a love-hate relationship, as they often argue but continually work together to get what they want.
In the spin-off series The Green Green Grass
The Green Green Grass
The Green Green Grass is a British sitcom, created and initially written by John Sullivan, produced by Shazam Productions for the BBC. It is a spin-off of the long running sitcom Only Fools and Horses and stars John Challis, Sue Holderness and Jack Doolan...
, it is revealed that the Driscoll Brothers have finally been found guilty and sent to prison, thanks to Boycie grassing them to the police, but have been paroled and are now after his blood.
The role of Danny Driscoll was originally written for series fan Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, KBE , best known as Anthony Hopkins, is a Welsh actor of film, stage and television...
but he was unable to appear due to the filming of The Silence of the Lambs. Interestingly enough, Roy Marsden and Anthony Hopkins are known to be good friends.
Jevon
(Played by Steven WoodcockSteven Woodcock
Steven Woodcock is a British actor, most famous for his role as Clyde Tavernier in the BBC soap opera EastEnders; a role that he played from July 1990 to July 1993....
)
Jevon is a friend of Rodney and Mickey Pearce, first seen in Dates
Dates (Only Fools and Horses)
"Dates" is the seventh Christmas special episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 1988.-Synopsis:The Trotters have been earning a lot of money recently, and Albert's birthday is coming up, though Del Boy and Rodney pretend to have forgotten...
. Jevon set up a trading partnership with Mickey Pearce, which lasted throughout the sixth series. They apparently gave up on the trading business at the end of that series though, following a run-in with the Driscoll Brothers. Jevon made one further appearance in "The Jolly Boys' Outing
The Jolly Boys' Outing
"The Jolly Boys' Outing" is the eighth Christmas special episode of the BBC sit-com Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December, 1989...
," after which he was not seen again, and only sporadically mentioned by other characters.
Robbie Meadows
(Played by Ewan StewartEwan Stewart
Ewan Stewart is a Scottish film, television and stage actor.- Life and career :Stewart was born Andrew Ewan Stewart in Glasgow, and is the son of the late Scottish entertainer Andy Stewart. His mother Sheila is still alive and lives in Arbroath, Scotland. Stewart was educated at Edinburgh's...
)
Dr Robert Meadows appears once in the episode Sickness and Wealth
Sickness and Wealth
"Sickness and Wealth" is an episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the fifth episode of series 6, and was first screened on 5 February, 1989.-Synopsis:...
as Del's one-time GP
General practitioner
A general practitioner is a medical practitioner who treats acute and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education for all ages and both sexes. They have particular skills in treating people with multiple health issues and comorbidities...
. When Del goes to visit him with stomach cramps, he discovers that Robbie has since left his practice and gone to the local hospital. Del tells his new GP a completely opposite story about his lifestyle, that he is a celibate, tee-toal, non-smoking, vegetarian health freak. The GP, unable to ascertain why Del is experiencing such difficulties, sends him to hospital. While Del is worrying about what is wrong with him, Robbie finally comes to see him, stating he is now in charge of Del's case, being as he is a former patient. Robbie warns Del that lying to his GP has meant that diagnosing Del's condition (IBS
Irritable bowel syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome is a diagnosis of exclusion. It is a functional bowel disorder characterized by chronic abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and alteration of bowel habits in the absence of any detectable organic cause. In some cases, the symptoms are relieved by bowel movements...
) has taken far longer than it should, and that only because Robbie knows Del (and begrudgingly admires him) has Del's condition been successfully identified.
Jumbo Mills
(Played by Nick StringerNick Stringer
Nick Stringer is an English actor.In a thirty year career, Stringer has appeared in numerous well-known British television shows, including The Bill, Open All Hours, Only Fools and Horses, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Coronation Street, Family Affairs, Minder, Johnny Jarvis, Butterflies and My Family...
in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Only Fools and Horses)
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. It was the final episode of series 5, and was first screened on 5 October, 1986...
", and by Lee Long in Rock & Chips)
Mills was Del's old friend and business partner (they ran a jellied eels
Jellied eels
Jellied eels is a traditional English dish that originated in the 18th century, primarily in London's East End. The dish consists of chopped eels boiled in a spiced stock that is allowed to cool and set, forming a jelly...
stall together) who emigrated to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
during the 1960s. Jumbo returned to Peckham in the episode "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", and offered Del the chance to restore their old partnership by helping him run his new used car business back in Australia, only for Del to refuse the offer due to Rodney being unable to go because of his drug conviction. Stringer also appeared in an earlier episode, "Go West Young Man
Go West Young Man (Only Fools and Horses)
"Go West Young Man" is an episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the second episode of series 1, and was first screened on 15 September, 1981.-Synopsis:...
", playing an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n man who bought a car with no brakes from Del Boy, which he later accidentally crashed into the back of an E-type Jaguar
Jaguar E-type
The Jaguar E-Type or XK-E is a British automobile, manufactured by Jaguar between 1961 and 1975. Its combination of good looks, high performance, and competitive pricing established the marque as an icon of 1960s motoring...
, which at the time was being driven by Del who was looking after it for Boycie as a present to his "Bit on the side".
Nerys
(Played by Andrée BernardAndrée Bernard
Andrée Bernard is an English actress, best known for her major role as Liz Burton in the British soap opera Hollyoaks.Earlier in her career, Andrée starred as as Gordon Brittas's secretary Angie throughout the first series of The Brittas Empire, and as Nervous Nerys, barmaid in the Nag's Head, in...
)
"Nervous Nerys" was the Nag's Head barmaid who appeared in two episodes, "Dates
Dates (Only Fools and Horses)
"Dates" is the seventh Christmas special episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 1988.-Synopsis:The Trotters have been earning a lot of money recently, and Albert's birthday is coming up, though Del Boy and Rodney pretend to have forgotten...
" and "Sickness and Wealth
Sickness and Wealth
"Sickness and Wealth" is an episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the fifth episode of series 6, and was first screened on 5 February, 1989.-Synopsis:...
". She briefly dated Rodney, although she was left terrified when a gang of yobs began chasing them in the van.
Don Vincenzo Occhetti
(Played by David JasonDavid Jason
Sir David John White, OBE , better known by his stage name David Jason, is an English BAFTA award-winning actor. He is best known as the main character Derek "Del Boy" Trotter on the BBC sit-com Only Fools and Horses from 1981, the voice of Mr Toad in The Wind In The Willows and as detective Jack...
)
Appeared as the main antagonist in the two-part episode "Miami Twice
Miami Twice
"Miami Twice" was a two-part Christmas special edition of the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses. The first episode, on screen subtitle The American Dream, was first screened on 24 December 1991. The second episode of Miami Twice was first screened the following day on 25 December 1991...
". Ochetti was a mafia don and an exact doppelgänger
Doppelgänger
In fiction and folklore, a doppelgänger is a paranormal double of a living person, typically representing evil or misfortune...
for Del Boy. As the episode unfolded it emerged that Ochetti was under FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
surveillance and facing trial for murder, kidnapping and drug-running. After seeing Del's resemblance to his father, Occhetti's son Rico launched a series of unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Del, hoping that the authorities would believe Occhetti himself was dead and thus spare him the prison sentence. Every attempt failed, and Del and Rodney eventually uncovered the mafia's plan, providing the FBI with crucial evidence to send Ochetti to prison for life.
Alan Parry
(Played by Denis LillDenis Lill
Denis Lill is a New Zealand-born British actor.Some of his many film and television roles include Fall of Eagles , Edward the Seventh , Survivors , The Scarlet Pimpernel , as William Knox d-Arcy, the Australian oil pioneer in Persia, in Reilly: Ace of Spies , Rumpole of the Bailey , Mapp &...
)
A regular cast member during series six and seven, Alan Parry was Cassandra's father and subsequently, Rodney's father-in-law. He was the owner of a successful printing firm which employed Rodney for a time from 1989 to 1991, and later became a friend of Del. Despite being a successful businessman by the time he met Del, Alan was still a Cockney wideboy at heart, often ending up drunk or getting sick after eating too many jellied eels
Jellied eels
Jellied eels is a traditional English dish that originated in the 18th century, primarily in London's East End. The dish consists of chopped eels boiled in a spiced stock that is allowed to cool and set, forming a jelly...
whilst under Del's influence, much to the chagrin of his more overtly middle-class wife, Pam.
Freddie Robdal
In the original series, "Freddie the Frog" was an unseen character
Unseen character
In fiction, an unseen character is a character that is never directly observed by the audience but is only described by other characters. They are a common device in drama and have been called "triumphs of theatrical invention". They are continuing characters — characters who are currently in...
, first mentioned in "The Frog's Legacy
The Frog's Legacy
"The Frog's Legacy" is the sixth Christmas special episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. It is the first episode of the series to introduce the unseen but pivotal character, Frederick "Freddie the Frog" Robdal, later revealed to be Rodney Trotter's real, biological father...
" and later revealed to be Rodney
Rodney Trotter
Rodney Charlton Trotter is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, played by Nicholas Lyndhurst.-Personality:Rodney's personality was based on the experiences of series creator John Sullivan, who also had an older sibling and, like Rodney, claimed to have been a dreamer and...
's biological father. Robdal was a career thief who had been a frogman in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
(hence the nickname), and had an extramarital affair with Joan Trotter. Robdal died shortly afterwards when he accidentally sat on his own detonator during a bank robbery. The Trotters' search for his hidden gold legacy was the focal point of the episode "The Frog's Legacy". When an old photograph of Robdal surfaced in the episode "Sleepless in Peckham
Sleepless in Peckham
"Sleepless in Peckham" is an episode of BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 2003 as the third and final part of the early 2000s Christmas trilogy, and as the final episode of the entire series.-Synopsis:...
", his striking resemblance to Rodney finally settled the issue of the latter's paternity after years of speculation.
Robdal is one of the main characters in the Only Fools and Horses prequel Rock & Chips, where he is accompanied by explosive expert Gerald "Jelly" Kelly and has a habit of calling people "cocker", among them Del Boy and Boycie. Rock & Chips fully reveals the details surrounding Robdal's affair with Joan which resulted in Rodney's birth, and establishes the beginning of his uncle-nephew-like relationship with Del, who he accompanies (along with Reg, Grandad and Del's gang) on their first Jolly Boys' Outing to Margate, although the trip is merely a ruse so that Robdal and Kelly can rob a nearby Jewellery store. It is revealed in the second episode, Five Gold Rings, that Robdal did in fact love Joan deeply and wanted to see his son grow up, but it was difficult because of Joan's marriage to Reg and his situations with Del Boy and the police. In The Frog and the Pussycat, Robdal and Kelly are again arrested on suspicion of murdering the sole eyewitness to the Margate robbery, although Robdal discovers it was a fraud by the police. However, Robdal is incarcerated when it is revealed one of the stolen jewels was pawned by Joan, who is "working" as Robdal's charlady (in order to fund Del's film). While in prison, Robdal implores Joan to leave London with him to his seaside home with Rodney. Joan accepts but only once she is certain of Del's financial state. However, Del's planned film does not work out well, and Joan is forced to stay in Peckham. It is implied that Robdal remains in Peckham as well.
Gerald "Jelly" Kelly
(Played by Paul PutnerPaul Putner
-Life and career:He was born in East Grinstead. He studied at LAMDA where he won, amongst other prizes, the Kenneth More prize for comedy acting.His first significant TV role saw Putner as numerous characters in The Glam Metal Detectives shown on BBC2. His real break in comedy came after he set up...
)
Kelly is first mentioned in The Frog's Legacy and later introduced in Rock & Chips as Freddie Robdal's partner-in-crime and best friend. He accompanies Robdal to Peckham following Robdal's release from prison, but as they are almost out of money, they plan a jewellery heist while in Margate on a Jolly Boys Outing with Del Boy and his family and friends, and pull it off while the others are elsewhere. Kelly, however, does not approve of Robdal's relationship with Joan Trotter, whom he refers to as "that slag from the cinema", as both Robdal and Kelly display dislike for the abusive, work-shy Reg Trotter. In Five Gold Rings, it is shown that Robdal and Kelly were arrested and imprisoned again for the jewellery heist, but while they both make bail, Kelly only appears in the episode's opening scene. In The Frog and the Pussycat, Robdal and Kelly are temporarily exonerated but later suspected again following the disappearance of their robbery's sole eyewitness, although Robdal exposes the police's fraud. Though Robdal eventually goes to prison on an alternate charge (to protect Joan, who pawned the ring Robdal gave her in order to buy a lambretta for Del), Kelly does not, and shares a drink with Robdal once he is freed. In the final scene, he and Robdal rob an art gallery together.
Several years later, Freddie and Kelly break into a post office in Plumstead. Unfortunately, while Kelly sets the explosives and is holding the nitroglycerine, Freddie sits on the detonator and the two men are both killed in the ensuing explosion. In The Frog's Legacy, Rodney sarcastically quips that had Kelly survived, he "wouldn't be any good in a Mexican Wave".
While Robdal is noted for his similar looks and attitude to his son, Rodney Trotter, Kelly has a notably similar physique to the adult Del Boy, making him somewhat Robdal's version of Del, only much smarter.
Roy Slater
(Played by Jim BroadbentJim Broadbent
James "Jim" Broadbent is an English theatre, film, and television actor. He is known for his roles in Iris, Moulin Rouge!, Topsy-Turvy, Hot Fuzz, and Bridget Jones' Diary...
)
Appeared in three episodes: "May The Force Be With You
May The Force Be With You (Only Fools and Horses)
"May the Force Be with You" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. It was the fifth episode of series 3, and was first screened on 8 December, 1983. The title of the episode comes from the famous quote from Star Wars: May the Force be with you.-Synopsis:Roy Slater, the corrupt...
", "To Hull and Back
To Hull and Back
"To Hull and Back" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 1985. It was the first feature-length edition of the show, and the fourth Christmas special. The title of the special is derived from the movie To Hell and Back. Parts of the special were shot...
", and "The Class of '62". A much-reviled ex-schoolmate of Del's, Slater was a corrupt policeman and (as revealed in "The Class of '62") the ex-husband of Raquel. He was sent to prison for diamond
Diamond
In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
smuggling after the events of "To Hull and Back". In the entire series, Slater is the only character portrayed by an Academy Award-winning actor. Slater also appeared in the prequel Rock & Chips, and was played by Calum MacNab. In the prequel, he is only barely tolerated by Del and the others as a member of their gang, as his friendship with them is at this point obviously falling apart. In Five Gold Rings, he leaves school to become a police cadet, and arrests Del Boy and Jumbo for selling illegal American records (although he is snubbed by the sergeant, who then goes on to keep the records for himself and let Del and Jumbo go with a warning). This is the last time Slater is seen production-wise, as he does not appear in The Frog and the Pussycat.
June Snell
(Played by Diane LangtonDiane Langton
Diane Langton is an English actress and singer.She has appeared in numerous TV shows like Only Fools and Horses, where she played Junie, an old girlfriend of Del Boy's, in the 1980s....
)
June was an ex-girlfriend of Del's from many years previously. They met up again when Rodney dated June's daughter Debbie in "Happy Returns
Happy Returns
"Happy Returns" is an episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the first episode of series 4, and was first screened on 21 February, 1985.-Synopsis:...
" (which Del scuppered in the mistaken belief that Debbie was his daughter). They fell out when June revealed that Debbie's real father was in fact Del's best friend Albie Littlewood, and Del in turn admitted that he had been cheating on her with Albie's girlfriend Deidre. They were later reconciled again, however, as Del invited June to the opera in "A Royal Flush
A Royal Flush
"A Royal Flush" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 1986. It was the second feature-length edition of the show, and the fifth Christmas special. It was re-edited into a shorter version with added laughter track and released on DVD in 2004...
" with Rodney and his date Lady Victoria. He and June ruined the evening and embarrassed Rodney by noisily eating snacks and arguing with other audience members.
Joan Trotter
Del and Rodney's deceased mother, and wife of Reg. Though she was never seen in the series, she was often mentioned by Del, especially in his attempts to emotionally blackmail Rodney, who had few memories of her as she had died when he was a very young child. Del loved his mother deeply, and still mourns her death. Over the series, it became clear to Rodney and the viewers (but not always to Del) that Joan had had a series of affairs with numerous men due to her loveless marriage to Del's selfish, work-shy father, Reg. One such affair was with notorious gangster, Freddie the Frog, and resulted in the birth of Rodney.Her tombstone, a flamboyant fibreglass monument, was also seen occasionally. "The Yellow Peril
The Yellow Peril
"The Yellow Peril" is an episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the fifth episode of series 2, and was first screened on 18 November 1982.-Synopsis:...
" revealed that Joan's middle name was Mavis, and that her death happened on 12 March 1964. When Cassandra and Rodney had their baby in "Sleepless in Peckham
Sleepless in Peckham
"Sleepless in Peckham" is an episode of BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 2003 as the third and final part of the early 2000s Christmas trilogy, and as the final episode of the entire series.-Synopsis:...
", they named her Joan after his late mother. The character made her first screen appearance in Rock & Chips, we learn she sometimes has memories of The Blitz
The Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained strategic bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941, during the Second World War. The city of London was bombed by the Luftwaffe for 76 consecutive nights and many towns and cities across the country followed...
. It is made clear that Rodney had no memories of either his mother or his father (Freddie) and didn't even know he was the son of Freddie Robdal until discovering an old photo of the 1960 Jolly Boys' Outing.
Joan and Freddie's affair wasn't one of lust, they seemed to love each other genuinely and Joan loved both her boys deeply. Rock & Chips showed that she was willing to leave Reg altogether and run away with Freddie to Bournemouth to raise Rodney with him, but would only do so once she was sure Del was financially secure. She tried her best to help Del's relationship and hopeful eventual marriage with a rich man's daughter, but the relationship did not work, and Joan ultimately chose to remain in Peckham for Del's sake.
On a side note, Joan was a huge fan of Hollywood films and actresses, given her job in the Ritz cinema, to the point that she changed her hairstyle multiple times during Rock & Chips to resemble actresses such as Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
, Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE was a British-American actress. From her early years as a child star with MGM, she became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age...
, Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru. She rose to fame in the 1960s with films such as Barbarella and Cat Ballou. She has won two Academy Awards and received several other movie awards and nominations during more than 50 years as an...
and Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Although modest about her acting ability, Hepburn remains one of the world's most famous actresses of all time, remembered as a film and fashion icon of the twentieth century...
.
Reg Trotter
(Played by Peter WoodthorpePeter Woodthorpe
Peter Woodthorpe was an English film, television and voice actor who is best known for supplying the voice of Gollum in the 1978 Bakshi version of The Lord of the Rings and BBC's 1981 radio serial...
in "Thicker than Water
Thicker than Water (Only Fools and Horses)
"Thicker than Water" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. It was the third Christmas special, and was first screened on 25 December 1983.-Synopsis:...
", and Shaun Dingwall
Shaun Dingwall
Shaun Dingwall is a British actor and is known for his roles on British television.-Early life:Shaun Dingwall was born in 1972 and attended Ilford County High School for boys. His initial ambition was to become a photographer and for several years he worked as an assistant photographer within the...
in Rock & Chips)
The estranged father of Del and Rodney, and son of Grandad
Grandad (Only Fools and Horses)
Edward Kitchener "Ted" Trotter better known simply as Grandad, was a character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses from 1981-1984...
, Reg abandoned his family shortly after the death of his wife Joan, upon which he stole Del's birthday cake and Rodney's piggy bank. Eighteen years later he returned, in the episode "Thicker than Water
Thicker than Water (Only Fools and Horses)
"Thicker than Water" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. It was the third Christmas special, and was first screened on 25 December 1983.-Synopsis:...
", claiming to have a hereditary blood disorder. When the results revealed Del and Rodney to have different blood groups, he attempted to split the family by questioning Del's paternity. He quickly left once it became known that he had modified the test results himself, and was never heard from again. As with their mother, he was often mentioned by Del in other episodes. It was revealed in the final episode "Sleepless in Peckham
Sleepless in Peckham
"Sleepless in Peckham" is an episode of BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 2003 as the third and final part of the early 2000s Christmas trilogy, and as the final episode of the entire series.-Synopsis:...
" that Rodney was not in fact Reg's biological son, but Freddie Robdal's. It was also shown in Rock & Chips he was an abusive husband to Joan, winning him the dislike from Del and Freddie Robdal, and had an affair with the Nag's Head barmaid called Val.
Reenie Turpin (1987,2010-11)
(Played by Joan SimsJoan Sims
Joan Sims was an English actress best remembered for her roles in the Carry On films, and latterly for playing Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By.-Early life:...
in "The Frog's Legacy
The Frog's Legacy
"The Frog's Legacy" is the sixth Christmas special episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. It is the first episode of the series to introduce the unseen but pivotal character, Frederick "Freddie the Frog" Robdal, later revealed to be Rodney Trotter's real, biological father...
", and in Rock & Chips)
Only appeared in the episode, "The Frog's Legacy" but mentioned in "Chain Gang
Chain Gang (Only Fools and Horses)
"Chain Gang" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. It was the third episode of series 6, and was first screened on 22 January 1989.-Synopsis:During a night at the One-Eleven Club, Rodney introduces Cassandra to Del Boy...
". She is Trigger's aunt and was Joan Trotter's best friend. She informs Del of the gold legacy that Freddie the Frog left to his mother. She also sparked a debate over who Rodney's real father was after stating that "Joanie was never 100% sure about him".
In Rock & Chips, Reenie works alongside her best friend, Joan Trotter, as an usherette at the local film house. Like Joan and Del, Reenie loathes Reg Trotter and is unafraid to stand up to him, threatening to reveal that Reg is often violent toward his wife. However, the prequel makes no mention of her relationship with Trigger, and she appears to be a mere family friend. She helps Joan determine her pregnancy in an anonymous clinic following her affair with Freddie Robdal and even submits her name for Joan to use while visiting Freddie in prison.
Albie Littlewood (2010-11)
Albie Littlewood is an unseen character mentioned in "Happy ReturnsHappy Returns
"Happy Returns" is an episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the first episode of series 4, and was first screened on 21 February, 1985.-Synopsis:...
". He was Del's best friend but had an affair with Del's then-fiancee June Snell, something Del only found out years later. However at the same time Del was having an affair with Albie's girlfriend Deidre. Albie is the father of June's daughter Debbie, whom Rodney had dated. While en route to see June one night Albie took a shortcut across a railway line and was killed by a train
Train
A train is a connected series of vehicles for rail transport that move along a track to transport cargo or passengers from one place to another place. The track usually consists of two rails, but might also be a monorail or maglev guideway.Propulsion for the train is provided by a separate...
. Albie would appear in the 2010 prequel drama Rock & Chips, played by Jonathan Readwin. In the prequel, he is shown to be (in secret) taking drugs to lighten his mood at certain times, and notably, Albie and Jumbo Mills trick Roy Slater into taking one and later dancing in a bar until he falls from exhaustion.
Lady Victoria Marsham-Hales
(Played by Sarah Duncan)Lady Victoria Marsham-Hales, or "Vicky", was a one-off girlfriend of Rodney's in the 1986 Christmas Special "A Royal Flush
A Royal Flush
"A Royal Flush" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 1986. It was the second feature-length edition of the show, and the fifth Christmas special. It was re-edited into a shorter version with added laughter track and released on DVD in 2004...
". The only daughter of a wealthy and prominent duke, Rodney met her in the market one day whilst she was (unsuccessfully) trying to sell her artwork. They became close friends and eventually started dating. Del was immediately interested in Vicky's wealth and breeding and saw Rodney's relationship as a way of making them both millionaires, and despite Rodney's firm protests, repeatedly meddled in the relationship with disastrous results. He finally destroyed all chances of Rodney and Vicky being together after inviting himself to dinner at the home of Vicky's father, and getting drunk and obscene, insulting the guests and humiliating Rodney. The furious Duke threw the Trotters out of his home, and Rodney and Vicky sadly realised it would be better not to see each other anymore. Unknown to Rodney, Del earlier had told the Duke to bribe Rodney with one thousand pounds to get out of Vicky's life, but a pained Rodney turned it down, angering Del.