"Dates (Only Fools and Horses) ""Dates"" is the seventh Christmas special episode of the BBC sitcom, ""Only Fools and Horses"", first broadcast on 25 December 1988. In the episode, Del Boy joins a dating agency and meets Raquel. Rodney also goes on a date, with Nag's Head barmaid Nerys. The Trotters have been earning a lot of money recently, and Uncle Albert's birthday is approaching, which Del Boy and Rodney pretend to have forgotten. Meanwhile, after seeing a girl Trigger has met through a local dating agency, Del also decides to sign up. Styling himself ""Derek Duvall"", managing director of"
"only appearance in the show, but a year later Sullivan wrote her into the series again, for the 1989 Christmas special, ""The Jolly Boys' Outing"". During the episode, Del and a group of friends were on their annual day trip to Margate and, by chance, were stranded there for the night when their coach blew up. They went to a night club in Margate that evening, where Raquel was working as a magician's stage assistant. She and Del spoke again, and this time agreed to stay in touch. Shortly afterwards, Raquel moved back to Peckham with Del and, from series"
"DCI Roy Slater, corrupt police officer and nemesis of Del, for four years. Raquel was reunited with her parents in ""Time On Our Hands"", when she invited them to dinner at the flat. A kind-hearted and motherly figure, in Del she met a man with a similar nature – well-intentioned but ultimately with ambitions beyond his talent. Their relationship suffered several problems, and she briefly left Del in ""Fatal Extraction"" due to his gambling and heavy drinking. They were ultimately reconciled, though never married, despite hints of Del's desire to marry her. In later episodes, Del refers to Raquel as"
"an ongoing split between the pair. This split carried on throughout the duration of series 7. In The Chance of a Lunchtime Del played matchmaker between the two, reuniting them. However, the two were only together for an hour before Cassandra saw Rodney with an ex-fiancée of Del Boy's. Assuming that Rodney was cheating on her, Cassandra locked him out of the flat. They were ultimately reconciled in Three Men, a Woman and a Baby but after just getting back together they were interrupted by a phone call that Raquel had gone into labour and Del wanted Rodney to be"
"his ""significant other"", a term she does not seem to appreciate. Her character also changed as the show went on, moving from an ambitious woman lacking in confidence, to a tougher sarcastic one unafraid to stand up to Del's scheming and fast-talking nature. Raquel Turner Rachel ""Raquel"" Turner (formerly Slater; born 4 June 1957) is a fictional character from the BBC television sit-com ""Only Fools and Horses"", in which she was Del Boy's longtime girlfriend. She was portrayed by Tessa Peake-Jones. With ""Only Fools and Horses"" moving into its sixth series, writer John Sullivan wanted Del Boy to start looking"
"seven onwards, she became a permanent character. Thereafter, Raquel tried on several occasions to resurrect her showbusiness career, such as auditioning for Shakespeare plays (she won a role in a production, only to turn it down after discovering that she was pregnant) and appearing on stage alongside the singing dustman with a speech impediment, Tony Angelino, in ""Stage Fright"". Following the birth of her and Del's son, Damien, she became a housewife, taking over the cooking and cleaning roles from Uncle Albert. In a plot twist in ""The Class of '62"", it was revealed that she had been married to"
"Fatal Extraction ""Fatal Extraction"" is the twelfth Christmas special episode of the BBC sitcom, ""Only Fools and Horses"", first broadcast on 25 December 1993. In the episode, Raquel leaves Del so in response he asks out another woman. When he and Raquel are reconciled, Del becomes convinced that the woman is stalking him. With Christmas coming to Peckham, which is suffering from recent riots, Del Boy has been drinking every night at the ""Nag's Head"" as well as ending up with a sore tooth. Raquel is not pleased about it, since she hardly sees him now. Meanwhile, Rodney and Cassandra"
"mistake, and successfully talk him out of his date. Del cancels the date by leaving a message on Beverly's answering machine. Later, back at his flat, Rodney tells Cassandra about the time Del had a violent fight with his father over Del selling Tom Jones LP's instead of attending his O-level school exams, which got him eight grade A's (which all stood for Absent). The next evening at the Nag's Head, after Albert tells another one of his boring war stories, Del enters, and Rodney berates him for ignoring Raquel. Del finally phones Raquel, apologises to her, and promises that"
"the name of Del and Raquel's baby will be. Del and Albert enter with plenty of wigs to flog, and Rodney tells them that his day out with Cassandra did not go well, because they argued about which way to go in a garden maze. Back at the flat, Del is seething, because the wigs he bought from Mustapha are men's wigs. One week later, as Rodney and Albert watch an ecological disaster documentary, Del and Raquel return from having attended an antenatal class about the importance of pregnancy. Later that evening, Del tells Rodney that earlier today, he bumped"
"because of Raquel's pregnancy, and a spate of recent muggings on the estate, Del Boy decides that it is time to become a two-car family again. He purchases a 1977 Ford Capri Ghia from Boycie. Unbeknownst to Del, the car was a trade-in on the verge of being sent to be crushed before Boycie changed his mind. Rodney is unimpressed with the vehicle, who secretly refers to it as the ""Pratmobile"". Rodney attempts to look for another full-time job, though Raquel and Del remind him that his prospects are bleak, due to him being unregistered for income tax and National"
"morning at the market, while getting the Russian VCRs, Del spots Beverly (who was in the Nag's Head the previous night), and becomes frightened she may be stalking him. That night, Del picks up Raquel and Damien in the Capri Ghia, and they return home to see the riot. Del beeps his horn, and the rioters and the police clear the way for him. He passes through, stopping to inform the occasional person about something they are buying off him, and when out of the way promptly sounds his horn, to which the riot resumes. The following day, Del comes"
"had met on a modelling assignment. Soon after Des embarked on an affair with Tanya Pooley (Eva Pope), who was dating Des's boss, Alex Christie (Gavin Richards) at the time. Tanya could not resist Des and saw it as an opportunity to get at Raquel, whom she did not like and often bullied. One night Des went to see Tanya and found Alex with her. During the resulting fight between the two men, Raquel arrived and discovered the affair. Raquel later got engaged to Curly Watts (Kevin Kennedy). Des appeared at their party and forced Raquel to admit that she"
"He is promptly thrown out by Cassandra. Back at Nelson Mandela House, as Del speaks with Raquel over the telephone, he learns the unintended consequences of his actions the previous night as Albert was hit on the head by the stone Del threw through the hotel window, and Mike and Boycie were injured by the suitcase he threw out of Raquel's window. Del and Raquel arrange to meet the next week. The episode ends as Rodney enters the flat with his belongings while Del proceeds to eat Albert's breakfast. As the credits roll, a recap of the Jolly Boys' Outing"
"Stage Fright (Only Fools and Horses) ""Stage Fright"" is an episode of the BBC sitcom ""Only Fools and Horses"". It was the third episode of series 7, and first broadcast on 13 January 1991. In the episode, Del wins a contract to put on the entertainment at the Starlight Rooms, and arranges for Raquel and a club singer named Tony Angelino to perform a duet, unaware that Tony has a speech impediment. The scene when Raquel and Tony perform Crying was named the 8th Greatest Only Fools Moments by UKTV Gold. Raquel is now three months pregnant, and Del Boy"
"means, Unc? Either Raquel's pregnant or Del's pissed."" Del and Raquel then embrace. Elliott Russell - As Boycie's son Tyler The Chance of a Lunchtime ""The Chance of a Lunchtime"" is an episode of the BBC sitcom ""Only Fools and Horses"". It was the second episode of series 7, and first broadcast on 6 January 1991. In the episode, Raquel auditions for a role in a Shakespeare play. Elsewhere, Del tries to sell musical national anthem doorbells. Raquel has been offered the chance to really get her acting career off the ground by auditioning for the part of Rosalind in"
"Some time afterwards, Uncle Albert told Del that Del's aunt Rene took all the photos of Del's mum because every one had a picture of Freddie in it, and she knew that when Rodney grew older the similarities would start to show, so she burnt all the photos of Joan after her funeral. Del Boy has many friends during the series, including Trigger, Denzil, Boycie, Marlene and Mike. His nemesis is DCI Roy Slater. Del is brave and, although not intellectual, he is quick-witted but frequently gets Rodney into trouble. In ""Wanted"", when a mentally unstable woman accuses Rodney of"
"starred in the PBS series ""American Family"", a story about a Mexican American family in East Los Angeles. She also appeared in ""Welcome to The Captain"", which premiered on CBS television on February 4, 2008. Most recently Welch appeared in a sitcom titled ""Date My Dad"" (2017) where she reunited with Robert Wagner on screen, four decades after starring together in ""The Biggest Bundle of Them All"". For many years, Raquel performed in a successful one-woman nightclub musical act in Las Vegas. In 1981 she starred on Broadway in ""Woman of the Year"", receiving praise for following Lauren Bacall in"
"another hangover, and Albert tells him that Raquel is in the late stages of pregnancy, and Del Boy will soon become a father. As Rodney and Albert talk about the baby being either a boy or a girl, Raquel enters, soon followed by Del, who is carrying a large cardboard box with its printing on the side reading ""Crowning Glory, wigs of distinction"", which he acquired from Mustapha from the Bangladeshi butcher's shop. Del then reminds Rodney that he's taking Cassandra to Hampton Court that afternoon. Later that day, at the Nag's Head, there is a contest to guess what"
"have decided to try to have a baby. At Sid's café, Del talks about the time he first met a woman at a betting shop in Lewisham Grove when he was younger. Rodney catches Del gambling at the One-Eleven Club one night, and Del explains that he is striking a deal with the club's owner Ronnie Nelson to get hold of some Russian Army camcorders to flog for Christmas. Rodney pleads with Del to spare a thought for Raquel, however the brothers eventually gamble all the way through the night until 8:00am the next morning, only to be told Ronnie"
"is shown to respect Del's ability to look after himself, his hard work and his devotion to his mother. In ""Sleepless in Peckham"", Del tells Raquel that was told to call Robdal ""Uncle Fred"", not knowing until years later that Robdal was Rodney's father. In the final scene, Del labels Robdal as ""a professional burglar, disloyal to his friends, a womaniser, a home-breaker, a con-man, a thief, a liar, and a cheat"". This is long after he has realised that Robdal is Rodney's real father, so this knowledge apparently causes him to resent Robdal greatly. Del Boy's year of birth"
"finds another opportunity to be a millionaire when the ""Starlight Rooms"", managed by an old acquaintance, Eric, needs a good act. Del believes that Raquel's previous experience as a singer makes her perfect for the part. Raquel tells Del that her solicitors are trying to locate her ex-husband, and Del successfully convinces Raquel to marry him. He also reveals he is due in court in a week's time for fly-pitching. Later, at the ""Down by the Riverside"" Club, Del and Rodney meet Trigger's friend, Tony Angelino, the Singing Dustman, who has styled himself after Tom Jones and singing - fairly"
"the Nag's Head Raquel enters to find Slater conversing with Mike, she inquires as to why he's staying around when Del and Rodney enter. Raquel then goes to wait outside in the Trotter van, as Del asks Slater if he had known all along that Raquel was living with him. Slater casually agrees, revealing to Del that he only organised the 'reunion' idea to get into Del's flat and get Raquel to sign the post-nuptial agreement. Del Boy and Rodney then show Slater one of their Futafax machines, which Del says he used to make several photocopies of Slater's diamond"
"officers at temporary traffic signals. The officers vow to apprehend the driver of the 'yellow, three-wheeled van'. As a surprise for Albert's party, Del has hired a stripper, who turns out to be Raquel. The two recognise each other and, humiliated, Del storms out of the pub. He tells Raquel he doesn't want to see her any more but soon changes his mind. Raquel tells him that she has received an offer to work in the Middle East, and that if he wants her to stay, he should visit her before the flight leaves. Del plans to meet her, but"
"Del Boy Derek Edward Trotter, more commonly known as Del Boy (born 10 December 1945), 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"". He was played by David Jason in the original series and was portrayed as a teenager by James Buckley in the prequel. Del Boy is often regarded as one of the greatest comedy characters in the history of British television, and is regarded as an iconic character in British culture. Encompassing everything Cockney (though coming from Peckham not an"
"pronouncing his Rs correctly, and although he can sing quite well, he can only sing songs without any Rs in them. With that said, Tony gets paid (after some brief reluctance from Del) and after defending himself, he leaves, Del gets a phone call from Eugene, who says that his mother thought Raquel and Tony's performance was the funniest thing she had seen in her life, and he wants to book Tony and Raquel on a five-week contract at ""Starlight Rooms"". Del tells Raquel, Rodney and Albert and then runs out to call Tony back from the balcony and tells"
"coach company refused to do business with them after the events of the last one. They also notice that Marlene has been mysteriously absent for several weeks. Mickey and Sid quickly believe that Boycie killed her. Back at the flat, Del helps Rodney with an idea for a film about Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts crashing an aeroplane on an uninhabited island of cavepeople, including Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble. The next day, Rodney and Raquel berate Del because they are nowhere near the total sum of money that they owe the Inland Revenue. Del is deeply hurt when Raquel"
"Albert wait in the corridor. A group of hospital staff enter the delivery room, and they and Del help Raquel finally give birth to a boy. Albert and Rodney enter the delivery room to meet Del and Raquel's newborn son, Damien Derek Trotter. Rodney reacts horrified as Damien looks at him (as O Fortuna plays in the background). Del then takes his son, goes to a window, and looks outside into the night sky. Del tells the spirit of his late mother Joan about her first grandchild, and tells Damien that he has a loving family, and that this time"
"in March 1960, and Rodney immediately knew this due to Robdal's striking resemblance to him. This is confirmed in the prequel series ""Rock & Chips"". In the episode's final scene, Rodney asks Del if he is anything like Freddie Robdal, but Del denies it, labelling Robdal several names like a ""thief"", a ""conman"", a ""liar"" and a ""cheat"", none of which apply to Rodney. Rodney lives with Cassandra, their daughter Joan, Del, Del's ""significant other"" Raquel and their son Damien at door 368 on the 12th floor of the fictional Nelson Mandela House in Dockside Estate, Peckham, London. Rodney found"
"Cassandra fancies). It turns out that Del is going to be a contestant on the gameshow ""Goldrush"" (a parody of ""The Weakest Link""), which is hosted by Jonathan Ross, and takes Damien and Raquel with him. Del's chances initially look glum after he gets the first question badly wrong, but the other two contestants are even worse than he is, and Del manages to reach the ""Rainbow Road,"" putting him in pole position for the top prize. Eventually, Del has to phone Rodney when he does not know the answer to a question. Rodney mistakes Jonathan Ross for Mickey Pearce"
"until he looks at the TV and then tries to help Del with the final question, correctly naming the composer of The Child and the Enchantment as Ravel, but this answer is not accepted and he is later told ""everyone knows Ravel makes shoes"" (because there is also a brand of shoes called Ravel). Raquel and Damien return home via taxi because Del ran off after losing. After he eventually returns, Del gets a phone call from the producer, telling them that he got the final question right, and will be given his prize money as well as another go"
"Albert then enters to inform Del that Raquel has left him. That afternoon, Rodney forces a reluctant Del to go to the dentist. The dentist is able to remove the bad tooth from Del's mouth. Del then arranges a date with an attractive receptionist named Beverly. That night at Nelson Mandela House, the Russian camcorders have arrived, but Rodney points out two problems; they're too heavy, and they take videotapes that don't fit in UK VHS's. Del, dressed in his Gordon Gekko outfit, tells Rodney and Albert about his date with Beverly. They believe that Del is making a big"
"Del flies into a rage, punches Raymondo, and accidentally throws his suitcase out of the window. However, Del later discovers from an enraged Raquel that Raymondo is actually homosexual and they only live together as it is cheaper than renting flats separately. Despite this, Raquel and Raymondo forgive an embarrassed Del for the misunderstanding. Upon returning home, Rodney finds Cassandra and her boss Stephen, seemingly alone together. Rodney, suspecting Stephen of fancying Cassandra, punches him and breaks his nose only to find that Stephen's wife Joanne is also there (as the strike had prevented her going to visit her parents)."
"well - to various old women who cheer for him. Although Rodney thinks he is “bloody awful”, Del thinks that Tony would be the perfect singing partner for Raquel. He then gets Tony to sign a contract by pretending to ask for an autograph, then tells him all about the upcoming performance at the Starlight Rooms with Raquel. Tony agrees to do the performance, with Raquel as his partner, Del as their manager, and Rodney as their roadie. Tony warns Del that he can only sing certain songs, but Del reassures him that all will be fine. The next day"