Only Fools and Horses is a long-running British crime sitcom that aired on BBC1 in the UK from 1981 - 2003 and stars David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Lenard Pearce and Buster Merryfield. Only Fools and Horses chronicles the misadventures of Cockney scoundrel and black market dealer Derek "Del Boy" Trotter who runs the private "Trotters Independent Traders" company whose ambition is to be a millionaire and items on street corners to make ends meet. The series also follows Delboy's hapless and slow minded younger brother and lackey Rodney Trotter whom Delboy raised after their mother Joan died and their abusive and selfish father Reg abandoned them which Delboy frequently bullies and insults Rodney and their senile grandfather. Later in the sitcom, Granddad Trotter passes away and is replaced by his estranged brother, retired Naval seaman Albert. Other characters in the sitcom are gormless fellow black market dealer Colin "Trigger" Ball. Loudmouthed cars salesman Herman Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce. Scouse lorry driver Denzil Tulser. Pub landlord Mike Fisher and Boycie's wife Marlene. Later in the series Delboy meets and begins a on and off relationship with former stripper Raquel Turner which they have a son together called Damien and Rodney meets and marries unattractive banker Cassandra Parry which they separate but later get back together and have a baby daughter named Joan, Jr.
Rodney Trotter is the tall, hapless and slow-minded brother of Delboy Trotter. Rodney was raised by Delboy after their mother Joan died and their selfish and abusive father Reg abandoned them. Rodney is Deboy's lackey and he is frequently bullied and insulted by Delboy. Like Delboy, Rodney would also abuse their grandfather. Rodney is married to unattractive banker Cassandra Perry. In the last ever episode, Cassandra gives birth to a daughter called Joan and it is revealed Rodney is the bastard son of criminal Freddie 'The Frog' Robdal and that Rodney and Delboy are half siblings when Cassandra and Rodney discover an old photo of a teenage Delboy and Cassandra mistakes The Frog for Rodney who is standing in the background and realizes it's not possible as Rodney had not been born yet.
Derek "Delboy" Trotter is a ambitious cheeky and happy-go-lucky black market trader, scoundrel and bully. After his mother Joan died and his selfish and abusive father Reg abandoned him. Granddad Trotter and Del Boy's brother Rodney, Delboy was left to raise Rodney and tries to make ends meet by running "Trotters Independent Traders" which Delboy would sale stolen items as part of his ambition to become a millionaire which Rodney reluctantly works as his lackey. Delboy would frequently bully and insult Rodney and he also would bully and insult Granddad Trotter and Uncle Albert Trotter. Later Delboy would fall in love with former stripper Raquel Turner and they would have a son together named Damian. Delboy finally achieves his ambition and becomes a millionaire, but goes bankrupt when he receives a 2-year suspended sentence for tax evasion. However, it soon revealed that 4 years before she died, Joan had an affair with womanizer and crook Freddie "The Frog" Robdal and that The Frog is Rodney's biological father and that Del Boy and Rodney are half siblings.
In a manner of speaking. Only Fools and Horses is partially based on the experiences of John Sullivan.
Boyce is his surname, and his middle name is revealed in Sickness & Wealth (1989) to be Aubrey. A tie-in book gives Terrence Aubrey Boyce, but For Richer for Poorer (2009) has Herman Aubrey Boyce.
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