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Big Brother Trotters Independant Traders could be onto a winner with these - 25 genuine 'leather-look' Old English Vinyl briefcases. But getting rid of 'em could prove quite difficult as coincidentally the potential buyer has had 25 of 'em nicked! This consignment though were going cheap anyway, why? The combination for the lock's inside the case!
(Originally Transmitted 08/09/81)
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Go West Young Man Del reckons the key to success lies fairly and squarely in the second-hand car industry. So with a bit of help from Boycie he'll be able to lay his hands on a nice motor that needs just a little work. "The brakes don't work, the steering doesn't always go the way you want it to, and the oil light stays on." Well, what do you want for £25?!
(Originally Transmitted 15/09/81)
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Cash And Curry When Del acts as the go-between for a couple of 'feuding mates' that refuse to talk to each other, surely nothing can go wrong. All he has to do is get a statue from one and return it the other, and with a bit of fiddling inbetween he'll make a packet...
(Originally Transmitted 22/09/81)
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The Second Time Around When Del bumps into his old flame Pauline, theres bound to be trouble. Rodney and Grandad are non too pleased either especially when they hear that her first two hubbies died in mysterious circumstances. When Pauline enquires whether Del has life insurance, things start to look far from pukka.
(Originally Transmitted 29/09/81)
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A Slow Bus To Chingford Tourism. Thats where the big business is. Well according to Del anyway, and naturally some tours round London will earn him loadsa bunce. So with the right market and an old bus, Trotters Ethnic Tours is born.
(Originally Transmitted 06/10/81)
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The Russians Are Coming As luck would have it, Del-Boy's struck gold again. Well, lead actually. Even Del knows he's onto a winner with this, but unfortunately this lead is straight from a D.I.Y. Air-raid shelter kit! With Rodney fearing the worst, they decide to build it to be forever safe from nuclear attack. Just a shame they built it on top of the flats.
(Originally Transmitted 13/10/81)
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The Long Legs Of The Law Del can hardly believe what he's hearing when Rodders says that he's dating. But not only that, the fact she's a policewoman might give Del the right hump. Especially when he's invited her round to the flat - and things might not look too good when she sees the collection of hooky gear round the place.
(Originally Transmitted 21/10/82)
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Ashes To Ashes The latest plan to become a millionaire lies with genuine antique Urns left by Trig's gran. Should make a killing this time - but unfortunately one of them holds the ashes of Trig's grandad. Naturally Del and the boys try to despatch them in a peaceful and respectful way. Shame about the roadsweeper...
(Originally Transmitted 28/10/82)
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A Losing Streak Del decides gambling is by far the best way to make a buck. Him and old pal Boycie agree to a spot of gambling over at Nelson Mandela House, but Del should know better than to trust the sly second hand car dealer. He just seems to have the luck of the cards, or is he making his own?
(Originally Transmitted 04/11/82)
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No Greater Love It seems Rodney has at last found himself a bird. She's a tad older than him, and she's been married before, but at last Rodders thinks life is going well. That is until her husband is about to be released... from jail that is. Suddenly things don't look too rosy!
(Originally Transmitted 11/11/82)
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The Yellow Peril After acquiring a job-lot of yellow paint from Trigger, Del's professional decorating subsidary, namely Rodney and Grandad get the job of painting the local Chinese restaurant. Unfortunately Trig forgot to mention that the paint is luminous - used for painting railway signs in tunnels!
(Originally Transmitted 18/11/82)
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It Never Rains After conning Alex the travel agent into offering an almost free holiday to the public, Del decides to take advantage of his own good idea. The Trotters set out for somewhere quiet... somewhere like Benidorm. Grandad though, finds himself in a spot of bother when the Spanish authorities finally catch up with him...
(Originally Transmitted 25/11/82)
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A Touch Of Glass Coming across a broken down car in the country might not have seemed the answer to the Trotter's problems. But the lady they help happens to be extrememly rich, and it just so happens she needs her chandelier cleaning. Step in Mr Trotter to professionally clean it - using some Windoline of course.
(Originally Transmitted 02/12/82)
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Diamonds Are For Heather It's Christmas in Peckham, and it looks to have come early for Del. After meeting the lovely Heather, what could go wrong?
(Originally Transmitted 30/12/82)
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Homesick Things are getting too much for old Grandad thesedays, lugging shopping up 12 flights of stairs is bad enough for a young fella. As it happens, some rather nice council bungalows have just come up - and with Rodney being the new Chairman of the Housing Association a new Trotter pad could be on the cards...
(Originally Transmitted 10/11/83)
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Healthy Competition The infamous Derek-Rodney Trotter partnership is finally finished. Rodney no longer needs his big brother, and decides on going it alone... with the help of Mickey Pearce anyway. As soon as his Giro cheque arrive they'll be on their way to mega millions, and start off by cornering the ailing market in broken lawnmower engines!
(Originally Transmitted 17/11/83)
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Friday The 14th Del deserves a break, and it just so happens Boycie has lent him the keys to his country house down Cornwall for free. Providing that he and Rodders do a spot of salmon poaching for his restaurant owner pal, Mario. Shouldn't be a problem, except for the fact a pyschotic murderer has just escaped from the local institute.
(Originally Transmitted 24/11/83)
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Yesterday Never Comes A 'genuine' antique Queen Anne cabinet looks set to make Del a few bob. But if he plays his cards right with 'posh tart' Miranda, he could be in for a lot more. With his typical style she can't help but fall for the rogue, but is the shrewd fine arts dealer as nice as she seems?
(Originally Transmitted 01/12/83)
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May The Force Be With You The most hated copper in Peckham, Roy Slater, is back in town and looking for revenge. After be-friending young Rodders, he invites him back to the flat to surprise Del. Before he knows it, Del's up for the theft of a microwave oven, and unless he grasses the real thief he'll be doin' time in the nick.
(Originally Transmitted 08/12/83)
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Wanted Rodney's been accused of rape by the notorious Blossom. "She's as nutty as a fruitcake and well known to the police" but Del decides to wind him up and before he knows it - he's the Peckham Pouncer. It's only a joke after all, until Rodney goes on the run...
(Originally Transmitted 22/12/83)
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Who's A Pretty Boy? Denzil's thinking of having his living room painted, and as long as Del plays his cards right the job'll be his... well Rodney and Grandads. Del isn't Corrine's favourite person though, and the instructions are simple... don't mess it up and stay out of the kitchen. So whats happened to her canary?
(Originally Transmitted 22/12/83)
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Happy Returns Rodney's new bird is causing Del a few major problems. The young Debbie is only 19 years old, but she's also the daughter of one of Del's old exes, and about 19 years ago, she and him were pretty friendly! Unless Del does something quick, Rodder's could be dating his daughter, and facing a nice prison sentance to go with it! (Originally Transmitted 21/02/85)
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Strained Relations As the Trotters mourn the death of Grandad, the funeral brings relations together from all around the world, well from North London anyway. Some visitors though may just want to stay on for a bit longer - welcome Uncle Albert. An old war hero, who just dropped by for a chat nearly two years ago...
(Originally Transmitted 28/02/85)
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Hole In One Bright-spark Rodney has made an executive marketing decision. During the worst Summer in decades and while theres snow on the ground, he decides to invest the remaining company capital in... suntan lotion. The Trotters look set for money troubles, but poor old Albert's fall down a hole might just be the luck they need.
(Originally Transmitted 07/03/85)
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It's Only Rock And Roll Rodney and his mates have formed a local pop group and are all set for fame and stardom. It remains to be seen how the world will greet lead-singer Mental Mickey's group, but without a decent manager how will they succeed? They need a shrewd businessman with financial backing , but I s'pose Del Boy will do.
(Originally Transmitted 14/03/85)
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Sleeping Dogs Lie Boycie's off jet-setting once again, but needs someone to look after Marlene's little Duke. Del kindly volunteers himself for a small price of course, but little Dukey ain't quite what he expected. Conveniently Boycie forgot to mention that he was a Great Dane. Unsurprisingly things go wrong when poor little Duke starts feeling under the weather.
(Originally Transmitted 21/03/85)
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Watching The Girls Go By Theres a date to be won, and bet to win. Mickey Pearce has bet twenty with Del that Rodney can't get a date, but with a little help from big brother and his female friend everything should be cushty. But Rodder's is none too pleased afterwards, when he realised that the bet was for 20p!
(Originally Transmitted 28/03/85)
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As One Door Closes Mate Denzil has just recieved his redundancy money and must invest it wisely. When Del offers him the chance of investing it in a trendy door deal, he'll make a bunce overnight. Sadly, styles change quickly in the world of home furnishing and panel doors are all the rage now. Del needs money quick, maybe a spot of rare butterfly collecting could solve the problem.
(Originally Transmitted 04/04/85)
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To Hull And Back Boycie and dodgy mate Abdul have a deal for Del. He gets £15,000 to go to Amsterdam and pick up some diamonds and smuggle them back into the country. But with Inspector Slater watching every airport in England, the operation looks flawed. Until that is Del decides to sail across with the help of experienced sailor Uncle Albert.
(Originally Transmitted 25/12/85)
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From Prussia With Love The Trotters take pity on a damsel in distress, when a foreign pregnant woman finds her way to Peckham. After discovering that she doesn't want the baby, Del takes it upon himself to offer the baby for cash to Marlene and her infertile hubby Boycie! Trouble is, the baby's father wasn't born in England, but in the West Indies!
(Originally Transmitted 31/08/86)
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The Miracle Of Peckham Not only has Del has started going to church, one of the most amazing events has taken place right there in Peckham. The statue of Jesus has shed a tear. Siezing his opportunity, Del makes sure the press and media are involved straight away, for a small price of course, to witness this extraordinary event. No one can explain it, but may be the leak in the church roof might explain a few things?!
(Originally Transmitted 07/09/86)
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The Longest Night While the Trotter clan are out for a spot of quiet shopping in the supermarket, the place is held up by an armed gunman. After being held captive in the managers office, things can't get much worse... until he realises that Del sold him a duff watch down the market.
(Originally Transmitted 14/09/86)
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Tea For Three The race is on to impress Trig's cousin. Both Del and Rodney fancy their chances, but after Del switches up the thermostat on the sun lamp poor old Rodney's feeling a little red. Rodney decides to return the favour when he volunteers Del for a spot of hang-gliding!
(Originally Transmitted 21/09/86)
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Video Nasty Rodney has been nominated as director of a local film production. Everyone wants in on the act, but he may regret ever letting Mickey Pearce get involved, when his harmless movie ends up more like a video found on a top-shelf somewhere...
(Originally Transmitted 28/09/86)
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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Del's chance to become a millionaire has finally come. When one of his old pals offers him a chance of a lifetime business propsition to work for him, how can he refuse? The only catch is, he's got to move to Australia. Naturally Del's all for it, but Rodney and Grandad are less than happy with the idea.
(Originally Transmitted 05/10/86)
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A Royal Flush Who would believe it? Rodney is only dating the daughter of the Duke Of Mallbrey. If Del has his way, we could be looking at a Royal Trotter when they get wed. Everything seems pretty good, but a helping hand from Del to get things moving should spice things up.
(Originally Transmitted 25/12/86)
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The Frog's Legacy Del finds himself lumbered 25 high-tech computers made by the finest craftsmen in Malaysia. Just when things are low, Del bumps into Trig's Aunt Renee at his nieces' wedding. According to her, Del's dear old mum was close friends with Freddy The Frog, who stashed away a hoard of gold bullion following a bank raid. And if that wasn't enough, Freddy left it all to his mum.
(Originally Transmitted 25/12/87)
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Dates Love is in the air for Trotter the younger and senior. While Del-Boy has joined a computer dating agency and got hooked with an up and coming actress, Rodders has to use his more macho and manly side to win a date with barmaid Nervous Neris. A quiet cruise in the 3-wheel van, a leather jacket and slick shades should do the trick.
(Originally Transmitted 25/12/88)
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Yuppy Love Things are going pretty well thesedays for Del and Rodders. Del now mixes with all them loaded yuppy sorts down the bistro bars, and Rodney seems have to found a nice bird by the name Cassandra. Trouble is Rodney suspects Nelson Mandela House might not seem too appealing, so being dropped off down Kings Avenue should help.
(Originally Transmitted 08/01/89)
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Danger UXD When Denzil lands himself in trouble after failing to deliver some dolls to a factory which has exploded in suspicious circumstances, it only needs one false signature from Trotter Senior to get him out of trouble and into the money. Unfortunately, these aren't exactly the dolls he had in mind...
(Originally Transmitted 15/01/89)
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Chain Gang It seems to good to be true. A retired jeweller offers to let Del buy 250 fine quality gold chains. Only trouble is he wants 12 grand for 'em and Dels resources won't quite stretch that far. Cue Mike, Boycey, Trig, Uncle Albert and Rodney with the rest... what could possibly go wrong?
(Originally Transmitted 22/01/89)
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The Unlucky Winner Is... Del-Boy couldn't do Rodney a better favour. After entering his painting in for a cornflakes competition, the 'Marble Arch at Dawn' comes up trumps, and a week in luxury hotel abroad beckons. Only trouble is, this was first prize winner in the under-15 category. All he has to do is pretend to be 14 all week, should be a breeze...
(Originally Transmitted 29/01/89)
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Sickness And Wealth The yuppy lifestyle has finally got to Del, but stomach cramps are the least of his worries. If theres one thing the 'he-who-dares' businessman can't stand, its the Doctors. But leave it upto Rodney and Albert, they'll soon sort him out...
(Originally Transmitted 05/02/89)
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Little Problems The infamous Driscoll brothers are back in town, and they're on the warpath. After coming to the conclusion that Del has ripped them off over some dodgy mobile phones, they want their £2000 back pronto. Just a shame Del's already promised it to Rodney as a wedding present...
(Originally Transmitted 12/02/89)
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The Jolly Boys' Outing Its tradition for Del and the boys to go on their annual outing to Margate. The boys set off , and things are going pretty well until the bus driver gets drunk at the half-way-house. Thanks to Denzil though they finally make it, but after a good day things take a turn for the worse. The Musta F80 car stereo Del had installed in the bus decides to blow up, leaving them stranded.
(Originally Transmitted 25/12/89)
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Rodney Come Home For Rodney, married life ain't all it's cracked to be. Cassandra has no time for him anymore, and certainly has no time to knock him up pie and chips when he feels like it. A split seems best, and with Rodney being the stud he is, he has no trouble dating the bird from the Peckham Exhaust Centre. But what will Cassandra say?
(Originally Transmitted 25/12/90)
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The Sky's The Limit Del has been offered a state-of-the-art Satellite Dish from his slightly dodgy pal Bronco. Things could finally be back on between Rodders and Cassandra when he picks her up from Gatwick and they both check in for a romantic weekend. Trouble is, Gatwick seem to have Air Traffic problems - someone has nicked the transmission dish from the runway...
(Originally Transmitted 30/12/90)
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Chance Of A Lunchtime The electronic masterpiece no front door should be without... a doorbell that plays 36 different National Anthems. While business should be booming for Del, Raquel is up for an audition. Could it be broadway and lights for the Peckham star? Maybe not, but she has some news that'll certainly cheer Del up.
(Originally Transmitted 06/01/91)
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Stage Fright An old mate by the name of Eric who owns the Starlight Rooms is in a spot of bother over a non-existant cabaret which just happens to be for a local gangsters' Mother's birthday. Raquel is sure to win 'em over, but she'll only sing duets which leaves Del Boy to find a quality replacement... a singing Dustman perhaps?
(Originally Transmitted 13/01/91)
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The Class Of '62 A very intriguing fax from Mike at the Nags Head invites Del and the class of 1962 to a reunion at the pub. The mystery guest just wants to see his old mates again, but who could it be? Their old Headmaster perhaps, or even worse than that... surely not Slater the dreaded copper.
(Originally Transmitted 20/01/91)
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He Ain't Heavy, He's My Uncle With Raquel pregnant, it's time for Del & Co to become a two car family. It's handy to know the right people, and old pal Boycie'll do his best to fix him up with a stylish banger. Whats more, Albert has just been attacked by 4 or was it 5 muggers on the way back from the over 60's club.
(Originally Transmitted 27/01/91)
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Three Men, A Woman And A Baby... At present, things don't look too good for Rodders And Cassandra. What with all the rainforests dying and Polar Icecaps melting, Rodney needs a boost, and fast. Perhaps one of Del's latest line of ponytail wigs can do the trick to improve his fading image...
(Originally Transmitted 03/02/91)
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Miami Twice When Rodney has some spare cash, Del decides a holiday to Miami for him and Cassandra would be just the ticket. Unfortunately Cassy can't make that week, bank duty calls once again. Naturally Del sacrifices work commitments to go with him, but when all their luggage and money is stolen - how can things get any worse. Luckily, they bump into some nice folk at the Nightclub from the Mafia... how fortunate?!
(Originally Transmitted 24-25/12/91)
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Mother Nature's Son Organic food is all the rage thesedays, and Rodney's friend Miles has made a million selling the stuff. Thats just what Del needs, and thanks to the Peckham Spring (or the hosepipe running it!) he'll be selling Peckham Spring Water all over the world. It's not illegal - they're just selling public water to the public.
(Originally Transmitted 25/12/92)
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Fatal Extraction Del's constant late night gambling lands Del in real marital trouble. So deep that Raquel leaves him, and goes to stay with Cassandra and Rodney for a while. So back to being single once again, Del succeeds in pulling a bird down at the Dentists. But when the time comes to kiss and make up with Raquel, she just won't leave him alone.
(Originally Transmitted 25/12/93)
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Heroes And Villains One of the final three episodes ever made. Del and Rodney are invited to a friends fancy-dress do, but thanks to Boycie, Del isn't informed that he died just days earlier and the occasion is now more of a funeral than a party. This is no time to roll up as Batman and Robin!
(Originally Transmitted 25/12/96)
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Modern Men Del's new book 'Modern Men' is sure to transform him forever. He'll the new-age sensitive, caring guy in no time. It's a good time to start, because Raquel's and her parents are due to be re-united, and they want to see her future husband-to-be.
(Originally Transmitted 27/12/96)
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Time On Our Hands The episode no-one ever thought they'd see. The Trotters have finally become millionaires, thanks to the sale of an old piece of 'junk' that Del's had in his lock-up for years. The famous lost timepiece was auctioned at Sotherby's and fetched millions. The dream has finally become reality...
(Originally Transmitted 29/12/96)
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Will there be another..?
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