Dates (Only Fools and Horses)
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Only Fools and Horses episode | |
Episode no. | Episode 7 (Christmas Special) |
Directed by | Tony Dow |
Written by | John Sullivan |
Produced by | Gareth Gwenlan |
Original air date | 25 December 1988 |
Running time | 79 minutes
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"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.
Synopsis
The Trotters have been earning a lot of money recently, and Uncle Albert's birthday is upcoming, 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 a successful import and export business, he meets a struggling actress named Raquel Turner. The two form a bond and agree to meet again. Del asks Raquel to join him at Albert's birthday party, but she declines, saying she has to attend an acting class.
Rodney also arranges a date, with Nag's Head barmaid, "Nervous" Nerys. He is convinced by Mickey and Jevon that Nerys likes "macho" men. Wearing a leather jacket and acting aloof, he goes driving with Nerys. They get into a high-speed car chase when Rodney tries to live up to his bad boy role by swearing at a gang of young punks who are playing very loud music from their open-top vehicle. In his attempts to outrun the punks, Rodney speeds past two police officers at temporary traffic light. The officers vow to apprehend the driver of the "yellow, three-wheeled van".
As a surprise for Albert's party, Del has hired a
Episode cast
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First appearances
External links
- "Dates" at BBC Online
- "Dates" at IMDb