Dates (Only Fools and Horses) 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
Raquel Ormella Raquel Ormella Raquel Ormella (born 1969) is an Australian multimedia artist known for addressing social issues. Raquel Ormella was born in Sydney in 1969. Ormella completed her undergraduate degree and a Masters by research, at the University of Western Sydney, and in 2013 a PhD at the Australian National University. Her thesis examined human relationships with urban birds. Since 2006 Raquel Ormella has taught painting at the Australian National University in the 3rd year, Honours and post-graduate programs. Ormella is an artist working at the intersections of art and activism, investigating the means by which critical reflexivity in contemporary art