Rodney Trotter and was born from a one line joke in the very first episode, "Big Brother". This became a long-standing joke throughout the entire series. It is revealed in numerous episodes such as "Big Brother", "The Long Legs of the Law", and "A Royal Flush" that Rodney is embarrassed about Del's antics, including lying to girls they want to date. In "Yuppy Love", he lied to a new girlfriend, Cassandra, that he lived in the posh King’s Avenue in order to impress her; however, she later found out where he lived when she phoned Nelson Mandela House. Del often asks Rodney
Rodney Come Home find that Cassandra has not prepared dinner for him and is instead going out to play badminton. They argue, and Cassandra accuses Rodney of being childish if he expects her to cook for him like a servant from the 1930s. Rodney subsequently storms out. Meanwhile, at Nelson Mandela House, Del and Raquel are enjoying a romantic dinner and, just as Del is about to proposition Raquel, Rodney bursts in and tells everyone that his marriage is over. Rodney decides to sleep in his old bedroom, but Del tells him that Raquel is sleeping there, so Rodney will be sleeping on