Trigger (Only Fools and Horses) proceeded to use to decorate his mother's grave. Only then did Trigger inform him that the paint was used on signs in railway tunnels and was, therefore, luminous. He also supplies a load of stolen cigarettes, and in the opening episode announces to Del that he "popped round to (my) sisters to sort out an alibi for next Thursday." Trigger's most famous characteristic is that he constantly calls Rodney Trotter "Dave", the reason why being unknown. In fact, it is established that Trigger simply cannot grasp the idea that "Dave" is actually called Rodney. Rodney finally brings up the issue
Del Boy and Rodney says, "The old Derek Trotter could smell a fiver in a force 9 gale. They used to say that if Del Boy fell into a Viper's Pit, he'd come up wearing snake-skin shoes." However, in the episode ‘’Cash and Curry’’, from series one, Del lost £2,000 to a pair of confidence tricksters. While maintaining a tough exterior, Del still mourns the death of his mother and runs T.I.T. with Rodney. He takes great pride in having raised Rodney after their mother's premature death and has never forgiven his father for running away when Rodney was an infant. Despite