Uncle Albert least fifteen cellars, gaining the nickname of "The Ferret" in the process. After the war, Albert joined the Merchant Navy. In spite of his past with the Royal and Merchant Navies, Albert cannot swim. He lost contact with his brother, Edward (Grandad Trotter) because of a fight over Albert's future wife Ada to whom they were both attracted. Despite this, he attended Edward's funeral. Uncle Albert, as he was known by his two great nephews, Del Boy and Rodney, joined the cast in 1985 during the episode "Strained Relations" when he attended the funeral of his older brother Edward. Shortly
Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle which Phoebe is only too happy to accept his proposal. Sylvester, the Duke of Salford - the hero Phoebe - the heroine, a writer Tom Orde - Phoebe's childhood friend and neighbour Lady Ingham - Sylvester's godmother and Phoebe's grandmother Lady Ianthe - widow of Sylvester's younger twin brother Edmund - Lady Ianthe's son and Sylvester's only nephew Sir Nugent Fotherby - a dandy Button - Edmund's nurse Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle is a Regency romance novel by Georgette Heyer. First published by Heinemann, London and Putnam, New York in 1957, it is the