Del Boy never marries. He has had many girlfriends, a fact that is the subject of numerous sarcastic comments by Rodney. He finally meets his partner Raquel Turner (whom he calls his "significant other") in the 1988 special "Dates". Del's mother Joan dies on 12 March 1964, apparently after a long string of illnesses. His lazy father Reginald leaves three months later (on Del's 16th birthday), taking most of their money and even Del's birthday cake. This leaves the teenage Del as the family's sole breadwinner, looking after his grandfather and Rodney, his half-brother who was born around thirteen years after him
The Chance of a Lunchtime means, Unc? Either Raquel's pregnant or Del's pissed." Del and Raquel then embrace. Elliott Russell - As Boycie's son Tyler The Chance of a Lunchtime "The Chance of a Lunchtime" is an episode of the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses". It was the second episode of series 7, and first broadcast on 6 January 1991. In the episode, Raquel auditions for a role in a Shakespeare play. Elsewhere, Del tries to sell musical national anthem doorbells. Raquel has been offered the chance to really get her acting career off the ground by auditioning for the part of Rosalind in