Trigger (Only Fools and Horses) Trigger did not know his father and in all seriousness says "he died a couple of years before I was born", when Rodney asks of his whereabouts in the episode "Ashes to Ashes". He was brought up by his grandparents, with his grandfather having also been a roadsweeper. When Trigger is pushed by Boycie to say whom his mother had written down on the birth certificate as Trigger's father Trigger says, reluctantly, "Some soldiers". Trigger is not married, but he occasionally mentions past relationships during the series and is seen on a blind date with a woman in the 1988
It Never Rains... Del says "It's early yet!". Mungo Jerry: In The Summertime It Never Rains... "It Never Rains..." is an episode of the BBC sitcom, "Only Fools and Horses". It was the sixth episode of series 2, and was first screened on 25 November 1982. In the episode, Del, Rodney and Grandad go on holiday to Spain. All is going well until Grandad gets arrested. It has been endlessly raining for four days in Peckham, and the Trotters have not been able to flog any of their sun-hats. At "The Nag's Head", Del Boy bumps into his friend Alex, a down-on-his-luck travel