The Second Time Around (Only Fools and Horses) that he and Pauline are getting married, and that Pauline will be staying with the Trotters. The next night, Pauline gets on Rodney and Grandad's nerves by refusing to cook for both of them. Del decides that he and Pauline will have to apply for a house of their own. The next morning, as Rodney and Grandad decide to leave for Auntie Rose's cottage in Clacton, and Pauline goes shopping for her wedding ring, Del gets a phone call from Trigger, who tells him that Bobby Finch died of food poisoning. Del does not believe it at first, but eventually
Grandad (Only Fools and Horses) Grandad (Only Fools and Horses) Edward Kitchener "Ted" Trotter, better known simply as Grandad, was a character in the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses" from 1981 to 1984. He was played by Lennard Pearce in the original series, and was portrayed by Phil Daniels in the prequel, "Rock & Chips". The character was grandfather to Del Boy, and Rodney Trotter, and older brother to Uncle Albert (Buster Merryfield). Lennard Pearce's death in December 1984 was written into the series with the death of the character. Born in Peckham Rye, London in 1905, Grandad stated that his earliest memories were