The Long Legs of the Law dating a police officer for their business. Del ultimately concludes that a wrong word from Rodney and [Del] could end up doing five years. Rodney returns home late at night and Grandad reveals to Del that he has brought Sandra home with him, resulting in a panic-stricken Del frantically trying to hide some of the illegal goods in the flat, including three cases of export-only gin and some stolen watches recently purchased from Trigger. Rodney and Sandra come in, and Del suddenly realises that Rodney has given her one of Trigger's watches. He gets it off her after "accidentally" spilling
Thicker than Water (Only Fools and Horses) Thicker than Water (Only Fools and Horses) "Thicker than Water" is the third Christmas special episode of the BBC sitcom, "Only Fools and Horses", broadcast on 25 December 1983, and is the first to be screened on Christmas Day. The episode title comes from the proverb blood is thicker than water, highlighted by the appearance of Del and Rodney's father, Reg. Rodney and Grandad are watching television on Christmas Day, when a stranger appears at the door. The stranger turns out to be Del Boy and Rodney's father (and Grandad's son) Reg, who had abandoned them 18 years earlier after