May the Force Be with You (Only Fools and Horses) he has been tasked with tracking down a stolen microwave. He meets Trigger and Boycie – both horrified by his return – in the "Nag's Head", and announces that he has recently been promoted to Detective Inspector. He begins talking to Rodney, who is unaware that Slater is a police officer, and tells him that he is an old "friend" of Del's. Rodney invites Slater back to Nelson Mandela House, without informing Del. Back at the flat, Del is left dumbfounded when Slater walks in, and quickly makes Rodney aware that Slater is not an old friend, but an unscrupulous
Strangers on the Shore Gang". When Del, Rodney, and Boycie arrive in France, they meet with Boycie's Iranian business partner, Mr. Mamoon, who introduces them to his son, Rashid. Believing the trio are there to demand a ransom, Rashid panics and claims Boycie and the Trotter brothers are the kidnappers. Mr. Mamoon calls the police and Del, Rodney and Boycie are arrested for kidnapping. Strangers on the Shore "Strangers on the Shore...!" is an episode of the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses", first screened on 25 December 2002 as the second part of the early 2000s Christmas trilogy, the seventeenth Christmas special and