Rodney Trotter a supportive partner in Cassandra, whom he met at a computer training course in "Yuppy Love", and married in 1989. Her father Alan employed Rodney at his company, Parry Print Ltd. (at least until Rodney accidentally quit that job), and, with some financial assistance from Del, he was able to buy a flat and finally move out of Nelson Mandela House. Their marriage suffered when Rodney punched Cassandra's boss, and broke his nose, when returning from Margate in "The Jolly Boys' Outing". They split up in the 1990 Christmas special "Rodney Come Home" (having split up three times in the
Rodney Trotter Rodney tells Trigger that if Del and Raquel's baby is a boy, they will name it Rodney after him. Trigger then tells Mike, the landlord of The Nags Head pub, who is holding a "Guess the baby name" competition, that "If it's a boy, they're naming him Rodney, after Dave". Another instance was portrayed in "Modern Men", when Mike announced a toast to future Mum and Dad "Cassandra and Rodney"; everyone said "Cassandra and Rodney", but Trigger could be heard shouting "Dave" after everyone else stops talking. In "Homesick", Rodney did tell Trigger to his face that his name was