Dates (Only Fools and Horses) Dates (Only Fools and Horses) "Dates" is the seventh Christmas special episode of the BBC sitcom, "Only Fools and Horses", first broadcast on 25 December 1988. In the episode, Del Boy joins a dating agency and meets Raquel. Rodney also goes on a date, with Nag's Head barmaid Nerys. The Trotters have been earning a lot of money recently, and Uncle Albert's birthday is approaching, which Del Boy and Rodney pretend to have forgotten. Meanwhile, after seeing a girl Trigger has met through a local dating agency, Del also decides to sign up. Styling himself "Derek Duvall", managing director of
In Which We Meet Mr. Jones Times" thought the episode was "solid if unexceptional", as he liked Walter but disliked the "vacuum of personality" that is Astrid. UGO Networks writer Jon Lachonis stated, "If you were on the fence before, [the episode] will drag you kicking and screaming into the dark world of "Fringe" science wielding bogeymen. "In Which we Meet Mr. Jones" is what "Fringe" promised it would be from the beginning, a suspense driven procedural that probes deep into our technological phobias. With this new formulation of "Fringe", we get the challenge of a sophisticated crime drama mixed with sad sack characters that tempt