Raquel Turner Raquel Turner Rachel "Raquel" Turner (formerly Slater; born 4 June 1957) is a fictional character from the BBC television sit-com "Only Fools and Horses", in which she was Del Boy's longtime girlfriend. She was portrayed by Tessa Peake-Jones. With "Only Fools and Horses" moving into its sixth series, writer John Sullivan wanted Del Boy to start looking for more mature women, rather than continually chasing 20-year-olds, and to have a long-term relationship, so he came up with the character Raquel for the 1988 Christmas special episode, "Dates". During the episode, she was introduced to Del via a dating agency and
Boy Meets Boy (TV series) of the show called "Boy Meets Goy", recurring sketches had the pair appear on "Scare Tactics" and then on "Hollywood Squares". "Boy Meets Boy" is also mentioned in the "South Park" episode "South Park Is Gay!", which lampoons the metrosexuality and gay reality TV fad. Boy Meets Boy (TV series) Boy Meets Boy is an American reality television show in which a gay man met and chose a mate from a group of 15 potential male suitors. The show featured the twist that the "leading man" did not know that the mix of suitors included both gay and heterosexual men.