Trigger (Only Fools and Horses) Trigger laughing at a television set which was turned off. Trigger was scripted to appear in the 2014 "Only Fools and Horses" sketch for Sport Relief, but Lloyd-Pack died on 15 January 2014, from pancreatic cancer. The script was subsequently rewritten to omit his role, although it is mentioned in the sketch that Trigger cannot assist Del and Rodney with their latest business venture because he is working at the market. The sketch was dedicated to the memory of Lloyd-Pack and John Sullivan. Trigger (Only Fools and Horses) Colin Ball, more commonly known as Trigger, is a fictional character in
Del Boy Boy at 15, before Rodney has been born. This is confirmed when the teacher complains about the boys having to stay at school for another year because of a change in the law. (The school leaving age in the UK was raised to 16 in 1972.) This, however, is inconsistent with "Big Brother" (Series 1, 1981), when Del states that he is 13 years older than Rodney. If this were so, Del should have been 12 or 13 in "Rock & Chips". The 2015 novel "He Who Dares..." confirms that Del was born on 10 December 1945. Del Boy works