Rodney Trotter and was born from a one line joke in the very first episode, "Big Brother". This became a long-standing joke throughout the entire series. It is revealed in numerous episodes such as "Big Brother", "The Long Legs of the Law", and "A Royal Flush" that Rodney is embarrassed about Del's antics, including lying to girls they want to date. In "Yuppy Love", he lied to a new girlfriend, Cassandra, that he lived in the posh King’s Avenue in order to impress her; however, she later found out where he lived when she phoned Nelson Mandela House. Del often asks Rodney
Rodney Trotter pretending a ponytail was a rat. He stayed the night but they were interrupted by Del phoning to say Raquel had gone into labour. In "Miami Twice", it was revealed that the two were living together on weekends as they tried to rebuild their relationship. In "Mother Nature's Son", they were back together fully. They had been trying for a baby ever since, so when it was announced that Cassandra was pregnant, everyone was jubilant. However she miscarried at the end of the following episode; "Modern Men". Rodney and Cassandra now have a young daughter called Joan, who Rodney named