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
Raquel Verdesoto Raquel Verdesoto Raquel Verdesoto Salgado de Romo Dávila (November 16, 1910 in Ambato – May 27, 1999 in Quito) was an Ecuadorian writer, poet, teacher, feminist, and activist. Her parents were Francisco Verdesoto Murillo and Lucila Salgado Hidalgo, she earned a teaching degree from the Manuela Cañizares Normal School. She published her first book of poetry "Sin mandamientos" (English: "Without Commandments") in 1934, which scandalized Ecuadorian society at the time. She majored in Literature at the Central University of Ecuador, and earned a doctorate in Education Science. Besides her poetry, she is also known for her biographical works. As a