Trigger (Only Fools and Horses) Trigger felt excluded as a child and found his status by saying things that made people laugh. Trigger first appeared on "Only Fools and Horses" in the first episode and appeared regularly throughout the entire show's run. He is an example of a breakout character in that he became popular with the show's audience, despite his status as a minor, supporting character. Trigger appears as a teenager in the "Only Fools and Horses" prequel series, "Rock & Chips", where he is portrayed as equally daft as in the main series. As shown in "Sleepless in Peckham", he accompanies Del, his
Boycie the Trotters. One of his trademarks is his deep, mocking laugh, usually following a sarcastic, biting remark at the expense of Del or other characters, as well as his distinctive South London nasal twang. Boycie has appeared since the second episode of the first series; he made sporadic appearances from series 2–5 and appeared more in series 6 and 7. It is, however, usually Del (a character more street smart and popular with the Nag's Head social group) who wins the upper hand, often trading on the fact that he has a long-standing, flirtatious friendship with Boycie's wife, Marlene. Del