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 del Rosario Raquel del Rosario Raquel del Rosario Macías (; born 3 November 1982) is a Spanish singer. She is the lead vocalist of the band ("Morpheus' Dream"). Raquel is the second of six children. At the age of 14, she started writing the first of many songs. Raquel, a self-taught musician, was 17 when she met David Feito from Asturias, who headed a Celtic-based music group. In 2000, Raquel left her native Gran Canaria for Asturias with David and joined his group, "Xemà", finally to see their first album released. Soon after Raquel and David met Juan Luis Suárez, and the