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 Chaves "Tierra Sin Males" (Land without Evil, 1977), "Todo es del Viento" (All is of the Wind, 1980), "Siete Viajes" (Seven Voyages, 1984) and "Partes del Todo" (Parts of the Whole, 2000). Chaves' poetry focuses on transcendence, illustrates how the mind achieves awareness of self, explores the individual soul, and reflects the Paraguayan concern with transcendence in connection with the feast of the Virgin of Caacupe. Raquel Chaves Raquel Chaves (born 1939) is a Paraguayan poet, journalist, novelist, and educator. Chaves is a professor of English literature at the Universidad Nacional de Asunción. She is a contributor to the SEP (Paraguayan