Strained Relations Strained Relations "Strained Relations" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, "Only Fools and Horses". It was the second episode of series 4, and was first screened on 28 February 1985. It is a day full of sorrow for Del Boy and Rodney, as their Grandad has died. They have attended Grandad's funeral, along with Mike, Boycie, Trigger, and the North London branch of the Trotter family. Back at the wake in Nelson Mandela House, Rodney is extremely upset to find that Del is cheering himself up by telling his mates lots of jokes. Del and Rodney also meet Grandad's
Strangers on the Shore Gang". When Del, Rodney, and Boycie arrive in France, they meet with Boycie's Iranian business partner, Mr. Mamoon, who introduces them to his son, Rashid. Believing the trio are there to demand a ransom, Rashid panics and claims Boycie and the Trotter brothers are the kidnappers. Mr. Mamoon calls the police and Del, Rodney and Boycie are arrested for kidnapping. Strangers on the Shore "Strangers on the Shore...!" is an episode of the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses", first screened on 25 December 2002 as the second part of the early 2000s Christmas trilogy, the seventeenth Christmas special and