Grandad (Only Fools and Horses) "Yesterday Never Comes", Del suggests that he watches "The Chinese Detective" in his bedroom in order to remove him from the sitting room. He also owns an allotment, as mentioned in "The Russians Are Coming", as well as seen in "Mother Nature's Son". None of the main characters address Grandad by his name. Trigger addresses him as 'Mr Trotter' in Ashes to Ashes, and in "Who's a Pretty Boy?", even pet shop owner Louis greets him as 'Grandad'. His name is not revealed until "Rock & Chips". However, despite his senility and simplicity, Grandad was more crafty than he let
Rodney Trotter along a couple of years later after me. Oh no no, not you. You had to wait thirteen years!" In the following episode "Go West Young Man, which was broadcast in September 1981 (and was the second episode of "Only Fools and Horses" ever broadcast), Del Boy states that he (Del) is 35. In "Big Brother" since Rodney had said he was 23, Rodney must already have had his birthday that year with Del still to have his 36th birthday later that year. Therefore Rodney must have been born during 1958. In "As One Door Closes", set in early 1985,