Only Fools and Horses in the form of regulars at the local pub "The Nag's Head". These included pub landlord Mike Fisher (Kenneth MacDonald), lorry driver Denzil (Paul Barber), youthful spiv Mickey Pearce (Patrick Murray) and Boycie's flirtatious wife Marlene (Sue Holderness). As the series progressed, the scope of the plots expanded. Many early episodes were largely self-contained, with few plot-lines mentioned again, but the show developed a story arc and an ongoing episodic dimension. After Grandad died following the death of actor Lennard Pearce, his younger brother Uncle Albert (Buster Merryfield) emerged and moved in with Del and Rodney. After years of searching,
Mother Nature's Son (Only Fools and Horses) Mother Nature's Son (Only Fools and Horses) "Mother Nature's Son" is the eleventh Christmas special episode of the BBC sit-com "Only Fools and Horses". It was first broadcast on 25 December 1992. In the episode, Del sells tap water as "Peckham Spring". The episode repeats on the UKTV channel "Gold". With Christmas coming, Del's application to buy the Trotter family's council flat in "Yuppy Love" has finally been granted, albeit rather late and suddenly, meaning he now owns the flat but is not as able to pay the mortgage as he was originally planning to. He also inherits Grandad's old