Dates (Only Fools and Horses) while at the "Nag's Head" he is approached by the two police officers still searching for the owner of the yellow van. Believing the female officer to be another stripper hired by Albert, Del rips her blouse off and is arrested. Heartbroken, Raquel leaves for the Middle East just as Del Boy is taken into custody. 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,
Only Fools and Horses Horses"" by Richard Webber, both of which detail the history of the series. The scripts have been published in a three-volume compendium, ""The Bible of Peckham"". In October 2015, "He Who Dares...", a fictional autobiography, was released by Ebury Press. The book was written by John Sullivan's son, Jim Sullivan. In August 2017, "Only Fools and Horses: The Peckham Archives", was released by Ebury Press. The book was written by Rod Green, with the help of Jim Sullivan. In November 2018, "You Know It Makes Sense, Lessons From The Derek Trotter School of Business (And Life)", was released by Ebury