Del Boy Del Boy Derek Edward Trotter, more commonly known as Del Boy (born 10 December 1945), is the fictional lead character in the popular BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses" and one of the main characters of its prequel, "Rock & Chips". He was played by David Jason in the original series and was portrayed as a teenager by James Buckley in the prequel. Del Boy is often regarded as one of the greatest comedy characters in the history of British television, and is regarded as an iconic character in British culture. Encompassing everything Cockney (though coming from Peckham not an
Hole in One (Only Fools and Horses) the "Hole in One" scenes already filmed by Pearce were re-shot (an original shot of Mike looking up [at Grandad] from the Nag's Head cellar was retained). The rest of the original footage has never been transmitted, and is not available on DVD. This was the first episode to include Buster Merryfield in the second version of the opening credits. This version would remain right up to and including the 1996 episode "Time On Our Hands." Hole in One (Only Fools and Horses) "Hole in One" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, "Only Fools and Horses". It was the