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
Sleeping Dogs Lie (Only Fools and Horses) hilarious. After a few jokes intended to reference the fact that he has taken a dog's vitamin tablets and with Albert confused as to why the boys are laughing and acting strangely towards him, Del and Rodney ask him to come with them and Del then says 'come on boy, come on' to end the episode with him and Rodney in bits. Sleeping Dogs Lie (Only Fools and Horses) "Sleeping Dogs Lie" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, "Only Fools and Horses". It was the fifth episode of series 4 and first broadcast on 21 March 1985. In the