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
Stage Fright (Only Fools and Horses) making "Crying" sound more like "Cwying". Del quickly leaves after the song is over, while Rodney applauds politely. Back at Nelson Mandela House, Del is worried about what Eugene will do to him, until a fuming Raquel and a sniggering Rodney both enter. Raquel admits that she and Tony carried on with the performance, singing "Please Welease Me", "Congwatulations", and the "Gween Gween Gwass of Home", followed (according to Rodney) by a medley of "wock and woll". Tony shows up for his money, and Del pays him, Raquel, and Rodney. Tony then talks about how his rhotacism prevents him from