Trigger (Only Fools and Horses) gang, his family and Freddie the Frog on the first Jolly Boys' Outing in 1960. Trigger is a relatively minor character in the prequel series, giving a daft remark every now and again, but he receives a rather notable mention in "The Frog and the Pussycat" when Violet Trotter, Del's grandmother, mentions Grandad's affair with Trigger's grandmother, Alice Ball (marking the first time in the history of the "Only Fools and Horses" franchise that Trigger's real name is mentioned). At one point in the pilot episode, Reg asks Del and Jumbo if Trigger is mentally OK, since he once spotted
Only Fools and Horses mooted by Ray Butt, following the success of other sitcom crossovers such as "Dad's Army" and "Are You Being Served?". Sullivan wasn't keen, owing to his work on "Just Good Friends" as well as "Only Fools and Horses", and inexperience with the theatre, so nothing came of it. In July 2018, John Sullivan's son, Jim Sullivan, announced that an Only Fools and Horses musical was nearing completion, with a script by Jim Sullivan and Paul Whitehouse. Jim Sullivan said, "Back in 2010 my Dad had been toying with the possibility of a stage show but sadly didn’t get the chance