Grandad (Only Fools and Horses) Grandad (Only Fools and Horses) Edward Kitchener "Ted" Trotter, better known simply as Grandad, was a character in the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses" from 1981 to 1984. He was played by Lennard Pearce in the original series, and was portrayed by Phil Daniels in the prequel, "Rock & Chips". The character was grandfather to Del Boy, and Rodney Trotter, and older brother to Uncle Albert (Buster Merryfield). Lennard Pearce's death in December 1984 was written into the series with the death of the character. Born in Peckham Rye, London in 1905, Grandad stated that his earliest memories were
Only Fools and Horses and become friends with when they were working on "Citizen Smith", a draft script was shown to the Corporation's Head of Comedy, John Howard Davies. Davies commissioned Sullivan to write a full series. Sullivan believed the key factor in its being accepted was the success of ITV's new drama, "Minder", a series with a similar premise and also set in modern-day London. Sullivan had initially given the show the working title "Readies". For the actual title he intended to use, as a reference to the protagonist's tax and work-evading lifestyle, "Only Fools and Horses". That name was based on a