Modern Men (Only Fools and Horses) Modern Men (Only Fools and Horses) "Modern Men" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, "Only Fools and Horses". It was the second episode of the 1996 Christmas trilogy and the fourteenth Christmas special, first screened on 27 December 1996. In the episode, Del Boy is a reading a new lifestyle book, "Modern Man". Later, Cassandra suffers a miscarriage. Because of the good news that Cassandra and Rodney are expecting a baby, the Trotters go out for a night at the "Nag's Head". At the Nag's Head, Del Boy is able to convince Mike to accept a fiver for a
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