Challis happily played Boycie on screen for decades - and even adopted the persona in appearances in other entertainment shows, fan conventions and even in a video message this year advocating the wearing of face-coverings in public places to help fight Covid. He fails to make enough to pay his tax bill, but an inheritance from the recently deceased Uncle Albert gives him the money he needs. Del, having previously refused to name the thief, makes a deal with Slater to guarantee their release, with immunity from prosecution for doing so. Styled to look like Del Boy's sheepskin coat this bath robe will have you feeling like the 'crème de la menth'. While not always successful, his general optimism and confidence often persuade people to believe in him.

Del is courageous and, although not intellectual, he is quick-witted but inadvertently gets Rodney into trouble. Del Boy is a petty criminal and makes no attempt to hide it unless directly confronted by the authorities. Encompassing everything Cockney (though not an actual Cockney), Del Boy is known for his broken French phrases, which are usually completely out of context, and a variety of British and Cockney catchphrases, including: "He who dares, wins! This leaves the teenage Del as the family's sole provider, looking after his grandfather and Rodney, his half-brother who was born around thirteen years after him (the age gap is stated as thirteen years in one episode, but Rodney's year of birth is anywhere between 1958 and 1963 according to different episodes).Del Boy' Trotter's autobiography released: "It's got everything: pictures, words, birds, violence, adventure" ".

It is revealed in " Sickness and Wealth" that he is frightened of doctors, which causes him to resist Albert and Rodney's advice for him to see one, until a medium tricks him into believing his late mother wants him to visit the doctor about his stomach. The BBC's chief content officer Charlotte Moore said Challis was "a wonderful actor who will forever be remembered for playing Boycie in Only Fools and Horses - a character so well loved by millions".We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. Before that, he lives in an old detached house in 39 Orchard Street with his mother, father and grandfather. In " Wanted", when a mentally unstable woman accuses Rodney of attacking her, Del makes a joke of it and says that the police have named Rodney "The Peckham Pouncer". Despite his general positive demeanour, the episode Diamonds Are For Heather reveals that Del Boy has suffered from feelings of loneliness over his lack of a family beyond Grandad and Rodney on at least one occasion.

Although he was famed for his nasal south London twang as Boycie, he was actually born in Bristol and only moved to London as a young child.In an early episode, " The Second Time Around", it is implied that he is legally dead [6] and therefore does not pay tax. Faced with the possibility of Del and Rodney going to prison for handling a stolen microwave, corrupt policeman Roy Slater makes a cryptic comment suggesting that an alone and vulnerable Grandad could fall victim to an attack by some hired thugs. In fact he was so popular with viewers that, when Only Fools and Horses ended its long run, the BBC developed a spin-off show following the continuing adventures of Boycie and long-suffering wife Marlene. In the episode Del mentions visiting a friend's Christening party and seeing his friend's family had come to join in the celebration, at which point Del felt so upset that he left early.