Del, Rodney went to grammar school, where he received GCEs in Art and Mathematics. Del often asks Rodney questions, saying 'You're the one with GCEs!'. He was subsequently expelled from art college in Basingstoke after three weeks for smoking cannabis in a fellow student's room. He was fined £250 and given an eighteen-month suspended sentence for possession of cannabis. Career With only two GCEs and a criminal record, Del gave Rodney a job as an assistant market trader (or "Financial Advisor") and dogsbody, knowing that he was unlikely to get a decent job anywhere else due to his past mistakes. Rodney's main duty was checking for the police while Del would be illegally selling his merchandise in the market. In early episodes, Rodney was angered by this, and also by the fact that he had a menial job and lived in a shambolic flat. Rodney took over from Del in 2001 when he was declared bankrupt, forbidding him from running a company. When Trotters Independent Traders was about to cease operating, Del knew that Rodney was not banned from managing a firm and so after two decades as an assistant market trader, Rodney finally got promoted to titular Managing Director, but this did not stop Del from trying to control the company. For some time, Rodney worked as Financial Director of T.I.T.CO (a job which included such executive tasks as loading the van). Rodney has principles and is often disgusted by Del's business activities, such as dealing in stolen goods. Despite his moral objections, Rodney is usually persuaded into Del's money-making schemes by Del's smooth-talking manipulation and the possibility of financial rewards. Marriage to Cassandra Rodney found a kindred-spirit in Cassandra, whom he met at a computer training course in "Yuppy Love". He lied to her that he lived in the upmarket King's Avenue in order to impress her; however, she later found out where he lived when she phoned Nelson Mandela House. When he met Cassandra, it gave him a chance to move on in life, which resulted in his leaving Del behind. They married in 1989 in the episode "Little Problems". Her father Alan employed Rodney at his company, Parry Print Ltd. (at least until Rodney accidentally quit that job), and, with some financial assistance from Del, he was able to buy a flat and finally move out of Nelson Mandela House. Their marriage suffered when Rodney assaulted