james buckley played del boy in rock and chips.
who plays del boy in rock and chips?
james buckley
derek edward trotter, more commonly known as del boy (born 10 december 1945), is the fictional lead character in the popular bbc sitcom "only fools and horses" and one of the main characters of its prequel, "rock & chips". he was played by david jason in the original series and was portrayed as a teenager by james buckley in the prequel. del boy is often regarded as one of the greatest comedy characters in the history of british television, and is regarded as an iconic character in british culture. in a 2001 poll conducted by channel 4 del boy was ranked fourth on their list of the 100 greatest tv characters.
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in "rock & chips", del boy is shown to have a particularly close relationship with his mother joan, whom he thinks the world of. (he is joan's favourite, to the point that she refuses to run away with freddie robdal until she is certain of del's financial security.) his relationship with grandad is the same in "rock & chips" as in "only fools and horses", but he has an estranged relationship with his father reg. it is clear that they love each other, but they are sometimes at odds, particularly regarding reg's slacker lifestyle and when reg verbally abuses joan, when del threatens to harm him if he does it again. del is also visibly disgusted to hear that joan is pregnant with what he incorrectly believes to be reg's second child. by the end of the pilot episode, their relationship begins to improve, although in "only fools and horses" it is clear that del has still not forgiven reg for abandoning the family after joan's death. this is demonstrated in "thicker than water" when he nearly ejects reg from the flat. but del still appears to feel some familial loyalty to reg, shown when he gives him some money just before his departure.
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