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Derek Edward "Del Boy" Trotter (born 12 July 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 is known for his broken French quotes which are usually completely out of context and a variety of catchphrases, including: "He who dares – wins!", "This time next year we'll be millionaires", "Lovely Jubbly!", "You know it makes sense" (which he usually says to his customers after they've agreed on a deal) and "You plonker!" (which he usually says to Rodney). ==Personality== Del Boy is a friendly, happy-go-lucky, cheeky character. While not always successful, his general optimism and confidence often persuade people to believe in him. From the sixth series on, he adopts some of the mannerisms of a stereotypical yuppie of the late 1980s, pretending to be much more wealthy than he really is, as he tries to associate with the upper classes despite being obviously working class. Del Boy is a habitual liar, particularly to women, customers, policemen and even his family and doctors. He sometimes lies when it is against his best interests, such as when he claims to be a health freak while suffering from stomach pains, leading to his spending several days under observation in hospital rather than receiving an immediate diagnosis. 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 a doctor, until a medium tricks him into believing his departed mother wants him to visit the doctor about his stomach. In ''Fatal Extraction'', it is revealed that Del is also frightened of dentists, avoiding visiting them whenever possible (his previous dentist died on the night of the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977) and only reluctantly visiting due to bad toothache. Del presents himself as being able to speak some French, though few of his phrases make any sense in the context he uses them in (e.g. saying "au revoir" to mean "hello" and "bonjour" as goodbye). He also thinks he has knowledge in subjects like geography (believing Stockholm to be in Norway), history, art and other academic subjects (his lack of knowledge in history is shown well in "To Hull and Back" in which he calls Albert "the finest little sailor this country has produced since Nelson lost the Armada".) He believes the term "yuppie" to be a compliment, and unintentionally causes considerable offence when he calls a person a yuppie to their face. Del Boy is not always outspoken when expressing his love for his family and others, but this side of his nature is shown in numerous episodes, such as "Diamonds Are for Heather", "Strained Relations", "Dates", "The Yellow Peril" and "Little Problems". His care for his grandfather ("Grandad" – Lennard Pearce) is shown in "The Second Time Around", when Grandad confesses to having Trigger phone to tell Del that his fiancée, Pauline Harris, has killed her husband Bobby Finch by poisoning him. Another example of this care is shown in "May the Force be With You". Faced with the possibility of he and Rodney going to prison for handling a stolen microwave, corrupt policeman Roy Slater makes a veiled threat suggesting that a now-alone and vulnerable Grandad could fall victim to an attack by some hired thugs. Del, having hitherto refused to name the thief, makes a deal with Slater to guarantee their release, with immunity from prosecution for doing so. When he's gotten immunity from prosecution, he names himself as the thief. Although engaged many times, he never marries. He has had many girlfriends, a fact that is the subject of numerous harsh comments by Rodney. He finally meets his partner Raquel Turner (whom he calls his "significant other") in the 1988 special "Dates". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Del Boy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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