27 Facts About Del Boy

Del Boy 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.

Del Boy is a compulsive liar, particularly to women, customers, policemen and even his family and doctors.

In "Fatal Extraction", it is revealed that Del Boy is frightened of dentists, avoiding visiting them whenever possible and only reluctantly visiting due to bad toothache.

Del Boy thinks he has knowledge in subjects like geography, history, art and other academic subjects.

Del Boy 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 honest when expressing his love for his family and others.

Del Boy, having previously refused to name the thief, makes a deal with Slater to guarantee their release, with immunity from prosecution for doing so.

Del Boy is later diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome caused by his diet of fast foods, cigars and alcohol.

Del Boy has had many girlfriends, a fact that is the subject of numerous sarcastic comments by Rodney.

Del Boy finally meets his partner Raquel Turner in the 1988 special "Dates".

Del Boy's father was friends with Freddie Robdal, who became better known as Freddie the Frog.

When he was a youngster, Del Boy was always told to call Freddie "Uncle Fred".

Del Boy has many friends during the series; Denzil, Trigger, Boycie, Marlene and Mike, to name but a few.

Del Boy is courageous and, although not intellectual, he is quick-witted but inadvertently gets Rodney into trouble.

In "Wanted", when a mentally unstable woman accuses Rodney of attacking her, Del Boy makes a joke of it and says that the police have named Rodney "The Peckham Pouncer".

In "A Slow Bus to Chingford" Rodney tells his date Janice that Del Boy "used to be cultural advisor to the Chelsea Shed", a reference to the Shed End at Stamford Bridge where the most fanatical Chelsea fans would stand.

Del Boy is selfish, but can be very thoughtful, such as when he tried to help Rodney get over his wife Cassandra's miscarriage of their first baby.

Del Boy never hesitates to remind people about how he brought Rodney up practically on his own after their mother died and father left, often using this fact to win arguments with Rodney.

Del Boy is shown to be quite duplicitous, once described by corrupt policeman and former school peer Roy Slater as "A man who could talk himself out of a room with no doors".

Once Del Boy's immunity was guaranteed, he confessed that he was the thief, confidently showing a shocked Slater his immunity papers.

Del Boy is visibly disgusted to hear that Joan is pregnant with what he incorrectly believes to be Reg's second child.

Del Boy takes great pride in having raised Rodney after their mother's premature death and has never forgiven his father for running away when Rodney was an infant.

Del Boy is a petty criminal and makes no attempt to hide it unless directly confronted by the authorities.

Del Boy pays no tax, claiming that, since he and his family do not benefit from the welfare state, they should not have to contribute to it.

Del Boy 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 Boy's "autobiography", called He Who Dares, was released in October 2015.