26 Facts About Rodney Trotter

Rodney Charlton Trotter is a fictional character in the long running BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, played by Nicholas Lyndhurst.

Rodney Charlton Trotter was born on 2 November 1960 to Joan Trotter and Freddie ' The Frog ' Robdal.

In "Little Problems" it is revealed that Rodney is named after "handsome actor" Rod Taylor and Charlton after Charlton Athletic, his mother's favourite football team.

Rodney Trotter has supported Del with all his schemes, but is not as confident as his brother.

The BBC comedy guide for Only Fools and Horses clearly states that Rodney Trotter's birthday is 26 February; however, this is contradicted in "Sleepless in Peckham", when Cassandra mistakes Freddie the Frog in an old 1960s photo of the first Jolly Boys' Outing for Rodney Trotter.

In "Big Brother" since Rodney Trotter had said he was 23, Rodney Trotter must already have had his birthday that year with Del still to have his 36th birthday later that year.

In "Healthy Competition", which was broadcast in the November of 1983, Rodney Trotter says that he is twenty four years old.

In "As One Door Closes", set in early 1985, Rodney Trotter tells Del that he is 24, making his year of birth 1960.

In "Yuppy Love", Del states that the Trotter family have been living at Nelson Mandela House since 1962, and that Rodney was born in the flat.

However, during "Mother Nature's Son", set around Christmas 1992, Rodney Trotter states that he is 31, suggesting he was born in 1961.

Del claimed in "Mother Nature's Son" that Rodney Trotter was still being breastfed until he was three and a half years old.

Rodney Trotter was expelled from art college in Basingstoke after three weeks for smoking cannabis in a fellow student's room.

In early episodes, Rodney Trotter was angered by this, and by the fact that he had a menial job and lived in a shambolic flat.

Rodney Trotter 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.

Rodney Trotter has principles and is often disgusted by Del's business activities, such as dealing in stolen goods.

Rodney Trotter found a kindred-spirit in Cassandra, whom he met at a computer training course in "Yuppy Love".

Rodney Trotter 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.

Rodney Trotter stayed the night but they were interrupted by Del phoning to say Raquel had gone into labour.

Rodney Trotter's personality was based on the experiences of series creator John Sullivan, who had an older brother and claimed to have been, like Rodney Trotter, a slacker and an idealist in his youth, but struggled with confidence and was supported by his sibling.

The only running phrase Rodney Trotter uses is the word "cosmic" to describe something good or impressive, either in a sentence or exclamation form.

One instance was in "Three Men, a Woman and a Baby", Rodney Trotter tells Trigger that if Del and Raquel's baby is a boy, they will name it Rodney Trotter after him.

In "Homesick", Rodney Trotter did tell Trigger to his face that his name was Rodney Trotter and not Dave.

Trigger seemed to understand but almost immediately started calling him Dave again, and refers to him as this when Rodney Trotter is not around.

Rodney Trotter was convinced that he was going to be the son of Satan.

Rodney Trotter has been portrayed locally in the Grimsby area by Taz Sevenoaks.