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Rachel "Raquel" Turner (formerly Slater; born 4 June 1957See ) is a

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'', in which she is

Del Boy Derek Edward Trotter, more commonly known as Del Boy, is a fictional character from the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' and one of the main characters of its spinoff series, ''Rock & Chips''. He was played by David Jason in the original se ...

's long-term partner. She is portrayed by

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Character creation

With ''Only Fools and Horses'' moving into its sixth series, writer John Sullivan wanted Del Boy to start looking for more mature women, rather than continually chasing 20-year-olds, and to have a long-term relationship, so he came up with the character Raquel for the 1988

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Biography

During the episode, she was introduced to Del via a

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and at first the two got on well. She told Del that she was a trained actress, with ambitions to have a full-time career in the profession, although her only experiences of the business had been an unsuccessful

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with a friend, ''Double Cream''. She made various low-key stage appearances, (including one headlining at the Talk of the Town, Reading, in which she fluffed her lines so badly that the crowd cheered when

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was announced) and a one-line part in a ''

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'' episode. She also mentioned that, owing to her career choice, she had long been estranged from her parents, not having seen or spoken to them for years. However, she supplemented her income with a part-time job as a stripagram, a fact Del only discovered when he unwittingly booked her for

Uncle Albert Albert Gladstone Trotter, better known as Uncle Albert (19 November 1920 – 2001), was a fictional character in the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'', portrayed by Buster Merryfield. He was introduced during the fourth series as a replace ...

's birthday party at the Nag's Head

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. Humiliated in front of all his friends, Del told her he no longer wanted to see her. However, she then told Del that if he wanted her to stay, she would refuse the job she had been offered in the

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and remain with him. Del changed his mind but an untimely misunderstanding with the police (when he mistook a female officer for another stripper) resulted in him being arrested and unable to meet her. Heartbroken, she left London to work in the Middle East and later the United States. It was initially intended for that to be Raquel's only appearance in the show, but a year later Sullivan wrote her into the series again, for the 1989 Christmas special, "

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". During the episode, Del and a group of friends were on their annual day trip to

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and, by chance, were stranded there for the night when their coach blew up. They went to a night club that evening, where Raquel was working as a magician's stage assistant. She and Del spoke again, and this time agreed to stay in touch. Shortly afterwards, Raquel moved back to

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with Del and, from series seven onwards, she became a permanent character. Thereafter, Raquel tried on several occasions to resurrect her show-business career, such as auditioning for

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plays (she won a role in a production, only to turn it down after discovering that she was pregnant) and appearing on stage alongside the singing dustman with a

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, Tony Angelino, in "

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". Following the birth of her and Del's son, Damien, she became a housewife, taking over the cooking and cleaning roles from Uncle Albert. In a plot twist in "

The Class of '62 "The Class of '62" is an episode of the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses''. It was the fourth episode of series 7, and was first broadcast on 20 January 1991. In the episode, Del Boy, Rodney, Boycie, Denzil and Trigger attend a school reunion ...

", it was revealed that she had previously been married to

Roy Slater Roy Slater (born 15 May 1948) is a recurring character in the British sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses''. He was played by Jim Broadbent, and in the prequel '' Rock and Chips'', by Calum MacNab. ''Only Fools and Horses'' Background Despite only m ...

, corrupt police officer and nemesis of Del, for four years. Raquel was reunited with her parents in "

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", when she invited them to dinner at the flat. A kind-hearted and motherly figure, in Del she met a man with a similar nature – well-intentioned but ultimately with ambitions beyond his talent. Their relationship suffered several problems, and she briefly left Del in "

Fatal Extraction "Fatal Extraction" is the twelfth Christmas special episode of the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'', first broadcast on 25 December 1993. In the episode, Raquel leaves Del so in response he asks out another woman. When he and Raquel are reco ...

" due to his gambling and heavy drinking. They were ultimately reconciled, though never married, despite hints of Del's desire to marry her. Her character also changed as the show went on, moving from an ambitious woman lacking in confidence, to a tougher sarcastic one unafraid to stand up to Del's scheming and fast-talking nature.

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