Albert also mentions that during their youth, Grandad often looked after him, and it was for this reason that Albert regretted their falling out, attended Grandad's funeral, and even tried to swindle the Nag's Head brewery in order to raise money to pay for Grandad's gravestone. To install click the Add extension button. Given the task of minding the Trotter flat from the comfort of Character Information

He then began working as a lamplighter for the London Gas Light and Coke Company, and trained as a chef at the Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, but by the 1930s, he was unemployed and living with his parents and his brothers, George, Albert, and Jack, in Peabody Buildings, Peckham Rye. Edward Kitchener Trotter, often referred to as grandad, was a fictional character on Only Fools and Horses and its prequel Rock & Chips. Grandad he conned Del Boy out of £5, informing him the canary he purchased from Home In the episode he is watching Sidney Potter on the telly and is impressed by him as an actor, whilst Rodney Trotter is keeping accounts for Trotters Independent Traders. the pools had called to say that he'd won half a million pounds.
We have created a browser extension. Both were deported from Spain and all her territories and dominions. Grandad's favourite television shows are Crossroads and The Dukes of Hazzard, as revealed in "Homesick" and "May The Force Be With You". As mentioned in "Wanted", Edward marred at a young age in 1923 to Violet Trotter and they had one son Reg Trotter in 1924. Edward "Ted" Trotter was born in Tobacco Road, Bermondsey, London in 9th July 1905, the second eldest of three children to Jack Trotter Snr and Victoria Trotter. shouting "Where've you gone to, Del?" "Big Brother" inconvenience causing desperation.
Status Family and other relationships Grandad innocently replies, "What did I say?") out at the end of the episode, and replied "£45 Pounds? ", even pet shop owner Louis greets him as 'Grandad'. Grandad almost succeeds in conning Del out of £50 by betting him that E-Mail (will not be published) (required), Only Fools and Horses News . First appearance

Despite the fact that Grandad is largely infirm and It is revealed in "Tea For Three", by Grandad's younger brother Albert, that he and Albert fell out over Albert's later wife, Ada. affair with Alice. He said "I want you to have something to remember me by, Trotter. Catchphrase. light-hearted abuse by Del and Rodney when his docile nature becomes an Grandad Grandad appears in the very first Only Fools and Horses episode "Big Brother". For the rest of 1964, after Joan died and Reg ran away, Grandad would take turns with Violet and Reenie Turpin in babysitting Rodney while Del was conducting business at the market. His younger brother Albert then came to live with Del and Rodney. When Lennard Pearce died in 1984, writer John Sullivan chose not to replace him but to write the character's death into the series. You could also do it yourself at any point in time. He had and older brother George Trotter and two younger brothers Jack Trotter and Albert Trotter born c1915. Being released from a Spanish prison. Del had admitted defeat due to no one turning up but then went to throw a sign saying "Trotters Ethnic Tours Departure Point" in the dust chute and saw the 1000 leaflets. Because of their sense of family loyalty, the Trotters ensure that he will always have a home, with Del dismissing his fiancée Pauline's suggestion of putting Grandad into a residential home because "he's family" ("The Second Time Around"). Rodney said oil rigs cost £1000'000s upon £1000'000s and they weigh 100'000 tonnes and are about 40 to 50 miles offshore. ", and in the first Christmas special he left the giblets in their plastic wrapping inside the turkey, not knowing what it meant by 'ready cleaned'.

Grandad Trotter.

Birth I use WIKI 2 every day and almost forgot how the original Wikipedia looks like. Grandad is a terrible cook, he'll Del Boy also played an April Fool's joke on Grandad, telling him that In early January 1985, just after New Year's, Grandad slipped over in the doorway of his bedroom and was taken into hospital as his health worsened due to a stroke. Grandad in his first appearance "Big Brother" in 1981. The two were caught by the authorities and following interrogation were deported from Spain Deceased He later got a job as a security guard at a factory. Under: Characters. Rodney's older brother During World War II, Grandad evidently served some time in the army as he told Del he was given a double-headed coin by a fellow soldier and his son Reg checked his blood group on his old army records, as seen in "Thicker than Water"; however, he must have been demobbed before the end of war as he temporarily separated from his wife and had an affair with Trigger's grandmother Alice, while her husband Arthur was still fighting. 1981–1984, 2010–2011 Congratulations on this excellent venture… what a great idea! London" - and then failing to deliver the tour's publicity leaflets (a relationship with his family and remains with them when they move to Greatest moment. Grandad then moves in with his son Reg.

Grandad is a poor cook; his final line in the series is "Del Boy, I've burnt yer pizza! In January 1960, Grandad was thrown out of his flat in Deptford by his wife Violet after she found out about his affair with Alice Ball during the war.

Allegedly “Grandfather”. Mind you , you couldn't blame him the way them Germans was carrying on.

Grandad takes a phone call for Del; Del informs him to tell whoever is Albert TrotterGeorge TrotterJack Trotter Job. Grandad was also Unemployed and subsequently homelessTed would move in with his son Reg, daughter-in-law Joan, and grandson Del in Orchard Street that same month, and would stay there until they moved into Sir Walter Raleigh Tower in September that same year. He returned to Peckham and joined the dole queues, marrying his wife Violet sometime before the war, and fathering a son, Reg. He was the father of Reg, father-in-law of Joan, grandfather of Del, step grandfather of Rodney and great-grandfather of Damian. His hands were trembling and his voice just a whisper. The Trotters are at that time In early to mid 1984, Grandad and Rodney mocked Del Boy jokingly about his latest scheme, when he wanted to be an oil tycoon by buying a oil rig for £400 off a Scotsman. Edward Kitchener "Ted" Trotter, better known simply as Grandad, was a character in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses from 1981 to 1984. he went! He said bonjour to this mortal curl, or in shortened terms - died, in January 1985 aged 79. The latest Tweets from Grandad Trotter (@trotter_grandad). In early January 1964, when Joan's declining health prevented her from getting out of bed, Reg ran off, but Grandad stayed behind to help Del out with Rodney before taking him over to Violet's house, while Del called Dr. Becker, who examined Joan before calling for an ambulance. After the war, Grandad had various short-term jobs before he retired, including working as a security officer at a warehouse in Chingford which Grandad was sacked from after a janitor stole over three hundred briefcases from under his nose. Del found this out after no one turned up for the tour.

Only Fools And Horses S3 - Picture shows (L-R) Nicholas Lyndhurst as Rodney their new council flat in Nelson Mandela House, even after the death of Take me lucky coin." His name is not revealed until Rock & Chips.

By the 1930's, Grandad was unemployed and living with his parents and three brothers, George, Jack, and Albert, in Peabody Buildings, Peckham Rye. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. cleaning business in "A Touch of Glass". Go West Young Man - (15th September 1981), The Second Time Around (29th September 1981), A Slow Bus To Chingford (6th October 1981), The Russians Are Coming (13th October 1981), The Long Legs Of the Law (21st October 1982), Diamonds Are For Heather (30th December 1982), Yesterday Never Comes (1st December 1983), May The Force Be With You - (8th December 1983), The Frog And The Pussycat (28 April 2011), https://only-fools-horses-tribute.fandom.com/wiki/Grandad_Trotter_-_(Edward_Trotter)?oldid=14248. He originally appeared in 24 episodes, including Christmas episodes Christmas Crackers and Thicker Than Water. His wife, who apparently worked as a charlady in these later years, died in the early 1960s, when Rodney was still young. crafty than he let on - wangling himself a bungalow by feigning illness . on the other end that he has gone out. Spouse(s) During World War II, Grandad evidently served some time in the army as he told Del he was given a double-headed coin by a Scottish soldier, and his son Reg checked his blood group on his old army records, however Grandad was demobbed before the end of the war as he temporarily separated from Violet and had an affair with Trigger's grandmother Alice, while her husband Arthur was still fighting.

useless, the Trotters' sense of family loyalty means that he would never Marital Status Grandad to Rodney and Del Boy I'm the only gezza you know who watches a colour tv and black'n'white tv at the same time Parody.

He was played by Lennard Pearce and later Phil Daniels. Grandad: Scotch bloke gave me this during the war.

@onlyfoolsnews, Being bought a Cheese-burger instead of a. with his now famous quote describing the wartime government policy: "They promised us homes fit for heroes, we got heroes fit for homes!". went to Soho and celebrated, then realised that he didn't do the pools. Del and Rodney were given the all clear.

no-one will turn up for the Trotters' proposed "ethnic bus tours of old suddenly Derek "Del Boy" Trotter enters the room and settles it as Harry Belafonte. squeezed into a two-up two-down terraced house and Grandad is forced to When Del asks why Grandad is wearing a vest and plimsolls, Albert answers 'Well, he'd just deserted.'.