Del and Raquel The Wedding : Set in 2004
part 1
This is my second script I have written for ofah.net, after my first one, called Toothpaste, which people seemed to like, this Script is much longer than the Toothpaste script and the story is about Del and Raquel Getting Married, It is a 2 part story, with the 2nd part coming tomorrow
Scene 1: INT – Trotters living room
Del and Rodney enter the room, they are having a Small argument.
Del – “A right waste of time that turned out to be!”
Rodney – “What did i say? I told you this morning it was waste of time but you wouldn’t have any of it”
Del – “You never said anything of the sort Rodney”
Rodney – “Yes i did, i clearly remember saying……..”
Raquel Interrupts Del and Rodney
Raquel – “What’s up with you two!? you’ve been arguing like this for two days now!”
Del and Rodney look at each other Glaringly, their is a Silence for a few seconds, Rodney begins to speak..
Rodney – “We….”
Del – “Shut up Rodney!”
Rodney gives Del another Glaring look
Del – “Would you join me in the Executive Boardroom please?”
Del gives Raquel an ‘everything is fine’ look, as he and Rodney enter the kitchen.
Scene 2 – INT: Kitchen
Del – “Well?”
Rodney – “Well what?”
Del – “Where did you leave it?, Think Rodney, Think!”
Rodney – “Derek, If I knew where i’d left it, we wouldn’t be in this mess would we”
Del – “What am i going to do? £900 that ring cost me”
Rodney has a surprised Look on his face
Rodney – “£900!?, That ring look like it fell out of a Christmas Cracker”
Del – “That ring looked very Expensive”
Rodney – “Well, It’s irrelevant anyway seeing how you’ve lost it!”
Del – “Me!… i did no such thing, you Lost it Rodney!”
Realising Del is right, Rodney struggles for words
Rodney – “We… Wh… A… I’m sorry, Alright!?
Del – “Sorry!, Oh well Rodney is sorry, everything is alright then”
Rodney – “I’ve got a idea”
Del – “I don’t wanna hear it Rodney, it was your stupid idea this morning, to walk around Peckham for 7 Bleedin’ Hours with that Metal Projector!
Rodney – “Detector”
Del – “What!?
Rodney – “It’s Metal Detector”
Del – “Just shut up Rodney”
Rodney “Fine”
Rodney begins to walk back into the living room, Del calls him back to the Kitchen
Del – “Rodney!”
Rodney – “What now?”
Del – “Come here a minute, Tell me, What’s your Idea?”
Rodney – “It’s a bit of a long-shot Del”
Del – “Ok, what is it?”
Rodney – “Trigger”
Del – “Trigger?”
Rodney – “Trigger’s a road-sweeper”
Del – “yeah, and?”
Rodney – “Meaning he sweeps the roads…”
Del – “Ohhhhhh, i see”
Rodney – “Maybe Trigger saw the ring, and handed it into Lost property or something”
Del – “Good thinking Rodney, I’ll phone him”
Rodney – “No, you can’t,
Del – “Why not?”
Rodney – “Trigger doesn’t have a phone, remember, he thought Aliens were listening to his calls to gather human Intelligence”
Del – “We’ll have to go down to his depot then, what time is it now?”
Rodney – “4:20”
Del – “We better go now, come on Rodney”
Del and Rodney leave the building.
Scene 3: – Council Depot
Del and Rodney enter the council Depot, they approach the Lost property section, There is nobody at the desk, so they wait, while they are waiting they see Trigger, he is finishing his shift and is returning his broom to the depot, Del tries to catch Triggers attention but before he can, a woman appears at the desk.
Woman – “How Can i help you?”
Del – “My Dopey brother here has gone and lost a very expensive ring, which i left with him for safe keeping”
Woman: – “Could you describe it please?”
Del – “Well, it was round”
The Woman gives Del a Look
Woman: – “I see, and which Material?
Del – “Gold, 24 carat Gold
Woman: – I’ll go and check if anything matching your description has been handed in, please wait here one moment sir”
Del – “Thank you”
The Woman goes to look for the Ring.
Rodney – “That ring weren’t gold Del!”
Del – Eh?
Rodney – “What did you tell her it was 24 carat gold for?”
Del – “Well, with any luck, she might have a 24 Carat Gold Ring over there, going to waste, all i’d be doing is putting it to good use”
Rodney – “You’re something else Del”
Del – “Shhh Rodney, she’s here now”
Woman – “We found one ring matching your description”
Del – “Lets see”
The Woman shows Del the Ring, it is the ring they have been looking for, a look of relief is seen across Rodney’s face.
Del – “That’s it, that’s the ring, you’ve saved my life, you really have”
Woman – “Now all i need is some kind of proof that this ring belongs to you, A Receipt or Invoice of some kind”
Del – “One moment please”
Del and Rodney pull away to one side.
Del – “What are we gonna do now?”
Rodney – “Show her the receipt, and lets get out of here, I’m starving”
Del – “I ain’t got one”
Rodney – “Well what a surprise!?”
Del – “Don’t get sarky on me Rodney”
Rodney – “Where did you get it from?”
Del – “i didn’t steal it if that’s what your thinking, i got it cheap that’s all”
Rodney – “I don’t wanna know, i’m going to sit in the Van”
Del – “Rodney!”
Del turns back to the woman
Del – “I’m terribly sorry, My Brother has left the Receipt at home, Could i return tomorrow to collect it?
Woman – “That’s fine, Mr?
Del – “It’s Trotter”
The Woman hands Del a piece of paper.
Woman – “Show that to Mr Pearce Tomorrow Morning, along with the receipt and you can collect the ring”
Del – “Mr Pearce? would that me a Mr Michael Pearce?
Woman – “Yes it is, you know him?
Del – “No, i just wondered….Goodbye”
Del leaves the depot with a big grin on his face
Scene 4 – Parking Lot
Trigger is talking to Rodney outside, Del Joins them mid way through a conversation
Del – “Alright Trig’
Trigger – “Oh Watcha Del, Dave here was just telling me about your problem”
Del – “It’s all sorted now, a little misunderstanding, that’s all it was”
Rodney – “You’ve got the ring?”
Del – “i’ve got to collect it tomorrow morning, turns out Mickey Pearce works their, so it will be no trouble”
Rodney – “That’s a stroke of luck innit”
Trigger – “Dave was also telling me you and Raquel are getting married soon”
Del – “Yeah, with any luck Trig, i’m going to ask her tonight, i got some Candles, some nice wine, and im cooking her a Steak Meal, Everything is just.. Perfect.
Rodney – “A Steak Meal?”
Del – “Yeah, you see, the day we met each other for the first time, i took her for a Steak Meal, bloody expensive I remember it was too, so this will hopefully, bring back all those Memories….well.. it’s quel temps fait-il, as they say in France”
Rodney looks perplexed at Del’s French
Scene 5 – Trotters Living Room – Nightime.
The Room is Dark, Del and Raquel are eating a Romantic dinner by Candlelight, their is soft music in the background, a half finished bottle of wine on the table, and we join them half way through a conversation.
Raquel – “So what’s the reason for this lovely meal tonight?”
Del – “There’s nothing more Romantic than two people, who love each other like what we do, having a nice meal together every so often”
Raquel – “Well, it’s lovely Del, Really lovely”
Del – “Listen Sweetheart, I’ve got something I’d like to ask you, and it’s fine if you say No, I’m not pressuring you or anything like that”
Raquel – “Okay, ask me”
Del – “Well, you see, the thing is, We’ve been together for a long time ain’t we”
Raquel – “Yeah”
Del – “How would you feel if….. And it’s fine if you don’t want too”
Raquel – “Del, ask me”
Del – “Raquel”
Del takes her hand
Del – would you do me the honour of becoming my Wife?”
Del opens the box and shows Raquel the ring
Raquel – “Oh Del…Yes”
Del is speechless for a few seconds
Raquel – “Nothing would make me happier”
Del – “Yes? Yes, you said yes, Oh Raquel, you’ve made me so happy, here put this ring on.
Del puts the ring on Raquel’s finger, he drinks his wine, He then drinks Raquel’s wine as well.
Raquel – “I love the ring Del, it’s Beautiful”
Del – “Only the finest for you sweetheart, 24 Carat Gold that”
Raquel knows it isn’t 24 Carat Gold but she smiles anyway
Raquel – “So, when should we Get Married”
Del – “Well, you know me Raquel, I don’t like to rush things, so I was thinking… Thursday.
Raquel is really surprised
Raquel – “That’s… 4 days away Del”
Del – “Yeah, I don’t wanna put this off any longer, the sooner the better that’s what I think, I ain’t getting any younger”
Raquel – “Yeah, you’re right, I can use my dress from my last wedding”
Del – “I hope that‘s a joke”
Raquel smirks, before giving Del a short kiss.
Raquel – “I love you Del Trotter”
Scene 6 – The next morning
Del and Raquel are discussing who to invite to the wedding over Breakfast, Rodney and Damien are also in the living room, Rodney is watching some Morning TV Show, Damien is eating his Breakfast.
Raquel – “Cassandra, Rodney, Alan and Pam
Del – “Trigger, Denzil, Here what about your mum and Dad?”
Raquel – “They won’t want to come all this way for a short little wedding, we’re only in a Registry office”
Del – “Yeah, I guess you’re right, How about Boycie and Marlene”
Raquel – “No harm in asking, Damien, pass me the phone please”
Damien passes Raquel the Phone
Raquel – “Thank you”
Del – “Ill ring him sweetheart, you go and make a nice cup of that Defibrillated Coffee”
Raquel – “It’s…Nevermind”
Del rings Boycie
Del – “Hi, Boycie, it’s Del… Peckham.. What do you mean Who!? Cheeky git, I’m ringing because I got some news, me and Raquel are getting married…. it’s in 4 days.. Yes Thursday, Can you make it?… Eh?…. What do you mean what have I ever done for you!?….I don’t know Boycie, I had this little idea, you know, that you might want to come and see one of your dearest childhood friends get married….No I Never.. When?.. Oh yeah… so are you coming or not? Cushty, Send Marlene my love won’t you, Bonjour”
Del – “Boycie and Marlene are coming, I’ll add them to the list”
Scene 7 – Trotters Living Room
It is the wedding day………
Part 2 Tomorrow
Thanks for your reply Griff – How do you post a script to the website
I wrote a script about Del gets married and finds the Gold Bullion my friend said it’s up to John Sullivan standard I’m not too sure
Jimmy – Unless you are John’s son, Jim, then I doubt any script you produce would be upto John Sullivan standard and that goes for all of us – both amateurs and professionals.
Post it on this site – I’d like to read it mind. There are some cracking scripts on here.
How we going to get the trotters back????????????????
Its got to happen folks! The script is in all our heads as to what could happen. Seeing del boy drive off in the three wheeled van as the wedding car be a fitting ending and a happy ending. Just so much potential in del getting married can think of so many ideas for a sript writes itself at times feel it should be made as it seems right to do it as can almost imagine the episode in my head the script would simply flow as it would be based on the wedding so would be all the build up to it, stag night, speeches, imagine dels first dance selection of music, maybe he took up dancing lessons to impress everybody, be so funny, everybody getting drunk and celebrating a good old trotters knees uo. Lovely jubbly
Its got to happen folks! The script is in alll our heads as to what could happen. Seeing del boy drive off in the three wheeled van as the wedding car be a fitting ending and a happy ending. Just so much potential in del getting married can think of so many ideas for a sript writes itself at times feel it should be made as it seems right to do it as can almost imagine the episode in my head the script would simply flow as it would be based on the wedding so would be all the build up to it, stag night, speeches, imagine dels first dance selection of music, maybe he took up dancing lessons to impress everybody, be so funny, everybody getting drunk and celebrating a good old trotters knees uo. Lovely jubbly
Brilliant….. I love only fools and horses, it would be great if they made some more, everbody loves only fools and horses. Del and Raquel wedding would be the iceing on the cake, it would be like william and kate all over……lol please get a writer in and produce this episode please please please. see u at the Only Fools and Horses convention 2012
Come on the BBC have to bring the Trotters back one last time for Dels wedding. Would make such a perfect and fitting ending to the series to see del get married and everyone happy. It should be made this xmas the actors are free make it, and dedicate it to John sullivan.
Imagine the hype and advertising and press Del boy getting married just would be a fitting ending to the series on par with the 1996 original ending.
Please please this xmas OFAH cast / Jim Sullivan please make this episode. I sense a real want of this ending amongst OFAH fans, feel that del needs to finally tie the knot and marry raquel to complete the series.