Of all the 63 episodes of Only Fools and Horses, Trigger appears in the majority.
But why was he called Trigger when his character name is Colin Ball?
One early episode has Rodney asking the same question to Del. Rodney asks “Del, do they call him Trigger cos he carries a gun?” Del reveals “no, it’s because he looks like a horse”.
Trigger was the horse ridden by Roy Rogers a cowboy from the early 1950s.
The real horse Trigger used in the films died in 1965 and was preserved in the Roy Rogers museum in USA, not that it’s an consolation for Colin Ball.
Trigger or Colin Ball?
I suppose this leads to the next question, how do we know Trigger is actually called Colin Ball? Certainly it’s always been in John Sullivan’s notes that this is the case and may be this will get revealed during an episode of Rock and Chips. Either way it’s certainly an accepted fact amongst Only Fools fans.
So in conclusion:
Roger Lloyd Pack played the Only Fools and Horses character Colin Ball known as Trigger due to his horse like look.
The dental receptionist Beverley was shouting to a patient seated behind where Derek & Colin/Trigger were stood. That was Mr James I suspect.
I had always assumed it was a shortening of trigonometry (triggernometry) as a result of his seemingly slow-wittedness!
In episode fatal attraction the receptionist calls trigger mr James anyone know why
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Trigger was a screen horse that appeared in a number of films, including My Pal Trigger (1946)
This theory is slanderous and it doesn’t stick cause all of the OFAH cast is equally not physically attractive not to use term ugly just as the Roger or even worse lets take Rodney,Delboy,Cassandra, and the strippergram lady for example,none of the mentioned are even close to being considered as attractive and to use Delboy words they are all fair sort but pig ugly !!!!
You are not entirely correct, saying he looks like a horse is to say that he had a long face, not necessarily ugly. As for the rest of the cast, have you ever heard the expression “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” ?
Horses are fast, Trigger is stupid (slow) thats why.
How can I get a copy of del boys d necklace.
How can I get a copy of deliver boys d necklace.
in fatal extraction when trigger is at the dentist the receptionist called trigger Mr James
It is not in fact Trigger she is talking to it is in fact an extra who if you notice, stands up and walks off when his name is called. I Know the extra personally and i also watched the episode about a million times.
A million times. I doubt that.
Pedant.