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Encyclopedia > Boycie
Boycie, seen here on the left with Trigger and Del Boy.
Boycie, seen here on the left with Trigger and Del Boy.

Aubrey Terrance Boyce (b. 31st January 1948, Woolwich) or Boycie, as he is more commonly known, is a character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses played by John Challis. His story is continued in the spin-off series Green Green Grass, which began filming in June 2005, in which Boycie and family have fled from a gang of criminals to the countryside. [1] {fair use} File links The following pages link to this file: Only Fools and Horses Boycie ... [1] {fair use} File links The following pages link to this file: Only Fools and Horses Boycie ... Colin Ball (DOB: 22nd April 1948), better known as Trigger (because he looks like a horse), is a character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. ... Derek Edward Trotter, or Del Boy, as he is more commonly known, is the lead character in the hugely popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Woolwich (pronounced Woolitch) is a town in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River Thames, though the tiny exclave of North Woolwich (which is now part of the London Borough of Newham) is on the north side of the river. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national publicly funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Only Fools and Horses is a hugely popular British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan, and made and broadcast by the BBC. Seven series were broadcast between 1981 and 1991, with special Christmas episodes occasionally until 2003. ... John Challis (born August 16, 1942 in Bristol, England) is a British actor best known for his role as Aubrey Boycie Boyce in the long-running comedy show Only Fools and Horses. ... Green Green Grass is a British situation comedy series written by John Sullivan. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...


Boycie is the local second-hand car dealer and for a long time was the richest and most successful regular at the Nag's Head pub. Boycie, although materially successful and ostentatious in his spending, remains competitive with Del and other friends, enjoying their company, if only in order to take the chance of revelling in his superiority. Derek Edward Trotter, or Del Boy, as he is more commonly known, is the lead character in the hugely popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. ...


Boycie and Del share a loose friendship, but prefer to play a long-standing game of one-upmanship. Boycie is at pains to maintain the upper hand over Del in that he is a mason, a successful businessman and of superior wealth. One of the character's most famous trademarks is his deep, mocking laugh, usually following a sarcastic, biting remark at the expense of Del or other characters. the Square and Compasses Freemasonry is a worldwide fraternal organization. ... Derek Edward Trotter, or Del Boy, as he is more commonly known, is the lead character in the hugely popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. ...


It is, however, usually Del (a character more street-smart and popular with the Nag's Head social group) that wins the upper hand, often trading on the fact that he has a long-standing, flirtatious friendship with Boycie's wife, Marlene. Del has alluded to past sexual encounters with Marlene, and to her reputation amongst Nag's Head regulars as 'The Peckham Bicycle". He has also claimed to have inside knowledge, through Marlene, of Boycie's marital secrets, and has alleged that Boycie has at times suffered from impotence; these rumours were not fully quashed even after the eventual birth - following many attempts - of Boycie and Marlene's son, Tyler.


Boycie enjoys overt displays of wealth, formerly living in (the fictional) Kings Avenue, the most expensive street in South-east London, as well as owning a holiday cottage in Cornwall. His hobby is breeding tropical fish. Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow or occasionally Curnow) is a county of England, the part of Great Britains south-west peninsula that is west of the River Tamar, often known as the Cornish peninsula or plateau. ...


Boycie's first name was revealed during an episode in which the series regulars took part in a seance. The medium asked for an Aubrey. Boycie replied. Del Boy said "You never told us your name is Aubrey." Boycie replied "Nor would you if you were called Aubrey."


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Comedy - Only Fools and Horses - Boycie (240 words)
Boycie is the local second hand car dealer and for a long time was the richest man Del Boy knew.
Boycie, although well-off and arrogant with it, is still a wide boy at heart and enjoys the company of Del and his mates.
Boycie's hobby is breeding tropical fish and he boasts of a having a holiday cottage in Cornwall.
Boycie at AllExperts (441 words)
Boycie is the local second-hand car dealer and for a long time was the richest and most successful regular at the Nag's Head pub.
Boycie, although materially successful and ostentatious in his spending, remains competitive with Del and other friends, enjoying their company, if only in order to take the chance of revelling in his superiority.
Boycie is at pains to maintain the upper hand over Del in that he is a mason, a successful businessman and of superior wealth.
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