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204:, managed by an old friend, Eric, needs a good act. Del believes that Raquel's previous experience as a singer makes her perfect for the job. Raquel tells Del that her solicitors are trying to locate her ex-husband, and Del successfully convinces Raquel to marry him. He also reveals he is due in court in a week's time for fly-pitching. 223:
and singing – fairly well – to various old women who cheer for him. Although Rodney thinks he is tacky, Del thinks that Tony would be the perfect singing partner for Raquel. He then gets Tony to sign a contract by pretending to ask for an autograph, then tells him all about the upcoming performance
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Tony shows up for his money, and Del pays him, Raquel, and Rodney. Tony then talks about how his rhotacism has discriminated him, and although he is a talented singer, he can only sing songs without any Rs in them. With that said, Tony gets paid (after hesitation from Del) and leaves, Del gets a
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Back at Nelson Mandela House, Del is concerned about what Eugene will do to him, until a humiliated Raquel and a jovial Rodney both enter. Raquel reveals that she and Tony carried on with the performance, singing
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phone call from Eugene, who says that his mother thought Raquel and Tony's performance was the funniest thing she had seen, and he wants to book Tony and Raquel on a five-week contract at the
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with Raquel. Tony agrees to do the performance, with Raquel as his partner, Del as their manager, and Rodney as their
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In the episode, Del wins a contract to put on the entertainment at the Starlight Rooms, and arranges for
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and a club singer named Tony Angelino to perform a duet, unaware that Tony has a
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are owned by a local gangster named Eugene McCarthy, who has been known to
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after being in court. Eric introduces Raquel, who starts singing "
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Index

Only Fools and Horses
Tony Dow
John Sullivan
The Chance of a Lunchtime
The Class of '62
List of episodes
sitcom
Only Fools and Horses
Raquel
speech impairment
UKTV Gold
Raquel
Del Boy
get-rich-quick scheme
Rodney
Trigger
Tom Jones
roadie
nail people to doors
Crying
rhotacism
Please Welease Me
Congwatulations
Gween Gween Gwass of Home
wock and woll
David Jason
Derek Trotter
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Rodney Trotter
Buster Merryfield

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