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	accessdate=16 September 2006}}</ref>) is a [[fictional character]] from the [[BBC]] [[television]] [[~~sit-com~~]] ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', in which she is [[Del Boy]]'s long-term partner. She is portrayed by [[Tessa Peake-Jones]].		accessdate=16 September 2006}}</ref>) is a [[fictional character]] from the [[BBC]] [[television]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', in which she is [[Del Boy]]'s long-term partner. She is portrayed by [[Tessa Peake-Jones]].

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	~~{{Use British English\|date=January 2016}}~~
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			\| image = Raquel Turner.jpg
	\| series = [[Only Fools and Horses]]		\| series = [[Only Fools and Horses]]
	\| name = Raquel Turner		\| name = Raquel Turner
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	\| years= 1988–1993, 1996, 2001–2003		\| years= 1988–1993, 1996, 2001–2003
	\|classification = [[List of Only Fools and Horses characters\|Former; regular]]		\|classification = [[List of Only Fools and Horses characters\|Former; regular]]
			\| born = 4 June 1957
	\| occupation = [[Actress]]<br />[[Stripper]] (formerly)		\| occupation = [[Actress]]<br />[[Stripper]] (formerly)
	\| creator=[[John Sullivan (writer)\|John Sullivan]]		\| creator=[[John Sullivan (writer)\|John Sullivan]]
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	'''Rachel~~'''~~ "~~'''~~Raquel~~'''~~" ~~'''~~Turner''' (formerly '''Slater'''; born 4 June 1957<ref>See {{cite web \| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/onlyfools/uncovered/raquel.shtml \| title=here \| publisher=[[BBC]] \| accessdate=16 September 2006}}</ref>) is a [[~~fiction]]al [[Character (arts)\|~~character]] from the [[BBC]] [[television]] [[sit-com]] ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', in which she is [[Del Boy]]'s long-term partner. She is portrayed by [[Tessa Peake-Jones]].		'''Rachel "Raquel" Turner''' (formerly '''Slater'''; born 4 June 1957<ref>See {{cite web \|
			url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/onlyfools/uncovered/raquel.shtml \|
			title=here \|
			publisher=BBC \|
			accessdate=16 September 2006}}</ref>) is a [[fictional character]] from the [[BBC]] [[television]] [[sit-com]] ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', in which she is [[Del Boy]]'s long-term partner. She is portrayed by [[Tessa Peake-Jones]].

	==Character creation==		==Character creation==
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	A kind-hearted and motherly figure, in Del she met a man with a similar nature – well-intentioned but ultimately with ambitions beyond his talent. Their relationship suffered several problems, and she briefly left Del in "[[Fatal Extraction]]" due to his gambling and heavy drinking. They were ultimately reconciled, though never married, despite hints of Del's desire to marry her. Her character also changed as the show went on, moving from an ambitious woman lacking in confidence, to a tougher sarcastic one unafraid to stand up to Del's scheming and fast-talking nature.		A kind-hearted and motherly figure, in Del she met a man with a similar nature – well-intentioned but ultimately with ambitions beyond his talent. Their relationship suffered several problems, and she briefly left Del in "[[Fatal Extraction]]" due to his gambling and heavy drinking. They were ultimately reconciled, though never married, despite hints of Del's desire to marry her. Her character also changed as the show went on, moving from an ambitious woman lacking in confidence, to a tougher sarcastic one unafraid to stand up to Del's scheming and fast-talking nature.

	~~==Family tree==~~
	~~{{Trotter family tree}}~~

	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	* {{cite book \| author=Clark, Steve \| title=The Only Fools and Horses Story\| publisher=BBC Books\| year=1998\| isbn=0-563-38445-X}}		*{{cite book \| author=Clark, Steve \| title=The Only Fools and Horses Story\| publisher=BBC Books\| year=1998\| isbn=0-563-38445-X}}
	* {{cite book \| author=Webber, Richard \| title=The Complete A-Z of Only Fools and Horses\| publisher=Orion\| year=2003\| isbn=0-7528-6025-9}}		*{{cite book \| author=Webber, Richard \| title=The Complete A-Z of Only Fools and Horses\| publisher=Orion\| year=2003\| isbn=0-7528-6025-9}}

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	\|classification = [[List of Only Fools and Horses characters\|Former; regular]]		\|classification = [[List of Only Fools and Horses characters\|Former; regular]]
	~~\| born = 4 June 1957~~
	\| occupation = [[Actress]]<br />[[Stripper]] (formerly)		\| occupation = [[Actress]]<br />[[Stripper]] (formerly)
	\| creator=[[John Sullivan (writer)\|John Sullivan]]		\| creator=[[John Sullivan (writer)\|John Sullivan]]
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	'''Rachel "Raquel" Turner''' (formerly '''Slater'''; born 4 June 1957<ref>See {{cite web \|		'''Rachel''' "'''Raquel'''" '''Turner''' (formerly '''Slater'''; born 4 June 1957<ref>See {{cite web \| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/onlyfools/uncovered/raquel.shtml \| title=here \| publisher=[[BBC]] \| accessdate=16 September 2006}}</ref>) is a [[fiction]]al [[Character (arts)\|character]] from the [[BBC]] [[television]] [[sit-com]] ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', in which she is [[Del Boy]]'s long-term partner. She is portrayed by [[Tessa Peake-Jones]].
	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/onlyfools/uncovered/raquel.shtml \|
	title=here \|
	publisher=BBC \|
	accessdate=16 September 2006}}</ref>) is a [[~~fictional~~ character]] from the [[BBC]] [[television]] [[sit-com]] ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', in which she is [[Del Boy]]'s long-term partner. She is portrayed by [[Tessa Peake-Jones]].

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	A kind-hearted and motherly figure, in Del she met a man with a similar nature – well-intentioned but ultimately with ambitions beyond his talent. Their relationship suffered several problems, and she briefly left Del in "[[Fatal Extraction]]" due to his gambling and heavy drinking. They were ultimately reconciled, though never married, despite hints of Del's desire to marry her. Her character also changed as the show went on, moving from an ambitious woman lacking in confidence, to a tougher sarcastic one unafraid to stand up to Del's scheming and fast-talking nature.		A kind-hearted and motherly figure, in Del she met a man with a similar nature – well-intentioned but ultimately with ambitions beyond his talent. Their relationship suffered several problems, and she briefly left Del in "[[Fatal Extraction]]" due to his gambling and heavy drinking. They were ultimately reconciled, though never married, despite hints of Del's desire to marry her. Her character also changed as the show went on, moving from an ambitious woman lacking in confidence, to a tougher sarcastic one unafraid to stand up to Del's scheming and fast-talking nature.

			==Family tree==
			{{Trotter family tree}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	*{{cite book \| author=Clark, Steve \| title=The Only Fools and Horses Story\| publisher=BBC Books\| year=1998\| isbn=0-563-38445-X}}		* {{cite book \| author=Clark, Steve \| title=The Only Fools and Horses Story\| publisher=BBC Books\| year=1998\| isbn=0-563-38445-X}}
	*{{cite book \| author=Webber, Richard \| title=The Complete A-Z of Only Fools and Horses\| publisher=Orion\| year=2003\| isbn=0-7528-6025-9}}		* {{cite book \| author=Webber, Richard \| title=The Complete A-Z of Only Fools and Horses\| publisher=Orion\| year=2003\| isbn=0-7528-6025-9}}

	{{Only Fools and Horses}}		{{Only Fools and Horses}}

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{{Short description|Fictional character from Only Fools and Horses}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox soap character
| series = [[Only Fools and Horses]]
| name = Raquel Turner
| portrayer = [[Tessa Peake-Jones]]
| first = ''[[Dates (Only Fools and Horses)|Dates]]''
| last = ''[[Sleepless in Peckham]]''
| years= 1988–1993, 1996, 2001–2003
|classification = [[List of Only Fools and Horses characters|Former; regular]]
| born = 4 June 1957
| occupation = [[Actress]]<br />[[Stripper]] (formerly)
| creator=[[John Sullivan (writer)|John Sullivan]]
| husband = [[DCI Roy Slater|Roy Slater]] (1979–1983) (divorced)<br>[[Del Boy|Derek Trotter]] (1990–present; partner)
| sons = [[Damien Trotter]]
| father = James Turner
| mother = Audrey Turner
| brothers = Quentin Turner
| nieces =
}}
'''Rachel "Raquel" Turner''' (formerly '''Slater'''; born 4 June 1957<ref>See {{cite web |
url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/onlyfools/uncovered/raquel.shtml |
title=here |
publisher=BBC |
accessdate=16 September 2006}}</ref>) is a [[fictional character]] from the [[BBC]] [[television]] [[sit-com]] ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', in which she is [[Del Boy]]'s long-term partner. She is portrayed by [[Tessa Peake-Jones]].

==Character creation==
With ''Only Fools and Horses'' moving into its sixth series, writer [[John Sullivan (writer)|John Sullivan]] wanted Del Boy to start looking for more mature women, rather than continually chasing 20-year-olds, and to have a long-term relationship, so he came up with the character Raquel for the 1988 [[Christmas special]] episode, "[[Dates (Only Fools and Horses)|Dates]]".

==Biography==
During the episode, she was introduced to Del via a [[dating agency]] and at first the two got on well. She told Del that she was a trained actress, with ambitions to have a full-time career in the profession, although her only experiences of the business had been an unsuccessful [[pop duo]] with a friend, ''Double Cream''. She made various low-key stage appearances, (including one headlining at the Talk of the Town, Reading, in which she fluffed her lines so badly that the crowd cheered when [[last call (bar term)|last orders]] was announced) and a one-line part in a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode. She also mentioned that, owing to her career choice, she had long been estranged from her parents, not having seen or spoken to them for years.

However, she supplemented her income with a part-time job as a [[striptease|stripagram]], a fact Del only discovered when he unwittingly booked her for [[Uncle Albert]]'s birthday party at the Nag's Head [[Public house|pub]]. Humiliated in front of all his friends, Del told her he no longer wanted to see her. However, she then told Del that if he wanted her to stay, she would refuse the job she had been offered in the [[Middle East]] and remain with him. Del changed his mind but an untimely misunderstanding with the police (when he mistook a female officer for another stripper) resulted in him being arrested and unable to meet her. Heartbroken, she left London to work in the Middle East and later the United States.

It was initially intended for that to be Raquel's only appearance in the show, but a year later Sullivan wrote her into the series again, for the 1989 Christmas special, "[[The Jolly Boys' Outing]]". During the episode, Del and a group of friends were on their annual day trip to [[Margate]] and, by chance, were stranded there for the night when their coach blew up. They went to a night club that evening, where Raquel was working as a magician's stage assistant. She and Del spoke again, and this time agreed to stay in touch. Shortly afterwards, Raquel moved back to [[Peckham]] with Del and, from series seven onwards, she became a permanent character.

Thereafter, Raquel tried on several occasions to resurrect her show-business career, such as auditioning for [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] plays (she won a role in a production, only to turn it down after discovering that she was pregnant) and appearing on stage alongside the singing dustman with a [[Rhotacism (speech impediment)|speech impediment]], Tony Angelino, in "[[Stage Fright (Only Fools and Horses)|Stage Fright]]". Following the birth of her and Del's son, Damien, she became a housewife, taking over the cooking and cleaning roles from Uncle Albert. In a plot twist in "[[Class of '62|The Class of '62]]", it was revealed that she had previously been married to [[Roy Slater]], corrupt police officer and nemesis of Del, for four years. Raquel was reunited with her parents in "[[Time On Our Hands]]", when she invited them to dinner at the flat.

A kind-hearted and motherly figure, in Del she met a man with a similar nature – well-intentioned but ultimately with ambitions beyond his talent. Their relationship suffered several problems, and she briefly left Del in "[[Fatal Extraction]]" due to his gambling and heavy drinking. They were ultimately reconciled, though never married, despite hints of Del's desire to marry her. Her character also changed as the show went on, moving from an ambitious woman lacking in confidence, to a tougher sarcastic one unafraid to stand up to Del's scheming and fast-talking nature.

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book | author=Clark, Steve | title=The Only Fools and Horses Story| publisher=BBC Books| year=1998| isbn=0-563-38445-X}}
*{{cite book | author=Webber, Richard | title=The Complete A-Z of Only Fools and Horses| publisher=Orion| year=2003| isbn=0-7528-6025-9}}

{{Only Fools and Horses}}

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