Del borrows Boycie's E-Type Jaguar to take Rodney for night out 'up west'.
This is a brilliant early episode with both a funny plot and fabulous dialogue in practically every scene.
For the first time we experience Rodney moping over a girl and he gets only ridicule from Del and Granddad.
We see Del's salesmanship in action for the first time as he sells a clapped out old Cortina, which Rodney describes as a death trap, to an Australian punter.
We are introduced to Boycie who's personality immediately bounces of Del's and we see how he will fit into the show as a recurring supporting character. A perfect example of the Thatcherite businessman, but with a far more blunt and aggressive attitude than Del.
The finest moments come in the nightclubs up West as Del and Rodney discuss why Rodney's relationship ended and then proceed to go on the pull. Some of the lines in these scenes are pure gold and David Jason and Nicolas Lyndhurst deliver them with pitch perfect comic timing.
It all ends with a scene that comically ties up a loose end from an earlier part of the story.
I never get tired of watching this one and think it is one of the best of the entire series.
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