Trigger (Only Fools and Horses)
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| Trigger | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Big Brother |
| Last appearance | Sleepless in Peckham |
| Portrayed by | Roger Lloyd Pack |
| Information | |
| Occupation | Road sweeper |
| Spouse(s) | Unknown |
| Children | None |
| Relatives | Renee Turpin (aunt) Lisa (niece) Arthur (grandfather) Alice (grandmother) Cyril (Cousin) |
Colin Ball (born 22 April 1948 in an abandoned burnt out Vauxhall in Mitcham, London (then Surrey), better known as Trigger), is a character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He is played by Roger Lloyd Pack.
A regular at the Nags Head pub, and old friend of Del Boy, Trigger is a road sweeper, and also appears to dabble in trading. He once supplied Del with paint which Del proceeded to use to decorate his mother's grave with. Only then did Trigger inform him that the paint was used on signs in railway tunnels and therefore, luminous. Trigger has appeared on Only Fools and horses since the very first episode and carried on appearing in almost every episode until the last Christmas special, Sleepless in Peckham.
Rodney once asked Del where Trigger got his nickname, thinking Trigger was an armed criminal. Del however replies that it's because 'he looks like an 'orse.'
Trigger speaks in a fairly slow, monotone voice, but he is loyal, friendly and kind. However, Trigger's most noticeable trait is that he is stupid beyond belief helping him often get the biggest laughs in the show despite him remaining deadly serious. One episode Del had relationship problems with Raquel and a very bad tooth. Whilst talking about the problems with Raquel, Trigger got the subjects mixed up, telling him to just "get shot of it," and proceeding to say "I know what it's like, you give 'em pet names, I've done it, but take my advice, go to the dentist and have it taken out." On several occasions, however, he has displayed some moments of cleverness, given his smart remarks and rather intelligent way of explaining the situation of his pregnant niece in the episode The Frog's Legacy.
Even the simplest joke can go over his head and he often makes ridiculously stupid statements. Most noticeably of all, he insists on calling Rodney "Dave". This began in the first episode when Del introduced Rodney to Trigger saying "Trig', have you met my brother?"; despite having never met Rodney before Trigger mistakenly answers "Yeah, 'course, alright Dave?". This title appears to have stuck with Trigger and much to Rodney's despair he appears now to have resigned to it, despite having attempted to get through to Trigger on several occasions that he is called Rodney and nobody else calls him Dave.
Trigger did not know his father and in all seriousness says "he died a couple of years before I was born" when Rodney asks of his whereabouts in the early episode, Ashes to Ashes. He was brought up by his grandparents, with his grandfather having also been a roadsweeper. Trigger is unsurprisingly not married, although he occasionally mentions past relationships during the series and is seen on a blind date with a woman in the 1988 Christmas special, Dates.
Trigger is an example of a breakout character in that he quickly attained a high level of popularity with the show's audience, despite his status as a minor, supporting character.
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