DI Slater used to terrorise the Peckham wideboys. A representative of the Metropolitan Police, Slater was particularly feared due to his underhand methods.
A smart man Slater had 10 CSEs to his name. Ruthless in exercising his duties he once arrested his own dad for having a broken rear light. Del once said of Slater that he would 'nick you for anything you did - in fact he'd nick you for anything that you didn't do!'
Slater was not crafty enough to prevent his sacking from the Met for 12 counts of fraud and 17 of corruption. A small matter for which he was also jailed for 5 years. Slater married Raquel in 1977 - a divorce not unpredictably followed a few years later.
Broadbent was initially offered the role of Del Boy but had to turn it down due to other commitments. Prior to Fools he had appeared in a number of films including The Dogs of War and Time Bandits.
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Jim is of course an international award-winning superstar thanks to his roles in Iris, Gangs of New York, Bridget Jones's Diary and Moulin Rouge.
