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.
You can call me Mr Slater, Detective Inspector Slater, or
just plain sir! More quotes 禄
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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.
