... is one of the best–loved characters in Only Fools and Horses – certainly outside the Trotter family – and one of those that question setters refer to most often. Wikipedia describes him as "gormless and dim-witted ... initially portrayed as a small–time thief ... later ... came to adopt the 'village idiot' role."
He habitually addresses Rodney as Dave, and is convinced that that's his name.
Working as a roadsweeper, he claimed to have used the same brush for 20 years – despite its having had 17 new heads and 14 new handles.
Trigger's memorable sayings include "I fell in love with Agatha Christie after seeing her in Doctor Zhivago", and "I never knew my father – he died some years before I was born."
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