Home to Only Fools and Horses sees surge in start-ups as Del Boy's spirit lives on

The fig of micro businesses popping up successful Peckham - the fictional location of 'Del Boy' Trotter - has jumped by much than 40% arsenic the 'spirit of Del Boy lives on'

Del Boy and Rodney would beryllium arrogant of Peckham these days arsenic their aged manor is present a hotspot for micro-businesses.

The tiny traders whitethorn beryllium much similar posh Cassandra than the Trotters but they person Del’s “who dares wins” cognition to commerce. There has been a 42% summation successful the fig of micro-businesses mounting up successful the South East London territory – up from 1.66 per 100 residents to 2.36 year-on-year. The investigation by GoDaddy comes up of Only Fools and Horses star David Jason’s 85th day tomorrow.

Andrew Gradon, of GoDaddy, a tiny concern website provider, said: “Only Fools and Horses gave america immoderate iconic – but fictional – tiny businesses and entrepreneurs. The make-up of Peckham’s tiny businesses mightiness person changed, with products and services sold online alternatively than from a dodgy suitcase, but the tone of Del Boy lives on.”

Emma Harrington, 34, is 1 of those Peckham radical who stock Del’s “this clip adjacent twelvemonth we’ll beryllium millionaires” conviction. She is the 4th procreation proprietor of M. Manze Pie & Mash, connected Peckham High Street. She said: “Del Boy whitethorn beryllium fictional but his entrepreneurial tone is axenic Peckham.”

Lydia Maxwell, 41, runs Peckham canine walking concern DogBoxx. She said: “Everyone successful Peckham is precise supportive of section tiny businesses. Del Boy would beryllium precise proud.”

Just wherefore it has go a beauteous jubbly spot to instrumentality the plunge isn’t clear, but it seems Peckham radical person the aforesaid get-up-and-go tone that marketplace trader Del Boy Trotter had successful spades, and endeared the quality to millions of viewers.

Only Fools and Horses was a tiny surface smash hit, with fans glued to Del Boy and member Rodney’s - played by Nicholas Lyndhurst - hilarious antics. Their Trotters International Traders ‘business’ - on with clamped retired yellowish Robin Regal van - were among the show’s trademarks. Although the Trotters’ location was Peckham, and lived successful ‘Mandela House’, overmuch of the filming happened elsewhere, including a operation artifact successful Acton, West London, and aboriginal successful Bristol.