Only Fools and Horses star who played Raquel Turner had a 27-year relationship with actor who once played her on-screen son
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An Only Fools and Horses star had a 27-year relationship with an actor who once played her on-screen son. Tessa Peake-Jones, 67, - who played Raquel Turner - was in a long-term relationship with Douglas Hodge when he joined the cast to play her on-screen son in a flashforward scene.
![[Tessa's character Raquel Turner was introduced as a potential partner for lead role Del Boy Trotter and the pair ended up getting married and giving birth to his son Damien Trotter]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/10/94290147-14304181-image-a-20_1737370172754.jpg)
She first appeared in the 'Dates' Christmas special and despite only being written into one episode became a staple in the series, appearing in episodes from 1988 to 2003. Tessa's character was introduced as a potential partner for lead role Del Boy Trotter and the pair ended up getting married and giving birth to his son Damien Trotter.
![[Various actors played Damien over the years, including Tessa's then-partner Douglas, now 64, who portrayed him as an adult in a dream sequence in 1996 (seen in 2011)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/10/94289793-14304181-image-m-3_1737369565667.jpg)
Various actors played Damien over the years, including Tessa's then-partner Douglas, now 64, who portrayed him as an adult in a dream sequence in 1996. In 1985, the actress married co-star Douglas, who would later portray an adult version of her on-screen son Damien, and they spent 27 years together before splitting in February 2013.
![[Sue Holderness, David Jason, John Challis, Tessa Peake-Jones and Roger Lloyd-Pack in a pub scene from the show]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/10/94290145-14304181-image-a-26_1737370571483.jpg)
Only Fools and Horses star Tessa Peake-Jones had a 27-year relationship with actor Douglas Hodge - who once played her on-screen son (seen together). Tessa's character Raquel Turner was introduced as a potential partner for lead role Del Boy Trotter and the pair ended up getting married and giving birth to his son Damien Trotter.
![[Tessa is seen on Loose Women last week]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/10/94290141-14304181-image-a-28_1737370613494.jpg)
They have two children, Mollie Rose and Charlie, together. Confirming the pair's separation a spokesperson for them issued a statement in 2013. It read: 'I'm able to confirm that Tessa and Douglas separated in the autumn of last year by mutual and amicable agreement and they will continue to raise their two children jointly.'.
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