Damian was born in 1981, and within minutes he was already costing his dad, Del Boy, a small fortune. The delivery alone set Del back a £60 taxi fare, and things only went downhill from there. By the time he was three, Damian had single-handedly destroyed Del’s dreams of a Rolex and a Caribbean retirement.
Here’s a surprising fact: the actor who played baby Damian, Grant Stevens, actually shared the role with six other babies. Imagine a rotating squad of tiny, cooing financial assassins. They were all paid in biscuits and the occasional colic burp.
Damian’s Costly Impact on Del’s Get-Rich-Quick Schemes
Let’s be honest: Del Boy’s business plans were always a bit dodgy. But Damian was the universe’s way of saying, “Nope, no profit for you.” Remember when Del invested in those “Swiss” alarm clocks? Damian flushed one down the toilet. Cha-ching goes the currency of childcare.
Another time, Del bought a job lot of Star Trek memorabilia. Damian, in a moment of pure chaos, used Captain Kirk’s communicator as a teething ring. It’s a miracle Del didn’t end up selling the boy to a circus. But here’s the twist: Damian’s expenses kept Del grounded. Without a child, Del might have actually become a millionaire—and then the show would have been boring.
