Fictional Portrayals
Del Boy from Only Fools and Horses, Flash Harry from the St Trinian's books and films, Private Walker from Dad's Army, Arthur Daley from Minder and Harry Robinson from The Ladykillers are all fictional examples of the wide boy type. The wheeler-dealer cockney second hand car salesman Terry Tibbs, a fictitious comedy character from Channel 4's Fonejacker, is another example.
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