In Rock & Chips, a prequel to Only Fools And Horses, the teenaged Slater is a prefect at his and the gang's school, where he does his best to try to keep Del and the others in line so as to avoid trouble, leading to a strain on his friendship with them. Despite this, they invite him on the Jolly Boys Outing, and on the way, he catches Jumbo and Albie taking drugs, but they convince him that they are breath fresheners. Slater subsequently takes one (for help attracting girls), and dances wildly on the dance floor until he passes out. Del and the others initially leave him behind at the halfway house, but later pick him up on the way back.
In the second episode, "Five Gold Rings", Slater shows up at the market to tell Del and his friends that he just became a police cadet after leaving school. Slater arrests Del and Jumbo for selling illegal American records, although he is snubbed by Sgt. Foster, who then goes on to keep the records for himself and let Del and Jumbo go with a warning.
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