 Long-dead by "Only Fools and Horses", Vi first appeared in the second and third episodes of the prequel "Rock & Chips", "Five Gold Rings" and "The Frog and the Pussycat", where she baby-sat the infant Rodney - much to the fury of her husband, who resented her for throwing him out after she had discovered his affair with Alice Ball, Trigger's grandmother.Despite her contempt for her husband, Vi maintained a friendly relationship with her son, grandson and daughter-in-law, and doted on Rodney.Vi mentioned she worked as the charlady for an art dealer, as Del mentioned in "Yesterday Never Comes"; however she did not mention that she had stolen a valuable artwork from her employer.