The Green Green Grass

The Green Green Grass
TV Show · Comedy

Only Fools and Horses favourites Boycie and Marlene relocate to the countryside but it's not long before they realise that the grass of the landed gentry is not always greener!

2005 · 28m
Starring John Challis, Sue Holderness, David Ross
Director Dewi Humphreys, Tony Dow

Season 1

  • Keep on Running
    EPISODE 1
    Keep on Running
    Sitcom spin-off featuring Boycie and Marlene from Only Fools and Horses. Boycie leaves Peckham and reinvents himself as a gentleman farmer in Shropshire.
    28 min
  • A Rocky Start
    EPISODE 2
    A Rocky Start
    This content was originally broadcast in 2005 and reflects the broadcast standards, language and attitudes of its time. This episode contains moderate bad language and sexual harassment. A bright, glorious day dawn in Oakham, Shropshire, and the Boyce family emerge from their country pile to explore their new home and its land. Determined to settle down to a quite, village life, Boycie's first job is to sack the farm manager and integrate himself with the locals... but his motley assortment of staff have other ideas.
    28 min
  • The Country Wife
    EPISODE 3
    The Country Wife
    This content was originally broadcast in 2005 and reflects the broadcast standards, language and attitudes of its time. This episode contains discriminatory language. Marlene is finding country life a very tough transition, especially when Boycie starts littering her front garden with animals as Rocky the bull takes up residence. But under pressure from her husband to conform as a local, Marlene threatens to try her hand at being a farmer's wife - an idea that puts fear into the stomach of Boycie and Tyler.
    28 min
  • Hay Fever
    EPISODE 4
    Hay Fever
    This content was originally broadcast in 2005 and reflects the broadcast standards, language and attitudes of its time. This episode contains moderate sex references, discrimination. Boycie decides it's time to invest in a herd of cows and fulfil his new ambition of becoming a dairy farmer. Marlene concedes to six cows, and is less than impressed when Elgin, Jed and Bryan turn up with a herd of 300, protesting that they were on special offer.
    28 min
  • Pillow Talk
    EPISODE 5
    Pillow Talk
    This content was originally broadcast in 2005 and reflects the broadcast standards, language and attitudes of its time. This episode contains mild bad language, sex references, innuendo. Boycie is perturbed when Rocky the bull does not seem interested in the herd of 300 cows, and the lack of city noises is keeping Marlene awake at night. It's love at first sight for Tyler meanwhile, as his new school turns out not to be so bad after all.
    28 min
  • Sex and the Country
    EPISODE 6
    Sex and the Country
    This content was originally broadcast in 2005 and reflects the broadcast standards, language and attitudes of its time. This episode conains moderate sex references. When Marlene catches Bryan, Elgin, Jed and Mrs Cakeworthy stewing a virility potion for Rocky the bull, she manages to slip some into Boycie's coffee. Boycie, meanwhile is concerned about his son's interest in his English teacher, and decides to pay her a visit.
    28 min

Box Set

  • The Green Green Grass The Complete Collection

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Cast & Crew

  • John Challis
    Terrence Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce
  • Sue Holderness
    Marlene Boyce
  • D‌R
    David Ross
    Elgin Sparrowhawk
  • Ivan Kaye
    Bryan
  • P‌H
    Peter Heppelthwaite
    Jed
  • Jack Doolan
    Tyler Boyce
  • Ella Kenion
    Imedla Cakeworthy
  • D‌H
    Dewi Humphreys
    Director
  • Tony Dow
    Director
  • John Sullivan
    Writer
  • John Sullivan
    Creator

About

The Green Green Grass

Comedy

Only Fools and Horses favourites Boycie and Marlene relocate to the countryside but it's not long before they realise that the grass of the landed gentry is not always greener!

Information

Studio
BBC One
Released
2005
Rated
12
© 2005 Shazam Productions

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AAC)

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