"Keep On Running" is an episode of the BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

 sitcom The Green Green Grass

The Green Green Grass

The Green Green Grass is a British sitcom, created and initially written by John Sullivan, produced by Shazam Productions for the BBC. It is a spin-off of the long running sitcom Only Fools and Horses and stars John Challis, Sue Holderness and Jack Doolan...

. It was first screened on 9 September 2005, as the first episode of series one.

Synopsis

Boycie begins a normal day of neglecting his wife, ignoring his son and taking the dog for a walk in a taxi but all is to change. Upon the arrival of friend Denzil, Boycie soon finds out that the Driscoll Brothers are looking for him as they had found out that he was the supergrass who got them put away. Whilst Marlene is at a health spa and Tyler is abroad, he sells the showroom and his house and awaits their return – then its off to Shropshire.

Upon arriving in Oakham, Shropshire, Boycie, Marlene and Tyler get lost and cannot find Winterdown Farm. They stop off at a local pub only to find the tradition of Morris dancing still exists in the country. They soon find the farm and begin to settle in until a knock at the door frightens them. It turns out to be Elgin, the farms very own manager. After several disturbing revelations during their conversation with him they decide to retire only... what did happen in that bedroom?

Cast

Actor	Role
John Challis John Challis John Challis is an English actor.-Career:He is probably best known for his role as Terrance Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce in the long running comedy show Only Fools and Horses, and its 2005 spin-off, The Green Green Grass....	Boycie Boycie Terrance Aubrey Boyce best known as Boycie is a fictional character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses played by John Challis. His story is continued in the spin off series The Green Green Grass, which began filming in June 2005, in which Boycie and family have fled from a gang of...
Sue Holderness Sue Holderness Sue Holderness is an English actress. Since 1985 she has played the role of Marlene Boyce in the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses and its spin-off The Green Green Grass .-Career:...	Marlene
Jack Doolan Jack Doolan (actor) Jack Doolan is an English actor. He is best known for portraying Tyler Boyce in the BBC sitcom The Green Green Grass alongside John Challis and Sue Holderness...	Tyler
David Ross David Ross (actor) David Ross is an English actor who has worked in theatre, cinema, and television.His best-known roles include playing the first appearance of Kryten and the voice of the Talkie Toaster on the science fiction comedy series Red Dwarf, Elgin on the BBC sitcom The Green Green Grass, and as Mr...	Elgin
Paul Barber	Denzil
Robert Putt	Publican

Writing

This episode was written by John Sullivan, writer of Only Fools and Horses

Only Fools and Horses

Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003...

. The whole of the first series was written entirely by John Sullivan.

Conception

The idea for The Green Green Grass came from John Challis’s real life situation. John Sullivan, writer of Only Fools and Horses saw how John’s life had changed since he and Carol had moved some ten years ago. He decided after watching the episode Little Problems of Only Fools and Horses where Boycie of obviously terrified of the Driscoll Brothers to have him grass them up and do a runner when they are released. The prequel idea, Once Upon a Time in Peckham was put on hold until the project got onto its feet.

The episode "Keep on Running" was designed to get Boycie, Marlene and Tyler to Shropshire as quick as possible but to explain why they are moving there. The series has more of a story arc than most other comedy series. Episodes such as "Keep on Running" and "A Rocky Start

A Rocky Start

A Rocky Start is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 16 September 2005, as the second episode of series one. -Synopsis:...

" are linked closely whilst other comedy series have individual episodes. However, the show has adopted the individual episode structure since the episode "The Country Wife

The Country Wife (The Green Green Grass)

The Country Wife is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 23 September 2005, as the third episode of series one. -Synopsis:Marlene tries her hand at country cooking, despite the warnings from her husband and her son...

". The Driscoll Brothers story arc ran through the series until the episode "Brothers and Sisters

Brothers and Sisters (The Green Green Grass)

Brothers and Sisters is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 27 October 2006, as the seventh episode of series two. -Synopsis:...

".

Continuity

• The episode "Keep on Running" succeeded the last ever Only Fools and Horses
  Only Fools and Horses
  Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003...
  
  episode, "Sleepless in Peckham
  Sleepless in Peckham
  "Sleepless in Peckham" is an episode of BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, first screened on 25 December 2003 as the third and final part of the early 2000s Christmas trilogy, and as the final episode of the entire series.-Synopsis:...
  
  ".
• The characters of Boycie and Marlene still live in their mock Georgian house on Kings Avenue until their forced move.
• The character of Denzil, an Only Fools and Horses
  Only Fools and Horses
  Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003...
  
  regular makes a guest appearance.
• References to Del Boy are made infrequently.
• Boycie makes a reference to the Showroom, a location only ever seen in Only Fools and Horses
  Only Fools and Horses
  Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003...
  
  .

Filming

Filming for the first series of The Green Green Grass

The Green Green Grass

The Green Green Grass is a British sitcom, created and initially written by John Sullivan, produced by Shazam Productions for the BBC. It is a spin-off of the long running sitcom Only Fools and Horses and stars John Challis, Sue Holderness and Jack Doolan...

started in June 2005. The series was ready for broadcast by the end of August 2005. Only Fools and Horses

Only Fools and Horses

Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003...

regular, Paul Barber was involved in the first episode in a small guest appearance and was the only original cast member to make an appearance. However, Roy Heather

Roy Heather

Roy Heather is an English actor. He began as an amateur actor when he was spotted by David Tudor who gave him his first professional job in Repertory. For David he played many leading roles including Frank in "Winter Journey", Reg in "The Norman Conquests" and co-starred in the world premiere of...

 has made a cameo as Sid and Roy Marsden

Roy Marsden

Roy Marsden is an English actor, who is probably best known for his portrayal of Adam Dalgliesh in the Anglia Television dramatisations of P. D. James's detective novels.- Education :...

 and Christopher Ryan

Christopher Ryan

Christopher Ryan is an English actor. Ryan is perhaps best known for his role as Mike "The Cool Person" in the BBC comedy series The Young Ones.-Early life:...

 have made three appearances as the Driscoll Brothers. With Roy Heather’s appearance, the set of The Nag’s Head was used.

Broadcast and reception

During its original airing, the episode had a viewing audience of 8.88 million, in the 8:30pm timeslot it was shown. It is the highest viewing figure the show has received to date however it is lower than the 15.5 million that the last ever episode of Only Fools and Horses

Only Fools and Horses

Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003...

drew in.

This episode has since been re-run on BBC1, BBC HD and GOLD. The show received one of the highest ratings of the week making it into the top ten.

DVD release

The UK DVD

DVD

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release was released on 23 October 2006. The release includes the 2005 Christmas Special, a short special entitled 'Grass Roots' and a short documentary on 'Rocky'.