List of The Green Green Grass characters
Encyclopedia
This is a list of characters for the British sitcom
The Green Green Grass
that has aired on BBC One
since 9 September 2005.
The Green Green Grass centres around the fictional Boyce family and their employees, who live or work on Winterdown Farm in Shropshire. The household is led by Boycie and Marlene, as played by John Challis
and Sue Holderness
. They have one child, Tyler, as played by Jack Doolan. They employ four members of staff, Elgin, Bryan, Jed and Imelda Cakeworthy, as played by David Ross
, Ivan Kaye
, Peter Heppelthwaite and Ella Kenion
.
Other regulars in the series include Beth as played by Lisa Diveney, Llewellyn as played by Alan David
, Ray as played by Nigel Harrison
and Sara as played by Samantha Sunderland. Dora as played by June Whitfield
and The Driscoll Brothers as played by Roy Marsden
and Christopher Ryan
have all made three appearances in the The Green Green Grass.
(John Challis
) - A shady ex-used car salesman and a frightful snob with a machine gun laugh who likes to think of himself as above everyone else. Boycie made sporadic appearances in Only Fools and Horses
before becoming a regular cast member from the fifth series onwards. He remains the same in The Green Green Grass. A snobbish, tight and now slightly ignorant person who seems to think that he is popular with other people, but, unfortunately for him, they just think he is a fool.
For The Green Green Grass, the character of Boycie had to be made more humane. He was also seen in a match of one-upmanship in Only Fools and Horses. This had to be toned down considerably to make the couple more realistic, in the sense that they would row occasionally, but in the end it would be obvious that they had deep feelings for each other. Boycie had a major part in the second episode of the final trilogy of Only Fools and Horses; this allowed the character to expand on screen before taking the lead role in the spin-off series.
A spin-off series could have been made with any one of the supporting characters in Only Fools and Horses, but it was with Boycie and Marlene that John Sullivan
decided to proceed with. This is mainly because Boycie is one of the strongest supporting characters. A spin-off with Trigger
or Denzil
may not have had enough depth to it.
) – Marlene was initially an unseen character in Only Fools and Horses, occasionally mentioned by her husband Boycie. However, her first appearance saw that she was a cheerful, slightly daft woman whose burning, and seemingly unattainable, desire to have a child provided one of the Only Fools and Horses sub-plots. She later matured and became a frequently seen character, as did Boycie. In total, she appeared in around twenty episodes, slightly fewer than the character of Boycie.
In The Green Green Grass she is exactly the same in all senses. Unlike Boycie, Marlene settles into her new surroundings without a fuss and without changing herself. She also appears to gain more respect for the country as the series progresses. In the series two episode "Mother Earth
", Marlene gives away all her clothes, as they were not environmentally friendly. Marlene also has a fear of the Driscoll Brothers, as seen in both "Brothers and Sisters
" and "Home Brew
".
She has great love of her dog, Earl. Duke has obviously died since his last appearance in Only Fools and Horses; however, this hasn’t been revealed within The Green Green Grass. She is also extremely proud of her son Tyler, even when he does something extremely stupid or inept. The character of Marlene has been expanded massively since her first appearance in the mid-eighties.
has led to a continuation of a running gag dating back to the late eighties. It has been speculated in both Only Fools and Horses and The Green Green Grass that Tyler might be the outcome of a fling between Marlene and Del.
One of his appearances in Only Fools and Horses was in the episode "The Jolly Boys’ Outing", in which Uncle Albert
told him one of his many war stories. Tyler made other appearances in the show but didn’t really feature much until the beginning of The Green Green Grass. His introduction in the spin-off hyped the speculation that Tyler might have been a result of something between Marlene and Del.
Tyler's introduction into Only Fools and Horses was to fuel a joke in which Del doesn’t believe in seances. Boycie had been contacted during the seance and told by his father that he should look after his child. Thinking that it was a sick joke on behalf of his father's joke, he stormed out. Later, Del was contacted via the medium by his mother and told to go and have his pains looked at. After telling Rodney that its a load of cobblers, he finds out that Marlene is in fact pregnant, but is it with Boycie's child?
Tyler has a girlfriend called Beth from the episode "Pillow Talk
" to "The Special Relationship". He has a new girlfriend from the fourth series called Sara. She first appears in the episode "Calendar Boys
". Tyler has no on-screen friends in the country. Tyler has appeared in nearly every episode of the series, except "Lust in Translation
" and "I Done It My Way
".
) – Elgin Sparrowhawk is the farm manager of Winterdown Farm. He is a rather strange man, who likes to appear a bit thick to ensure his workload remains light, but likes to show people that he is capable of outsmarting Boycie any day. He always carries his briefcase with a string shoulder strap around with him, to help remind people that he is still farm manager, even though it looks empty on occasions.
Elgin is married to his unseen wife, who apparently has a glass eye. He has said on occasions that she doesn’t really like him, and at one point he started to have his mail redirected to Boycie's house just to ensure that she doesn’t find out that he's still living there. He has shown deep affection towards his wife on many occasions, although he obviously fancies Marlene. Whenever she has her back turned, he is copping an eyeful; on one occasion he went as far as to dive across to kitchen floor in an attempt to woo an unsuspecting Marlene.
The character of Elgin has many levels of personality. He has been known to display aspects of comfort, depression, empathy and even love on occasions, although this may sometimes be towards people who don’t love him back. Elgin has a sister who is mentioned only once in the first series. He has sometimes seemed idiotic, in the sense that he is ignorant of many walks of life; however, this is sporadically shown up as a facade. His subterfuge is irregularly revealed to other people, as he displays his ignorance to gain pay rises and substitute his work to other people.
Elgin is potentially the cleverest person displayed in The Green Green Grass, as his colleagues have not yet been revealed as masquerading their intelligence. Both Boycie and Marlene aren’t displayed as the cleverest people in the world. Even Tyler is displayed as a stereotypically thick teenager. Elgin's house has been shown once since the show's debut in 2005; it was shown from the outside in the episode "The Path of True Love
".
) – Bryan is the farm's herdsman. He again likes to appear a bit thick so that he can take advantage of Boycie's ignorance. He has, on occasions, reduced his workload by bluffing to an out-of-his-depth Boycie. Bryan can be a little over the top on occasions, especially when thinking about his ex-girlfriend Myrtle. In one particular episode, he states that she chucked him seven times, and every time he found exactly the same wedding ring in a second-hand shop. It is sometimes hard to believe that Bryan's stupidity is a put-up job.
Little else is known about the character besides the fact that he lives alone in a caravan on the edge of Winterdown Farm. In the episode "The Path of True Love
", Jed is seen to come over to his caravan in a general fashion showing that this may be a general occurrence. He is shown to have a good working and social relationship with fellow colleagues Elgin, Jed and Imelda however, his relationship with both Boycie and Marlene isn’t quite as cosy. He is often at the end of one of Boycie's jokes.
Bryan has been known to invite people into his caravan in a crisis such as Elgin being thrown out by his wife and Boycie being thrown out by Marlene. However, he has stayed at other people's houses such as when his caravan burns down and he is forced to stay at Boycie's manor house along with Elgin in the episode "But is it Art?
"
Bryan's workload has been known to expand from herdsman to such jobs as chauffeur in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock
" to security guard in "Home Brew
". The character of Bryan has settled down massively since the show's debut in 2005. The character of Myrtle, Bryan's ex-girlfriend, is mentioned frequently but is never seen.
", Jed's youngest child is seen on the front of a local newspaper.
Jed's workload has also been known to expand from ploughman to various other areas of expertise, such as in the episode "Home Brew" when he gets involved in Ye Potato Cyder business. He is also known for attempting to escape his wife, such as in the episode "The Path of True Love
" when he turns up unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, at Bryan's caravan after having a blazing row with his wife. Bryan just accepts this as a usual occurrence and lets him in.
Other than the details already specified, little else is known about Jed other than the fact that he has a wife and many children. He is also renowned for wearing his hat almost all the time. He even turns up at the disco wearing his best suit and his grubby hat in "For Richer For Poorer
". Other details include the fact that he is probably the thickest of the farm's staff and the most eccentric of the local people.
He is known for getting himself into several sticky situations such as the mistake regarding ‘letters’ in the episode "Your Cheating Art
" whereby Boycie and Marlene ask him and Bryan to talk to Tyler about his ‘Dear John’ letter however they get the wrong end of the stick and end up telling Elgin that Marlene wants him leading to a risky situation for Elgin.
) – Mrs Cakeworthy is The Grange's housecleaner. Various jokes have been made to her expense, referring to her non-cleaning and biscuit-eating habits. She has even on occasions been asked to lift her legs whilst Marlene does the hoovering. Boycie sacks her in the episode "Bothered and Bewildered
" after he catches her sitting around doing nothing. However, after some strange experiences he re-hires her.
Mrs Cakeworthy has a husband who has been seen on occasions, most notably in the 2006 Christmas special "From Here to Paternity
". She has also been seen to hold seances within The Grange since "More Questions Than Answers
". Mrs Cakeworthy is also said to have a dust intolerance.
She is probably the most normal person out of the population of Oakham. She is said to have paranormal qualities in which she can see and contact the dead. This is explored in many of the episodes and is the central plot of the episode "The Departed
". She is sometimes referred to as ‘using words from Narnia’ due to her use of old local language.
Her husband, Colin, is in and out of hospital almost every series and thus she appears to be under pressure on occasions however, her responsibilities are sometimes thrown to one side much to other peoples’ disgust. She is sometimes self-centred and oblivious to other peoples actions.
) – Llewellyn is Boycie's next-door neighbour. Boycie continually refers to him as a mad Welshman. He has been known to look after himself and puts his thoughts before others. In the episode "Testing Times
", he grassed Boycie up for using Artificial Fertiliser on his Organic Farm. This could have put Boycie in prison for up to five years. Llewellyn has a daughter called Rhian, who is Tyler's English teacher. Rhian has appeared in two episodes.
Llewellyn has been known to get a little out of his own depth, such as when he challenged Boycie to a pub quiz in More Questions Than Answers and lost ten thousand pounds that he didn’t have in the first place. He has also accused Boycie of things that he hasn’t done, such as in From Here To Paternity when Boycie's dog, Earl, supposedly made Llewellyn's ‘slapper of a dog’ pregnant, which Earl didn’t. Llewellyn tends to speak first, think later, and generally lands himself in a lot of trouble. In the episode "The Departed
", Llewellyn is a special constable.
Beth made her last appearance in the 2007 Christmas special, "The Special Relationship". The role of Tyler's girlfriend passed on to Sara from the fourth series. Beth was written out of the series, but is still mentioned frequently. She is said to have gone to Cambridge to further her education. This annoys Tyler, as he is slightly jealous of her achievements. However, Beth's dad Ray enjoys boasting about his daughter's achievements to him.
", after some help from his mum and Dora. Tyler even managed to get her to strip naked for a piece of artwork. Sara has made two appearances in the series so far.
) – Ray is Beth's father and landlord of the local pub. Ray doesn’t particularly like Tyler, as he believes that his daughter could have done better. He first appeared in the episode "Testing Times" and appeared in another ten episodes since. He is known to lash out in extreme circumstances, such as the misunderstanding in From Here to Paternity, when he thinks that Boycie is calling his daughter ‘a bitch’ and when he says ‘take a close look – it's a dog’.
and Christopher Ryan
) – First seen in "Little Problems
" in Only Fools and Horses
, the brothers cause Boycie to make a rushed dash to the countryside in an attempt to escape from them. They appeared in the 2005 Christmas Special, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock
" but they did not manage to catch him. They made their third ever appearance in "Brothers and Sisters
" when they finally caught up with Boycie and made him a deal. They made their latest appearance in the series four episode, "Home Brew
" which aired on 15 January 2009.
) – Dora first appeared in The Lonely Herdsman
. Dora is Marlene's mum. She was first seen in an episode of Only Fools and Horses
but was played by a different actress. Dora appeared in an episode of the 2009 series.
) – Marlene's sister. The Driscoll Brothers followed Pertunia to Winterdown Farm when she came to visit in "Brothers and Sisters
".
) – Appeared in "From Here to Paternity
" in 2006. He is the husband of Imelda Cakeworthy. He is a hypochondriac, yet a reference made in "The Path of True Love
" states that he has just had another operation, which contradicts the former statement.
(Paul Barber) – Originally appearing as a regular in Only Fools and Horses
, Denzil made a one-off appearance in "Keep On Running
" – the first episode of The Green Green Grass. He brought warning of the Driscoll Brothers' release, causing Boycie to sell his house and the Showroom so he could escape quietly to the countryside.
) – Originally appearing as a regular in Only Fools and Horses
, Sid appears in a cameo in the The Green Green Grass. When Boycie rings up The Nag's Head to offer Rocky the ‘Gay’ Bull to Trigger as a joke, Sid answers the phone on the Nag's Head set.
) – Appeared in 2The Special Relationship". Cliff Cooper is an American who was stationed at Winterdown Farm during the 1970s when it was used as a US Army base.
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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...
that has aired on BBC One
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BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
since 9 September 2005.
The Green Green Grass centres around the fictional Boyce family and their employees, who live or work on Winterdown Farm in Shropshire. The household is led by Boycie and Marlene, as played by 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....
and 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:...
. They have one child, Tyler, as played by Jack Doolan. They employ four members of staff, Elgin, Bryan, Jed and Imelda Cakeworthy, as played by 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...
, Ivan Kaye
Ivan Kaye
Ivan Kaye is a British actor. He previously played Dr. Johnathon Leroy in a recurrent role in EastEnders, and he played Bryan in The Green Green Grass...
, Peter Heppelthwaite and Ella Kenion
Ella Kenion
Ella Kenion is an English comedy actress, known for her versatility in shows such as The Catherine Tate Show, Five's sketch show, Swinging and most recently in BBC4's Fear of Fanny. She's probably best known for her portrayal of Mrs Cakeworthy in The Green Green Grass. She played the role of Julie...
.
Other regulars in the series include Beth as played by Lisa Diveney, Llewellyn as played by Alan David
Alan David
Alan David is a Welsh television actor. Living in London, he is married with two sons.David was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. He has had many television credits ranging from Coronation Street in 1973 to Virtual Murder , Honey for Tea and "The Unquiet Dead", an episode of Doctor Who in 2005...
, Ray as played by Nigel Harrison
Nigel Harrison
Nigel Harrison is an English musician, and best known as the bass player of the rock band Blondie....
and Sara as played by Samantha Sunderland. Dora as played by June Whitfield
June Whitfield
June Rosemary Whitfield, CBE is an English actress, well known in the United Kingdom since the 1950s for roles in radio and television comedy series....
and The Driscoll Brothers as played by 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 all made three appearances in the The Green Green Grass.
Principal cast durations
| Character | Series | |||||||||
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| Series 1 The Green Green Grass (series 1) The Green Green Grass's first series originally aired between 9 September 2005 and 14 October 2005, beginning with the episode "Keep on Running". A Christmas special aired on 25 December 2005.-Outline:... |
Series 2 The Green Green Grass (series 2) The Green Green Grass's second series originally aired between 15 September 2006 and 27 October 2006, beginning with the episode "Testing Times". A Christmas special aired on 25 December 2006.-Outline:... |
Series 3 The Green Green Grass (series 3) The Green Green Grass's third series originally aired between 2 November 2007 and 21 December 2007, beginning with the episode "But is it Art?". A Christmas special aired on 30 December 2007.-Outline:... |
Series 4 The Green Green Grass (series 4) The Green Green Grass's fourth series originally aired between 8 January 2009 and 5 March 2009, beginning with the episode "The Path of True Love".-Outline:The series continued to feature the seven main characters that appeared in series one.... |
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| Boycie | 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.... |
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| Marlene | 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:... |
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| Tyler | Jack Doolan | |||||||||
| Elgin | 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... |
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| Bryan | Ivan Kaye Ivan Kaye Ivan Kaye is a British actor. He previously played Dr. Johnathon Leroy in a recurrent role in EastEnders, and he played Bryan in The Green Green Grass... |
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| Jed | Peter Heppelthwaite | |||||||||
| Imelda | Ella Kenion Ella Kenion Ella Kenion is an English comedy actress, known for her versatility in shows such as The Catherine Tate Show, Five's sketch show, Swinging and most recently in BBC4's Fear of Fanny. She's probably best known for her portrayal of Mrs Cakeworthy in The Green Green Grass. She played the role of Julie... |
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| Llewellyn | Alan David Alan David Alan David is a Welsh television actor. Living in London, he is married with two sons.David was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. He has had many television credits ranging from Coronation Street in 1973 to Virtual Murder , Honey for Tea and "The Unquiet Dead", an episode of Doctor Who in 2005... |
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| Beth | Lisa Diveney | |||||||||
| Sara | Samantha Sunderland | |||||||||
Boycie
Terrence Aubrey BoyceBoycie
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...
(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....
) - A shady ex-used car salesman and a frightful snob with a machine gun laugh who likes to think of himself as above everyone else. Boycie made sporadic appearances 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...
before becoming a regular cast member from the fifth series onwards. He remains the same in The Green Green Grass. A snobbish, tight and now slightly ignorant person who seems to think that he is popular with other people, but, unfortunately for him, they just think he is a fool.
For The Green Green Grass, the character of Boycie had to be made more humane. He was also seen in a match of one-upmanship in Only Fools and Horses. This had to be toned down considerably to make the couple more realistic, in the sense that they would row occasionally, but in the end it would be obvious that they had deep feelings for each other. Boycie had a major part in the second episode of the final trilogy of Only Fools and Horses; this allowed the character to expand on screen before taking the lead role in the spin-off series.
A spin-off series could have been made with any one of the supporting characters in Only Fools and Horses, but it was with Boycie and Marlene that John Sullivan
John Sullivan (writer)
John Richard Thomas Sullivan OBE was an English television scriptwriter responsible for several popular British sitcoms, including Only Fools and Horses, Citizen Smith and Just Good Friends....
decided to proceed with. This is mainly because Boycie is one of the strongest supporting characters. A spin-off with Trigger
Trigger (Only Fools and Horses)
Trigger is a character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He is played by actor Roger Lloyd Pack....
or Denzil
Denzil Tulser
Denzil Tulser , is a character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses played by Paul Barber.Denzil is a long distance lorry driver, and a good friend of Derek Trotter, and one of Del's victims when it comes to dodgy goods...
may not have had enough depth to it.
Marlene
Marlene (Sue HoldernessSue 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 was initially an unseen character in Only Fools and Horses, occasionally mentioned by her husband Boycie. However, her first appearance saw that she was a cheerful, slightly daft woman whose burning, and seemingly unattainable, desire to have a child provided one of the Only Fools and Horses sub-plots. She later matured and became a frequently seen character, as did Boycie. In total, she appeared in around twenty episodes, slightly fewer than the character of Boycie.
In The Green Green Grass she is exactly the same in all senses. Unlike Boycie, Marlene settles into her new surroundings without a fuss and without changing herself. She also appears to gain more respect for the country as the series progresses. In the series two episode "Mother Earth
Mother Earth (The Green Green Grass)
"Mother Earth" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 6 October 2006, as the fourth episode of series two.-Synopsis:...
", Marlene gives away all her clothes, as they were not environmentally friendly. Marlene also has a fear of the Driscoll Brothers, as seen in both "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:...
" and "Home Brew
Home Brew
"Home Brew" is an episode of the BBC sitcom The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 15 January 2009, as the second episode of the fourth series.-Synopsis:...
".
She has great love of her dog, Earl. Duke has obviously died since his last appearance in Only Fools and Horses; however, this hasn’t been revealed within The Green Green Grass. She is also extremely proud of her son Tyler, even when he does something extremely stupid or inept. The character of Marlene has been expanded massively since her first appearance in the mid-eighties.
Tyler
Tyler (Jack Doolan) – The character of Tyler made several appearances in Only Fools and Horses, although he was portrayed by different actors. His similarity in looks to Del BoyDel Boy
Derek Edward Trotter, better known as "Del Boy", is the fictional lead character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses and one of the main characters of its prequel, Rock & Chips...
has led to a continuation of a running gag dating back to the late eighties. It has been speculated in both Only Fools and Horses and The Green Green Grass that Tyler might be the outcome of a fling between Marlene and Del.
One of his appearances in Only Fools and Horses was in the episode "The Jolly Boys’ Outing", in which Uncle Albert
Uncle Albert
Albert Gladstone Trotter is a fictional character from the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He was introduced during the fourth season as a replacement for the character of Grandad due to the death of actor Lennard Pearce...
told him one of his many war stories. Tyler made other appearances in the show but didn’t really feature much until the beginning of The Green Green Grass. His introduction in the spin-off hyped the speculation that Tyler might have been a result of something between Marlene and Del.
Tyler's introduction into Only Fools and Horses was to fuel a joke in which Del doesn’t believe in seances. Boycie had been contacted during the seance and told by his father that he should look after his child. Thinking that it was a sick joke on behalf of his father's joke, he stormed out. Later, Del was contacted via the medium by his mother and told to go and have his pains looked at. After telling Rodney that its a load of cobblers, he finds out that Marlene is in fact pregnant, but is it with Boycie's child?
Tyler has a girlfriend called Beth from the episode "Pillow Talk
Pillow Talk (The Green Green Grass)
"Pillow Talk" is an episode of the BBC sitcom The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 7 October 2005, as the fifth episode of the first season of the series.-Synopsis:...
" to "The Special Relationship". He has a new girlfriend from the fourth series called Sara. She first appears in the episode "Calendar Boys
Calendar Boys
Calendar Boys is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 22 January 2009, as the third episode of the fourth series. -Synopsis:...
". Tyler has no on-screen friends in the country. Tyler has appeared in nearly every episode of the series, except "Lust in Translation
Lust in Translation
Lust in Translation is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 21 December 2007, as the seventh episode of series three. -Synopsis:...
" and "I Done It My Way
I Done It My Way
I Done It My Way is an episode of the BBC Sit-com, The Green Green Grass. It aired on 19 February 2009, as the seventh episode of the fourth series. This episode acted as a ‘clip show’ for both Only Fools and Horses and The Green Green Grass...
".
Elgin Sparrowhawk
Elgin (David RossDavid 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 Sparrowhawk is the farm manager of Winterdown Farm. He is a rather strange man, who likes to appear a bit thick to ensure his workload remains light, but likes to show people that he is capable of outsmarting Boycie any day. He always carries his briefcase with a string shoulder strap around with him, to help remind people that he is still farm manager, even though it looks empty on occasions.
Elgin is married to his unseen wife, who apparently has a glass eye. He has said on occasions that she doesn’t really like him, and at one point he started to have his mail redirected to Boycie's house just to ensure that she doesn’t find out that he's still living there. He has shown deep affection towards his wife on many occasions, although he obviously fancies Marlene. Whenever she has her back turned, he is copping an eyeful; on one occasion he went as far as to dive across to kitchen floor in an attempt to woo an unsuspecting Marlene.
The character of Elgin has many levels of personality. He has been known to display aspects of comfort, depression, empathy and even love on occasions, although this may sometimes be towards people who don’t love him back. Elgin has a sister who is mentioned only once in the first series. He has sometimes seemed idiotic, in the sense that he is ignorant of many walks of life; however, this is sporadically shown up as a facade. His subterfuge is irregularly revealed to other people, as he displays his ignorance to gain pay rises and substitute his work to other people.
Elgin is potentially the cleverest person displayed in The Green Green Grass, as his colleagues have not yet been revealed as masquerading their intelligence. Both Boycie and Marlene aren’t displayed as the cleverest people in the world. Even Tyler is displayed as a stereotypically thick teenager. Elgin's house has been shown once since the show's debut in 2005; it was shown from the outside in the episode "The Path of True Love
The Path of True Love
The Path Of True Love is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 8 January 2009, as the first episode of the fourth series. -Synopsis:...
".
Bryan
Bryan (Ivan KayeIvan Kaye
Ivan Kaye is a British actor. He previously played Dr. Johnathon Leroy in a recurrent role in EastEnders, and he played Bryan in The Green Green Grass...
) – Bryan is the farm's herdsman. He again likes to appear a bit thick so that he can take advantage of Boycie's ignorance. He has, on occasions, reduced his workload by bluffing to an out-of-his-depth Boycie. Bryan can be a little over the top on occasions, especially when thinking about his ex-girlfriend Myrtle. In one particular episode, he states that she chucked him seven times, and every time he found exactly the same wedding ring in a second-hand shop. It is sometimes hard to believe that Bryan's stupidity is a put-up job.
Little else is known about the character besides the fact that he lives alone in a caravan on the edge of Winterdown Farm. In the episode "The Path of True Love
The Path of True Love
The Path Of True Love is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 8 January 2009, as the first episode of the fourth series. -Synopsis:...
", Jed is seen to come over to his caravan in a general fashion showing that this may be a general occurrence. He is shown to have a good working and social relationship with fellow colleagues Elgin, Jed and Imelda however, his relationship with both Boycie and Marlene isn’t quite as cosy. He is often at the end of one of Boycie's jokes.
Bryan has been known to invite people into his caravan in a crisis such as Elgin being thrown out by his wife and Boycie being thrown out by Marlene. However, he has stayed at other people's houses such as when his caravan burns down and he is forced to stay at Boycie's manor house along with Elgin in the episode "But is it Art?
But is it Art?
But is it Art? is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 2 November 2007, as the first episode of series three...
"
Bryan's workload has been known to expand from herdsman to such jobs as chauffeur in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock
One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock
One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 25 December 2005, as the 2005 Christmas Special. -Synopsis:...
" to security guard in "Home Brew
Home Brew
"Home Brew" is an episode of the BBC sitcom The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 15 January 2009, as the second episode of the fourth series.-Synopsis:...
". The character of Bryan has settled down massively since the show's debut in 2005. The character of Myrtle, Bryan's ex-girlfriend, is mentioned frequently but is never seen.
Jed
Jed (Peter Heppelthwaite) – Jed is the farm's ploughman. He again likes to think he's appearing a bit thick, but, in reality, viewers are led to believe that Jed is genetically thick. He is renowned for having a family of five children. He is often the brunt of a joke, whereby he and his wife are ‘too lazy’ to use contraception. In the episode "Here’s to You, Mrs BoyceHere’s to You, Mrs Boyce
Here’s to You, Mrs Boyce is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 22 September 2006, as the second episode of series two. -Synopsis:...
", Jed's youngest child is seen on the front of a local newspaper.
Jed's workload has also been known to expand from ploughman to various other areas of expertise, such as in the episode "Home Brew" when he gets involved in Ye Potato Cyder business. He is also known for attempting to escape his wife, such as in the episode "The Path of True Love
The Path of True Love
The Path Of True Love is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 8 January 2009, as the first episode of the fourth series. -Synopsis:...
" when he turns up unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, at Bryan's caravan after having a blazing row with his wife. Bryan just accepts this as a usual occurrence and lets him in.
Other than the details already specified, little else is known about Jed other than the fact that he has a wife and many children. He is also renowned for wearing his hat almost all the time. He even turns up at the disco wearing his best suit and his grubby hat in "For Richer For Poorer
For Richer For Poorer
For Richer For Poorer is an episode of the BBC Sit-com, The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 5 March 2009, as the last episode of the fourth series.-Synopsis:...
". Other details include the fact that he is probably the thickest of the farm's staff and the most eccentric of the local people.
He is known for getting himself into several sticky situations such as the mistake regarding ‘letters’ in the episode "Your Cheating Art
Your Cheating Art
Your Cheating Art is an episode of the BBC Sit-com, The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 5 February 2009, as the fifth episode of the fourth series.-Synopsis:...
" whereby Boycie and Marlene ask him and Bryan to talk to Tyler about his ‘Dear John’ letter however they get the wrong end of the stick and end up telling Elgin that Marlene wants him leading to a risky situation for Elgin.
Imelda Cakeworthy
Imelda (Ella KenionElla Kenion
Ella Kenion is an English comedy actress, known for her versatility in shows such as The Catherine Tate Show, Five's sketch show, Swinging and most recently in BBC4's Fear of Fanny. She's probably best known for her portrayal of Mrs Cakeworthy in The Green Green Grass. She played the role of Julie...
) – Mrs Cakeworthy is The Grange's housecleaner. Various jokes have been made to her expense, referring to her non-cleaning and biscuit-eating habits. She has even on occasions been asked to lift her legs whilst Marlene does the hoovering. Boycie sacks her in the episode "Bothered and Bewildered
Bothered and Bewildered
Bothered and Bewildered is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 29 September 2006, as the third episode of series two. -Synopsis:...
" after he catches her sitting around doing nothing. However, after some strange experiences he re-hires her.
Mrs Cakeworthy has a husband who has been seen on occasions, most notably in the 2006 Christmas special "From Here to Paternity
From Here to Paternity
From Here to Paternity is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 25 December 2006, as the 2006 Christmas Special. -Synopsis:...
". She has also been seen to hold seances within The Grange since "More Questions Than Answers
More Questions Than Answers
More Questions Than Answers is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 20 October 2006, as the sixth episode of series two. -Synopsis:...
". Mrs Cakeworthy is also said to have a dust intolerance.
She is probably the most normal person out of the population of Oakham. She is said to have paranormal qualities in which she can see and contact the dead. This is explored in many of the episodes and is the central plot of the episode "The Departed
The Departed (The Green Green Grass)
The Departed is an episode of the BBC Sit-com, The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 12 February 2009, as the sixth episode of the fourth series.-Synopsis:...
". She is sometimes referred to as ‘using words from Narnia’ due to her use of old local language.
Her husband, Colin, is in and out of hospital almost every series and thus she appears to be under pressure on occasions however, her responsibilities are sometimes thrown to one side much to other peoples’ disgust. She is sometimes self-centred and oblivious to other peoples actions.
Llewellyn
Llewellyn (Alan DavidAlan David
Alan David is a Welsh television actor. Living in London, he is married with two sons.David was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. He has had many television credits ranging from Coronation Street in 1973 to Virtual Murder , Honey for Tea and "The Unquiet Dead", an episode of Doctor Who in 2005...
) – Llewellyn is Boycie's next-door neighbour. Boycie continually refers to him as a mad Welshman. He has been known to look after himself and puts his thoughts before others. In the episode "Testing Times
Testing Times
Testing Times is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 15 September 2006, as the first episode of series two...
", he grassed Boycie up for using Artificial Fertiliser on his Organic Farm. This could have put Boycie in prison for up to five years. Llewellyn has a daughter called Rhian, who is Tyler's English teacher. Rhian has appeared in two episodes.
Llewellyn has been known to get a little out of his own depth, such as when he challenged Boycie to a pub quiz in More Questions Than Answers and lost ten thousand pounds that he didn’t have in the first place. He has also accused Boycie of things that he hasn’t done, such as in From Here To Paternity when Boycie's dog, Earl, supposedly made Llewellyn's ‘slapper of a dog’ pregnant, which Earl didn’t. Llewellyn tends to speak first, think later, and generally lands himself in a lot of trouble. In the episode "The Departed
The Departed (The Green Green Grass)
The Departed is an episode of the BBC Sit-com, The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 12 February 2009, as the sixth episode of the fourth series.-Synopsis:...
", Llewellyn is a special constable.
Beth
Bethany (Lisa Diveney) – Beth is Tyler's girlfriend until the end of the third series. She is clever, attractive and vegetarian. Over the three years she spent as Tyler's girlfriend, she had her patience put to the test. First, Tyler showed no interest in supporting her horse racing protests, then he put meat before her, and, to top things off, she peers through the window to see Boycie completely naked, thanks to Earl, in Mother Earth.Beth made her last appearance in the 2007 Christmas special, "The Special Relationship". The role of Tyler's girlfriend passed on to Sara from the fourth series. Beth was written out of the series, but is still mentioned frequently. She is said to have gone to Cambridge to further her education. This annoys Tyler, as he is slightly jealous of her achievements. However, Beth's dad Ray enjoys boasting about his daughter's achievements to him.
Sara
Sara (Samantha Sunderland) – Sara is Tyler's latest girlfriend. She is slightly weird in the sense that she is a fan of Tyler's band, Puddle of Agony. Tyler eventually asked her out in the episode "Your Cheating ArtYour Cheating Art
Your Cheating Art is an episode of the BBC Sit-com, The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 5 February 2009, as the fifth episode of the fourth series.-Synopsis:...
", after some help from his mum and Dora. Tyler even managed to get her to strip naked for a piece of artwork. Sara has made two appearances in the series so far.
Ray
Ray (Nigel HarrisonNigel Harrison
Nigel Harrison is an English musician, and best known as the bass player of the rock band Blondie....
) – Ray is Beth's father and landlord of the local pub. Ray doesn’t particularly like Tyler, as he believes that his daughter could have done better. He first appeared in the episode "Testing Times" and appeared in another ten episodes since. He is known to lash out in extreme circumstances, such as the misunderstanding in From Here to Paternity, when he thinks that Boycie is calling his daughter ‘a bitch’ and when he says ‘take a close look – it's a dog’.
The Driscoll Brothers
Danny and Tony (Roy MarsdenRoy 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:...
) – First seen in "Little Problems
Little Problems
"Little Problems" is an episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the final episode of series 6, and was first screened on 12 February, 1989...
" 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...
, the brothers cause Boycie to make a rushed dash to the countryside in an attempt to escape from them. They appeared in the 2005 Christmas Special, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock
One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock
One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 25 December 2005, as the 2005 Christmas Special. -Synopsis:...
" but they did not manage to catch him. They made their third ever appearance in "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:...
" when they finally caught up with Boycie and made him a deal. They made their latest appearance in the series four episode, "Home Brew
Home Brew
"Home Brew" is an episode of the BBC sitcom The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 15 January 2009, as the second episode of the fourth series.-Synopsis:...
" which aired on 15 January 2009.
Dora
Dora (June WhitfieldJune Whitfield
June Rosemary Whitfield, CBE is an English actress, well known in the United Kingdom since the 1950s for roles in radio and television comedy series....
) – Dora first appeared in The Lonely Herdsman
The Lonely Herdsman
The Lonely Herdsman is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 9 November 2007, as the second episode of series three. -Synopsis:...
. Dora is Marlene's mum. She was first seen in an 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...
but was played by a different actress. Dora appeared in an episode of the 2009 series.
Pertunia
Pertunia (Paula WilcoxPaula Wilcox
Paula Wilcox is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Chrissy in the British comedy Man About the House .-Early sitcom fame:...
) – Marlene's sister. The Driscoll Brothers followed Pertunia to Winterdown Farm when she came to visit in "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:...
".
Colin Cakeworthy
Colin (Paul BownPaul Bown
Paul Bown is an English actor. He is best known as one of the leading roles of the Granada Television comedy Watching . Bown has also appeared in various plays and shows, including an advert for Toffee Crisp in the 1980s and more recently as Philip Reid in BBC's Holby City...
) – Appeared in "From Here to Paternity
From Here to Paternity
From Here to Paternity is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 25 December 2006, as the 2006 Christmas Special. -Synopsis:...
" in 2006. He is the husband of Imelda Cakeworthy. He is a hypochondriac, yet a reference made in "The Path of True Love
The Path of True Love
The Path Of True Love is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 8 January 2009, as the first episode of the fourth series. -Synopsis:...
" states that he has just had another operation, which contradicts the former statement.
Denzil
DenzilDenzil Tulser
Denzil Tulser , is a character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses played by Paul Barber.Denzil is a long distance lorry driver, and a good friend of Derek Trotter, and one of Del's victims when it comes to dodgy goods...
(Paul Barber) – Originally appearing as a regular 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...
, Denzil made a one-off appearance in "Keep On Running
Keep On Running (The Green Green Grass)
"Keep On Running" is an episode of the BBC sitcom The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 9 September 2005, as the first episode of series one.-Synopsis:...
" – the first episode of The Green Green Grass. He brought warning of the Driscoll Brothers' release, causing Boycie to sell his house and the Showroom so he could escape quietly to the countryside.
Sid
Sid (Roy HeatherRoy 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...
) – Originally appearing as a regular 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...
, Sid appears in a cameo in the The Green Green Grass. When Boycie rings up The Nag's Head to offer Rocky the ‘Gay’ Bull to Trigger as a joke, Sid answers the phone on the Nag's Head set.
Cliff Cooper
Cliff (George WendtGeorge Wendt
George Robert Wendt III is an American actor, best known for the roles of Norm Peterson and Tug Clarke on the television shows Cheers and Modern Men.-Early life:...
) – Appeared in 2The Special Relationship". Cliff Cooper is an American who was stationed at Winterdown Farm during the 1970s when it was used as a US Army base.
See also
- Only Fools and HorsesOnly Fools and HorsesOnly 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...
- List of Only Fools and Horses episodes
- The Green Green GrassThe Green Green GrassThe 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...
- List of The Green Green Grass episodes