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...

's third series originally aired between 2 November 2007 and 21 December 2007, beginning with 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...

". A Christmas special aired on 30 December 2007.

Outline

The series continued to feature the seven main characters that appeared in series one. These were:

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
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...	Bryan
Peter Heppelthwaite	Jed
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...	Imelda

Lisa Diveney

Lisa Diveney

Lisa Diveney is a British actress. She played the role of Beth in The Green Green Grass.-Career:Before graduating, Diveney was cast as Molly in Gompers directed by Roisin McBrinn at the Arcola Theatre...

's character, Beth, who was Tyler's girlfriend, was regular throughout the series before leaving the series after the special. 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...

) and Ray (Nigel Harrison

Nigel Harrison

Nigel Harrison is an English musician, and best known as the bass player of the rock band Blondie....

) were also regulars throughout the series.

Episode Information

Episode Number	Broadcast Date	Duration	Title	Written by
16 – 3.1	2 November 2007	30 minutes	"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... "	Jim Sullivan
17 – 3.2	9 November 2007	30 minutes	"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:... "	Jim Sullivan
18 – 3.3	23 November 2007	30 minutes	"If You Go Down to the Woods If You Go Down to the Woods If You Go Down to the Woods is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 23 November 2007, as the third episode of series three.-Synopsis:Marlene is distraught when Earl the dog and Tyler both go missing... "	Jim Sullivan
19 – 3.4	30 November 2007	30 minutes	"Sweet Sorrow Sweet Sorrow Sweet Sorrow is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 30 November 2007, as the fourth episode of series three. -Synopsis:... "	John Sullivan & Keith Lindsay
20 – 3.5	7 December 2007	30 minutes	"Fifteen Minutes Fifteen Minutes (The Green Green Grass) Fifteen Minutes is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 7 December 2007, as the fifth episode of series three. -Synopsis:... "	David Cantor
21 – 3.6	14 December 2007	30 minutes	"The Final Curtain The Final Curtain (The Green Green Grass) The Final Curtain is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 14 December 2007, as the sixth episode of series three. -Synopsis:... "	John Sullivan
22 – 3.7	21 December 2007	30 minutes	"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:... "	David Cantor
23 – 3.8	30 December 2007	40 minutes	"The Special Relationship"	John Sullivan & Keith Lindsay

Production

The series was produced by Shazam Production, a company that produces comedies by 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....

. The series was filmed at Teddington Studios

Teddington Studios

Teddington Studios is a large British television studio complex located in Teddington, South-West London, providing studio facilities for programmes airing on BBC television, ITV, and Channel 4 along with others...

, with a live audience. All episodes in the first series were directed by Dewi Humphreys. This particular series was written by Jim Sullivan, John Sullivan, Keith Lindsay and David Cantor.

Viewers

The series began airing on Friday evenings, at 8:30pm. The series continued to be hit with viewers, with the first 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...

gaining 5.34 million viewers, which was in the top thirty highest ratings for the week ending 4th November 2007. Ratings then fell for the next two episodes before rising for the fifth then dropping again for the next episode, rising again for the sixth and ending on a series low. The ratings were high enough for a last series, of nine episodes, which got commissioned and aired.

Rank	Episode	Viewership	Audience Percentage
1	Sweet Sorrow Sweet Sorrow Sweet Sorrow is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 30 November 2007, as the fourth episode of series three. -Synopsis:...	6.05 million
2	The Final Curtain The Final Curtain (The Green Green Grass) The Final Curtain is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 14 December 2007, as the sixth episode of series three. -Synopsis:...	5.46 million
3	The Special Relationship	5.40 million
4	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...	5.34 million
5	If You Go Down to the Woods If You Go Down to the Woods If You Go Down to the Woods is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 23 November 2007, as the third episode of series three.-Synopsis:Marlene is distraught when Earl the dog and Tyler both go missing...	5.20 million
6	Fifteen Minutes Fifteen Minutes (The Green Green Grass) Fifteen Minutes is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 7 December 2007, as the fifth episode of series three. -Synopsis:...	5.08 million
7	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:...	4.62 million
8	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:...	4.32 million

Critics

The series, as a spin-off of the nation’s favourite sitcom was always going to have a difficult start. The series continued receive negative reviews from critics and some fans of Only Fools and Horses as well but a few positive reviews began to make their way to the surface. The series achieved the first episode to gain a six million plus viewing figure since the first series.