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 fourth series originally aired between 8 January 2009 and 5 March 2009, beginning with 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:...

".

Outline

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

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

Samantha Sutherland's character, Sara, who was Tyler's girlfriend, was a regular throughout the series before as was 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....

).

Episode information

Episode number	Broadcast date	Duration	Title	Written by
24 – 4.1	8 January 2009	30 minutes	"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:... "	Jim Sullivan
25 – 4.2	15 January 2009	30 minutes	"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:... "	John Sullivan
26 – 4.3	22 January 2009	30 minutes	"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:... "	David Cantor
27 – 4.4	29 January 2009	30 minutes	"Animal Instincts Animal Instincts Animal Instincts is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 29 January 2009, as the fourth episode of the fourth series. -Synopsis:Oakam village is under attack from animal rights activists... "	Jim Sullivan
28 – 4.5	5 February 2009	30 minutes	"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:... "	John Sullivan
29 – 4.6	12 February 2009	30 minutes	"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:... "	Keith Lindsay
30 – 4.7	19 February 2009	30 minutes	"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... "	John Sullivan
31 – 4.8	26 February 2009	30 minutes	"One Man's Junk One Man's Junk One Man's Junk is an episode of the BBC Sit-com, The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 26 February 2009, as the eighth episode of the fourth series. -Synopsis:... "	Robert Evans
32 – 4.9	5 March 2009	30 minutes	"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:... "	Gary Lawson and John Phelps

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, David Cantor, Robert Evans, Gary Lawson and John Phelps.

Viewers

The series began airing on Thursday evenings, at 20:30. The series slumped slightly with viewers, with the first 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:...

gaining 4.07 million viewers, which was not in the top thirty highest ratings. Ratings then fell for the next two episodes before rising for the fourth episode then dropping again for the next two episodes and then rising again for the last two episodes of the series.

Rank	Episode	Viewership	Audience share
1	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:...	4.38 million	18.8%
2	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:...	4.07 million	16.5%
3	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:...	4.02 million	16.9%
4	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:...	3.93 million	15.4%
5	Animal Instincts Animal Instincts Animal Instincts is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 29 January 2009, as the fourth episode of the fourth series. -Synopsis:Oakam village is under attack from animal rights activists...	3.87 million	16.2%
6	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:...	3.86 million	15.8%
7	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:...	3.73 million	15.1%
8	One Man's Junk One Man's Junk One Man's Junk is an episode of the BBC Sit-com, The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 26 February 2009, as the eighth episode of the fourth series. -Synopsis:...	3.70 million	15.0%
9	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...	3.46 million	14.4%

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 beginning to make their way to the surface. The series did not manage to reach the five million mark but did manage to beat fellow comedies, Not Going Out

Not Going Out

Not Going Out is a British television sitcom that has aired on BBC One since 2006. Starring Lee Mack, Tim Vine, Sally Bretton, Miranda Hart and Katy Wix, it was initially written by Mack, Andrew Collins, Paul Kerensa, Simon Evans and Peter Tilbury, but now features contributions from other...

and The Old Guys

The Old Guys

The Old Guys is a British comedy television series that revolves around two aging housemates: Tom Finnan and Roy Bowden . The pair live across the street from Sally , whom they both find attractive. Tom moved in with Roy after Roy's wife Penny deserted him...

.

External links

• The Green Green Grass Official website
• The Green Green Grass BBC Comedy
• The Green Green Grass British TV Comedy
• The Green Green Grass British Sitcom Guide
• The Green Green Grass Only Fools and Horses