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 second series originally aired between 15 September 2006 and 27 October 2006, beginning with 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...

". A Christmas special aired on 25 December 2006.

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, 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
8 – 2.1	15 September 2006	30 minutes	"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... "	Jim Sullivan
9 – 2.2	22 September 2006	30 minutes	"Here’s to You, Mrs Boyce Here’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:... "	John Sullivan
10 – 2.3	29 September 2006	30 minutes	"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:... "	Derren Litten
11 – 2.4	6 October 2006	30 minutes	"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:... "	Jim Sullivan
12 – 2.5	13 October 2006	30 minutes	"Schoolboy French Schoolboy French "Schoolboy French" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 13 October 2006, as the fifth episode of series two.-Synopsis:... "	James Windett
13 – 2.6	20 October 2006	30 minutes	"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:... "	Paul Alexander
14 – 2.7	27 October 2006	30 minutes	"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:... "	Derren Litten
15 – 2.8	25 December 2006	45 minutes	"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:... "	John Sullivan

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, Derren Litten, James Windett and Paul Alexander.

Viewers

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

gaining 5.04 million viewers, which was in the top thirty highest ratings for the week ending 17th September 2006. Ratings then fell for the next two episodes before rising for the fourth dropping again for the next two and ending on a series high. The ratings were high enough for a new series, of seven episodes, to be commissioned. A 2006 Christmas special was also commissioned to air later that year.

Rank	Episode	Viewership	Audience Percentage
1	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:...	5.28 million
2	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...	5.04 million
3	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:...	5.01 million
4	Schoolboy French Schoolboy French "Schoolboy French" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 13 October 2006, as the fifth episode of series two.-Synopsis:...	4.96 million
5	Here’s to You, Mrs Boyce Here’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:...	4.79 million
6	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:...	4.77 million
7	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:...	3.90 million
8	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:...	3.62 million

Critics

The comedy continued to be criticised due to its spin-off roots. As a spin-off of the nation’s favourite sitcom, The Green Green Grass 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.