Green, Green, Grass EXCLUSIVE overview
Only Fools and Horses' favourites Boycie and
Marlene are off to start a new life in Shropshire
swapping their Peckham palace for a rambling farmhouse in
John Sullivan's new seven part
sitcom, The Green Green
Grass.
The Green Green Grass is the debut programme from Sullivan's
new company Shazam Productions for BBC ONE.
Boycie (John Challis) is on
the run from the infamous Driscoll Brothers and his only hope of
living to old age is to leg it before they catch up with him.So he up sticks with his reluctant wife Marlene
(Sue Holderness) and recalcitrant son Tyler
(Jack Doolan) to a secluded farm in
Shropshire.
Looking for peace and a quiet life, Boycie is horrified to
discover that the farm comes with three staff farm manager Elgin
(David Ross), ploughman Jed
(Peter Hepplethwaite) and herdsman Bryan
(Ivan Kaye).
But not as horrified as Marlene when they convince him that
he's the perfect material to be a gentleman farmer. And then he
buys a bull...
There's also trouble from the neighbours as adjoining farmer
the patriotic and outspoken Welshman Llewellyn (Alan
David) takes an instant dislike to Boycie.
Tyler finds love when he goes to school and
meets Rhian (Karen Paullada) and Marlene is
thoroughly confused by her work-shy housekeeper, Mrs Cakeworthy
(Ella Kenion).
John Sullivan said: "When I was writing Only Fools, I often
used to wonder what Boycie and Marlene were like when they were at
home together alone. And now I've had the chance to find out!
"They're like lots of married couples constantly bickering and
trying to hide their little secrets but deep down they love each
other.
"Inevitably Boycie is better suited to the country as being a
gentleman farmer appeals to his ego and he's not afraid to try
anything once, but Marlene finds the transition more difficult.
Stilettos weren't made for traipsing across fields!"
The Green Green Grass is written by John Sullivan, directed by
Tony Dow and produced by Gareth Gwenlan with executive producer Tim
Hancock.
Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6
