| "Green Wing Special" | |
|---|---|
| Green Wing episode | |
 The cover of the Green Wing Special DVD. | |
| Directed by | Tristram Shapeero Dominic Brigstocke |
| Written by | Victoria Pile Robert Harley Gary Howe Stuart Kenworthy Oriane Messina Richard Preddy Fay Rusling James Henry |
| Guest appearance | |
| Jeremy Sheffield | |
The "Green Wing Special" is the final episode of the British sitcom Green Wing. It was first broadcast in Australia and Belgium on 29 December 2006. It was aired on 4 January 2007 in the United Kingdom.[1] The episode is sometimes billed as a Christmas special, although the episode contains nothing Christmas related. The special is 90 minutes long, around twice the length of a normal episode.
The special continues the plot from the end of the second series of Green Wing, which ended with Caroline Todd (played by Tamsin Greig) becoming engaged to Guy Secretan (Stephen Mangan), "Mac" Macartney (Julian Rhind-Tutt) learning that he was going to die, Alan Statham (Mark Heap) and Joanna Clore (Pippa Haywood) fleeing from the police after they murdered Joanna's cousin, and Karen Ball (Lucinda Raikes) having a dramatic change of personality after she fell out of a window.[2] While this was the final episode of Green Wing, an alternative ending was produced in case a third series was written. There was an argument between the cast and the writers about which ending should have been used. The special received mixed reviews from both critics and fans.[1]
- ^ a b Boosey, Mark (23 January 2007). "Green Wing Newsletter: Issue 17". British Sitcom Guide. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
- ^ "Series 2, Episode 8". Green Wing. Season 2. Episode 8. 19 May 2006.