The Green Green Grass

The Green Green Grass
GenreSitcom
Created byJohn Sullivan
Written byJohn Sullivan
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Directed byTony Dow
Dewi Humphreys
StarringJohn Challis
Sue Holderness
Jack Doolan
David Ross
Ivan Kaye
Peter Heppelthwaite
Ella Kenion
Opening theme"The Green Green Grass"
ComposerGraham Jarvis
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes32 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersTim Hancock (2005–07)
John Sullivan (2007–09)
ProducersGareth Gwenlan
Julian Meers
Production locationsTeddington Studios, London
near Leintwardine, Herefordshire
Running time29x 30 minutes
1x 40 minutes
1x 45 minutes
1x 50 minutes
Production companyBBC Studios Comedy Productions Shazam Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release9 September 2005 (2005-09-09) –
5 March 2009 (2009-03-05)
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The Green Green Grass is a BBC television sitcom, created and initially written by John Sullivan, and produced by BBC Studios Comedy Productions and Shazam Productions for the BBC. It serves as both a sequel and a spin-off of the long-running sitcom Only Fools and Horses and stars John Challis, Sue Holderness, and Jack Doolan. Four series and three Christmas specials were originally broadcast on BBC One between 2005 and 2009.

The series follows three supporting characters from Only Fools and Horses: Boycie (John Challis), his wife Marlene (Sue Holderness), and their teenage son Tyler. In the first episode, they are forced to flee from Peckham to escape the wrath of the Driscoll brothers. They decide to set up home on a farm in Shropshire.