The Green Green Grass (series 2)

The Green Green Grass's second series originally aired between 15 September 2006 and 27 October 2006, beginning with the episode "Testing Times". A Christmas special aired on 25 December 2006.

The Green Green Grass
Season 2
The Green Green Grass Series 2 DVD Cover
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes8
Release
Original networkBBC
Original release15 September (2006-09-15) –
25 December 2006 (2006-12-25)
Series chronology

Outline

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

Actor Role
John Challis Boycie
Sue Holderness Marlene
Jack Doolan Tyler
David Ross Elgin
Ivan Kaye Bryan
Peter Heppelthwaite Jed
Ella Kenion Imelda

Lisa Diveney's character, Beth, who was Tyler's girlfriend, was regular throughout the series, as was Llewellyn (Alan David) and Ray (Nigel Harrison).

Episode Information
Episode Number Broadcast Date Duration Title Written by
8 – 2.115 September 200630 minutes"Testing Times"Jim Sullivan
9 – 2.222 September 200630 minutes"Here's to You, Mrs Boyce"John Sullivan
10 – 2.329 September 200630 minutes"Bothered and Bewildered"Derren Litten
11 – 2.46 October 200630 minutes"Mother Earth"Jim Sullivan
12 – 2.513 October 200630 minutes"Schoolboy French"James Windett
13 – 2.620 October 200630 minutes"More Questions Than Answers"Paul Alexander
14 – 2.727 October 200630 minutes"Brothers and Sisters"Derren Litten
15 – 2.825 December 200645 minutes"From Here to Paternity"John Sullivan

Production

The series was produced by Shazam Production,[1] a company that produces comedies by John Sullivan.[2] The series was filmed at Teddington Studios, 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.

Reception

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" gaining 5.04 million viewers, which was in the top thirty highest ratings for the week ending 17 September 2006.[3] 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" 5.28 million
2 "Testing Times" 5.04 million
3 "Mother Earth" 5.01 million
4 "Schoolboy French" 4.96 million
5 "Here's to You, Mrs Boyce" 4.79 million
6 "Bothered and Bewildered" 4.77 million
7 "More Questions Than Answers" 3.90 million
8 "From Here to Paternity" 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.[4] The series continued receive negative reviews from critics and some fans of Only Fools and Horses as well.[5]

References
Specific
  1. "Shazam Productions on the Comedy Guide".
  2. "John Sullivan Sitcoms – The Green Green Grass".
  3. "Weekly terrestrial top 30 (BBC 1) w/e 17 Sep. 2006". Archived from the original on 8 November 2008.
  4. "The Green Green Grass at The Comedy Guide".
  5. "The Green Green Grass a hit with many but not all".
General
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