Hay Fever (The Green Green Grass) Explained

Series:The Green Green Grass
Series No:1
Episode:4
Runtime:30 Minutes
Production:1:4 (4)
Director:Tony Dow
Producer:Gareth Gwenlan
Editor:Chris Wadsworth
Episode List:List of The Green Green Grass episodes
Season Article:The Green Green Grass (series 1)
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"Hay Fever" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 30 September 2005, as the fourth episode of the first series.[1] It was written by The Green Green Grass and Only Fools and Horses series creator John Sullivan and directed by Tony Dow.

Synopsis

As Boycie and Marlene are only just dealing with the fact they have a gay bull and a miserable Welsh next door neighbour, they can't be doing with Tyler around the house all day and all night either. So they think it's time he started at his new school, to his total disgust. Meanwhile, Elgin orders a herd of cows as 'Farmer Boyce' instructed. But Marlene insists they buy only six cows and she is extremely annoyed when she arrives home and finds three hundred cows on the farm.

Episode cast

ActorRole
John ChallisBoycie
Sue HoldernessMarlene
Jack DoolanTyler
David RossElgin
Ivan KayeBryan
Ella KenionMrs Cakeworthy
Peter HeppelthwaiteJed
Alan DavidLlewellyn
Robert PuttPublican

Production, broadcast and reception

Writing

This episode was written by John Sullivan, writer of Only Fools and Horses. The whole of the first series was written entirely by John Sullivan.

Broadcast

During its original airing, the episode had a viewing audience of 6.33 million, in the 8:30pm timeslot it was shown. This is the same audiences that sitcoms such as My Family attract.

This episode has since been re-run on BBC One, BBC HD and Gold. The show received one of the highest ratings of the week making it into the top thirty.

DVD release

The UK DVD release was released on 23 October 2006. The release includes the 2005 Christmas Special, a short special entitled 'Grass Roots' and a short documentary on 'Rocky'.

Continuity

Cast notes

Notes

When Ged and Brian release Rocky into the field with the cows, they're in the field with him. However, they're then seen approaching the gate outside the field whilst Rocky is in the field.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Green Green Grass: Season 1, Episode 4 – Hay Fever. IMDb. 12 November 2012.