Series: | The Green Green Grass |
Series No: | 1 |
Episode: | 5 |
Runtime: | 30 Minutes |
Production: | 1:5 (5) |
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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"Pillow Talk" is an episode of the BBC sitcom The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 7 October 2005, as the fifth 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.
Marlene is having sleeping problems, "...I don't like it round here, it's too quiet". Not even that bloody owl outside is helping her sleeping pattern, but one thing might – and only Boycie can provide that. That is until Boycie believes that Jed could do something different to help Mrs Boyce. Also in this episode, Tyler falls in love with his English teacher but she is having none of it.
Actor | Role | |
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John Challis | Boycie | |
Sue Holderness | Marlene | |
Jack Doolan | Tyler | |
David Ross | Elgin | |
Ivan Kaye | Bryan | |
Ella Kenion | Mrs Cakeworthy | |
Peter Heppelthwaite | Jed | |
Karen Paullada | Rhian | |
Lisa Diveney | Beth | |
Michael Usher | Footballer |
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.
During its original airing, the episode had a viewing audience of 6.63 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 BBC1, BBC HD and GOLD. The show received one of the highest ratings of the week making it into the top thirty.
The UK DVD was released on 23 October 2006.[2] The release includes the 2005 Christmas Special, a short special entitled 'Grass Roots' and a short documentary on 'Rocky'.[3]