| Season Number: | 2 |
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| Num Episodes: | 8 |
| Network: | BBC |
The second series of The Green Green Grass 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 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).
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.
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 |
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]