and Marlene's supposed long-time affair with a now-unseen Del Boy, and the fact that Tyler is hinted to be Del's son. The household is led by Boycie and Marlene, as played by John Challis and Sue Holderness. In the Series Two Episode of OFAH A Loosing Streak, Boycie says "you remeber Marlene dont you Del" to which del replies "Oh yes all the lads remember Marlene". Registered in England. She is also extremely proud of her son Tyler, even when he does something extremely stupid or inept. funny!

He remains the same in The Green Green Grass. However, her first appearance saw that she was a cheerful, slightly daft woman whose burning, and seemingly unattainable, desire to have a child provided one of the Only Fools and Horses sub-plots. And re young del - i agree not really at all!

All Rights Reserved. Yeah like in a episode of green grass when the driscolls find boycie and marlene they look at tyler and said "could be true couldn't it?" Tyler has appeared in nearly every episode of the series, except "Lust in Translation" and "I Done It My Way". This is a list of characters for the British sitcom The Green Green Grass that has aired on BBC One since 9 September 2005. She also appears to gain more respect for the country as the series progresses. Beth was written out of the series, but is still mentioned frequently. Mrs Cakeworthy is also said to have a dust intolerance. to hit the farm hard though, Brian's pet turkey, Paxo.

Your Cheating Art. The events of 2006 still In the episode "The Departed", Llewellyn is a special constable. 28/10/06 - 21:09 in UK TV Shows #1. and boycie looks a marlene and she quickly looks away sheepishly! I think John Sullivan had a contract to write a comedy for the BBC but couldn't come up with anything worthy, so he took a couple of well known characters and produced any old rubbish because he knew people would watch it. Cliff Cooper is an American who was stationed at Winterdown Farm during the 1970s when it was used as accommodation for a US Army base. He even turns up at the disco wearing his best suit and his grubby hat in "For Richer For Poorer". Ray is good friends with Llewellyn, as the two share a Welsh heritage and nationalist views. own money – was up for grabs. I think a follow up based around the Nags Head as proposed a few years ago would have worked a lot better. past generations (but still worrying about it after finding out that his The household is led by Boycie and Marlene, as played by John Challis and Sue Holderness. The Green Green Grass centres on the fictional Boyce family and their employees, who live or work on Winterdown Farm in Shropshire. She has also been seen to hold seances within The Grange since "More Questions Than Answers". I think it was more than practically confirmed that they were an item, Del once talked about a woman he was dating who worked in a betting shop in (I believe) Lewisham Grove, later on when Boycie is talking about how he met Marlene he says "I wish i'd never walked into that betting shop in Lewisham Grove". All episodes of The Green Green Grass. and Earl was missing in the woods. I have been told by a good informant who works at the BBC that David Jason is in advance talks to make an appearence in the Green Green Grass, can anyone confirm this? "Boycie’s fear of the Driscoll Brothers and Marlene’s supposed long-time affair with Del Boy and the fact that Tyler is hinted to be Del’s son." Fiona Bruce appeared as herself in the episode "One Man's Junk". Its a shame The Green Green Grass turned out to be so bad.......its just another basic watered-down mainstream unfunny comedy show for people who don't have a sence of humor. Rhian has appeared in two episodes. Marlene (Sue Holderness) – Marlene was initially an unseen character in Only Fools and Horses, occasionally mentioned by her husband Boycie. to invite her sister Petunia up to stay; she was, however, followed by Tyler was soon sent to school to finish his GCSEs,

She is clever, attractive and a practicing vegetarian, but also intolerant of people who do not share her views. They employ four members of staff, Elgin, Bryan, Jed and Imelda Cakeworthy, as played by David Ross, Ivan Kaye, Peter Heppelthwaite and Ella Kenion. When Marlene asks what's wrong with him, Rodney says "sympathy pains. bury a secret item (later revealed to be 5 million Spanish pesetas He is shown to have a good working and social relationship with colleagues Elgin, Jed and Imelda however, his relationship with both Boycie and Marlene isn't quite as cosy. Its a shame The Green Green Grass turned out to be so bad........ Its set in shropshire on the English welsh border , that could be why..! begins to realise that confronting the violent Driscolls, was maybe the gerry d Posts: 12,499. Shifty car salesman Boycie and his wife Marlene leave their council estate in Peckham, London to start a new life in a rambling farmhouse in Shropshire. Driscolls' imprisonment. In the episode "The Path of True Love", Jed is seen to come over to his caravan in a general fashion showing that this may be a general occurrence.

[1] Welcome to the Digital Spy forums. The Green Green Grass centres on the fictional Boyce family and their employees, ... His similarity in looks to Del Boy has led to a continuation of a running joke dating back to the late eighties. The Green Green Grass ran for 5 series from 2005 to 2009. after providing crucial evidence against the infamous Driscoll brothers Jed's workload has also been known to expand from ploughman to various other areas of expertise, such as in the episode "Home Brew" when he gets involved in Ye Potato Cyder business. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.

getting killed by the Driscoll brothers, who had travelled to meet him. Seeing as rock and chips series is starting soon they' probably show them as an item in the 60's. Also, Boycie began to worry about Ray (Nigel Harrison) – Ray is Beth's father and landlord of the local pub. – the farm's loyal, if a little eccentric staff. This could have put Boycie in prison for up to five years. He is renowned for having a family of five children. However, luck ensured that Boycie remained at home when he was snowed Only Boycie, Marlene, Tyler Boyce, Dora Lane, Denzel, Sid and The Driscoll Brothers appeared in Only Fools And Horses as well as The Green Green Grass. TV always get midlands accents wrong, the most accurate one i can recall is Martin Shaw's brummie accent in the Professionals and thats only because that was his real one. is calm. artificial fertiliser on his organic farm, applied to be mayor, fired Upon arrival at Winterdown Farm, Boycie They always got on very well in the series with Del feeling up Marlene on several occasions. There are also several running gags, statement and the Driscoll brothers walk free. I don't remember that being suggested, but the idea would certainly have bitten the dust when the actor who played Mike in the Nag's Head died. Llewellyn tends to speak first, think later, and generally lands himself in a lot of trouble. It later turns out that Tyler had dumped her. Only Boycie, Marlene, Tyler Boyce, Dora Lane, Denzel, Sid and The Driscoll Brothers appeared in Only Fools And Horses as well as The Green Green Grass. All Rights Reserved. He has been known to display aspects of comfort, depression, empathy and even love on occasions, although this may sometimes be towards people who don't love him back. It focused on Boycie and Marlene, Sid (Roy Heather) – Originally appearing as a regular in Only Fools and Horses, Sid appears in a cameo in The Green Green Grass. He brought warning of the Driscoll Brothers' release, causing Boycie to sell his house and the Showroom so he could escape quietly to the countryside. In the series two episode "Mother Earth", Marlene gives away all her clothes, as they were not environmentally friendly. [2], In 2006, a whole year after they escaped, Boycie allowed Marlene And also once after Beth had left for Cambridge University and had found a new boyfriend, he likes to rub it in Tyler's face. She has great love of her dog, Earl. in and missed his plane, thus not getting scammed by con artists and not Remember in 'Sickness and Wealth'; Del Boy and Rodney come downstairs in the pub after the seance where Marlene tells them she is pregnant, and Boycie is sitting very smug. This had to be toned down considerably to make the couple more realistic, in the sense that they would row occasionally, but in the end it would be obvious that they had deep feelings for each other. Pertunia Lane (Paula Wilcox) – Marlene's sister.

Mrs Cakeworthy, only to rehire her and, to Marlene's disgust, became ©2020 Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. He has a new girlfriend from the fourth series called Sara. Ray also uses Blackmail on Boycie. all. The last three OFAH were not up to the usual standard and the Green Green Grass is OK but not the greatest comedy around. biological father was a captured Nazi-German pilot). Various jokes have been made to her expense, referring to her non-cleaning and biscuit-eating habits. He was also seen in a match of one-upmanship in Only Fools and Horses. old age, Boycie and his wife, Marlene (Sue Holderness) and son Tyler (Jack Doolan) How will they explain his extradition and, presumably, escape from jail? I think so, it says its been offically confirmed on the only fools site and a few others, so maybe who knows! In total, she appeared in around twenty episodes, slightly fewer than the character of Boycie. Welcome to the Digital Spy forums. DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. Several characters from the show never appeared in Only Fools In an attempt to live to Her husband, Colin, is in and out of hospital almost every series and thus she appears to be under pressure on occasions however, her responsibilities are sometimes thrown to one side much to other peoples' disgust. characters is essential and much is made of the character's individual Elgin (David Ross) – Elgin Sparrowhawk is the farm manager of Winterdown Farm. experts investigate the house, Boycie decides to take some old items to

Comments. played Sara, Tyler's new girlfriend. The Green Green Grass (TV Series 2005–2009) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Whenever she has her back turned, he is copping an eyeful; on one occasion he went as far as to dive across to kitchen floor in an attempt to woo an unsuspecting Marlene.