The Green Green Grass
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 2005 - 2009
- 32 episodes (4 series)
Boycie is on the run from infamous London villains. To help ensure he lives to an old age he moves to the countryside with his family. Stars John Challis, Sue Holderness, Jack Doolan, David Ross, Ivan Kaye and more.
Episode menu
Series 4, Episode 4 - Animal Instincts
Further details
Oakam village is under attack from animal rights activists. Llewellyn is one of their first targets when he is hit with a paint bomb, the village butcher is fly-postered with leaflets and even the local pub is under threat. All the local farming community is living in fear, so Boycie organises his staff into patrol groups to search Winderdown farm and protect it from attack.
Meanwhile, Tyler wants to borrow some money to buy new equipment for his band, Puddle Of Agony, but Boycie, brought up in the school of hard knocks, refuses to help. Instead, he challenges his son to stand on his own two feet and prove he is a businessman by raising the money himself. If Tyler can convert £10 from Boycie into £100 by the end of the week, then Boycie promises to cough up the full amount of £5,000.
This is no small task, however, when the local vicinity is being gripped by fear of animal freedom protestors. But Tyler sees an opportunity that will satisfy the animal activists, the band, the local inhabitants and himself - in fact, everyone but his dad.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 29th January 2009
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Sunday 28th June 2009 | 4:25pm | BBC1 |
Thursday 22nd September 2011 | 5:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 22nd September 2011 | 9:20pm | Gold |
Saturday 5th November 2011 | 10:05am | Gold |
Thursday 12th April 2012 | 1:40pm | Gold |
Thursday 12th April 2012 | 7:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 24th July 2012 | 12:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 24th July 2012 | 7:00pm | Gold |
Monday 24th September 2012 | 2:20pm | Gold |
Monday 24th September 2012 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Sunday 14th July 2013 | 8:10am | Gold |
Thursday 17th October 2013 | 1:00pm | Gold |
Friday 18th October 2013 | 9:00am | Gold |
Thursday 31st October 2013 | 9:50am | Gold |
Friday 27th November 2015 | 12:40pm | Gold |
Friday 27th November 2015 | 6:40pm | Gold |
Monday 15th February 2016 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 14th June 2016 | 11:20pm | Yesterday |
Wednesday 15th June 2016 | 8:00pm | Yesterday |
Friday 24th February 2017 | 8:00am | Gold |
Friday 2nd February 2018 | 12:00pm | Gold |
Friday 2nd February 2018 | 3:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 9th May 2018 | 8:40am | Gold |
Wednesday 9th May 2018 | 2:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 17th July 2018 | 11:20am | Gold |
Tuesday 17th July 2018 | 3:00pm | Gold |
Friday 24th August 2018 | 11:40am | Gold |
Friday 24th August 2018 | 3:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 16th October 2018 | 11:55pm | Yesterday |
Wednesday 17th October 2018 | 10:20pm | Yesterday |
Monday 26th November 2018 | 1:55pm | Gold |
Monday 26th November 2018 | 3:55pm | Gold |
Monday 7th January 2019 | 11:40am | Gold |
Saturday 12th January 2019 | 10:20am | Gold |
Sunday 13th January 2019 | 8:20am | Gold |
Monday 13th May 2019 | 2:15pm | Gold |
Monday 13th May 2019 | 6:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 28th May 2019 | 12:20am | Yesterday |
Tuesday 28th May 2019 | 10:20pm | Yesterday |
Thursday 8th August 2019 | 10:00am | Gold |
Thursday 8th August 2019 | 1:10pm | Gold |
Sunday 29th September 2019 | 1:00pm | Gold |
Sunday 3rd November 2019 | 8:05am | Gold |
Monday 4th November 2019 | 7:25am | Gold |
Thursday 28th November 2019 | 9:20am | Gold |
Thursday 28th November 2019 | 12:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 28th November 2019 | 6:35pm | Gold |
Friday 29th November 2019 | 8:40am | Gold |
Monday 4th May 2020 | 8:20am | Gold |
Monday 4th May 2020 | 1:40pm | Gold |
Monday 4th May 2020 | 5:40pm | Gold |
Thursday 28th May 2020 | 6:00pm | Drama |
Thursday 11th June 2020 | 8:10am | Gold |
Thursday 11th June 2020 | 2:10pm | Gold |
Thursday 11th June 2020 | 5:30pm | Gold |
Wednesday 1st July 2020 | 12:20am | Yesterday |
Wednesday 1st July 2020 | 10:20pm | Yesterday |
Tuesday 21st July 2020 | 8:40am | Gold |
Tuesday 21st July 2020 | 2:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 21st July 2020 | 6:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 22nd July 2020 | 7:00am | Gold |
Wednesday 3rd February 2021 | 11:00am | Gold |
Wednesday 3rd February 2021 | 3:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 11th March 2021 | 12:20pm | Gold |
Thursday 11th March 2021 | 3:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 1st May 2021 | 5:25pm | Drama |
Friday 18th June 2021 | 11:20am | Gold |
Friday 18th June 2021 | 3:20pm | Gold |
Friday 18th June 2021 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 27th July 2021 | 11:20am | Gold |
Tuesday 27th July 2021 | 3:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 27th July 2021 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Friday 1st October 2021 | 10:40am | Gold |
Friday 1st October 2021 | 4:00pm | Gold |
Friday 1st October 2021 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Saturday 2nd October 2021 | 3:20am | Gold |
Thursday 3rd March 2022 | 11:10am | Gold |
Thursday 3rd March 2022 | 3:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 3rd March 2022 | 7:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 4th August 2022 | 7:00am | Gold |
Thursday 4th August 2022 | 12:40pm | Gold |
Thursday 4th August 2022 | 5:15pm | Gold |
Thursday 10th November 2022 | 5:15pm | Gold |
Thursday 16th March 2023 | 8:05am | Gold |
Thursday 16th March 2023 | 12:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 16th March 2023 | 5:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 27th June 2023 | 8:25am | Gold |
Tuesday 27th June 2023 | 12:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 27th June 2023 | 5:40pm | Gold |
Thursday 26th October 2023 | 7:00pm | Gold |
Friday 27th October 2023 | 6:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 3rd January 2024 | 8:10am | Gold |
Wednesday 3rd January 2024 | 12:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 3rd January 2024 | 6:00pm | Gold |
Monday 8th April 2024 | 8:20am | Gold |
Monday 8th April 2024 | 12:20pm | Gold |
Monday 8th April 2024 | 6:20pm | Gold |
Cast & crew
John Challis | Boycie |
Sue Holderness | Marlene Boyce |
Jack Doolan | Tyler Boyce |
David Ross | Elgin Sparrowhawk |
Ivan Kaye | Bryan |
Ella Kenion | Imelda Cakeworthy |
Peter Heppelthwaite | Jed |
Alan David | Llewellyn |
Nigel Harrison | Ray |
Danny Morgan | Ollie (Activist) |
Tony Bignell | Alistair (Activist) |
Hugh Clay-Jones | Butcher |
Jim Sullivan | Writer |
Jamie Rix | Script Editor |
Dewi Humphreys | Director |
Gareth Gwenlan | Producer |
John Sullivan | Executive Producer |
Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
David Hitchcock | Production Designer |
Graham Jarvis | Composer |