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The Path Of True Love (film)
"The Path of True Love" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, '' The Green Green Grass''. It was screened on 8 January 2009, as the first episode of the fourth series. It was written by Jim Sullivan and directed by Dewi Humphreys. Synopsis The staff easily notice that all is not well at Winterdown Farm. Boycie's lack of attention-giving is upsetting Marlene so much that she feels unloved, under-valued and extremely lonely. With worries floating through her head that their marriage may be coming to a close she seeks the help of the local marriage guidance counsellor. When Boycie finds out that their private problems are being spread about the village by no other than his own wife! However, he soon finds out not to confront her as her depression transforms into fury and she throws him out. Meanwhile, the pub is being repaired after a huge fireball, a farmers' convention is taking up all the space at the local hotel and Boycie's car has found its own way into a pond – so Boycie rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Green Green Grass
''The Green Green Grass'' is a BBC television sitcom, created and initially written by John Sullivan, produced by Shazam Productions for the BBC. It is a sequel/spin-off of the long-running sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' and stars John Challis, Sue Holderness and Jack Doolan. Four series and three Christmas specials were originally broadcast on BBC One between 2005 and 2009. The series follows three supporting characters from ''Only Fools and Horses''; Boycie (John Challis), his wife Marlene (Sue Holderness) and their teenage son Tyler. In the first episode, they are forced to flee from Peckham to escape the wrath of the Driscoll brothers. They decide to set up home on a farm in Shropshire. Synopsis Boycie (played by John Challis) is forced to relocate from Peckham after providing crucial evidence against the fearsome Driscoll brothers regarding illegal immigrants and drug smuggling, resulting in the Driscolls' imprisonment. He is the lead witness in the case and finds hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ross (actor)
David Ross (born 19 January 1945) is an English actor who has worked in theatre, cinema and television. His best-known roles include playing the first Kryten and the second Talkie Toaster in science-fiction comedy ''Red Dwarf'', Elgin Sparrowhawk in the BBC One sitcom ''The Green Green Grass'', and as Mr. Sedley in a 1998 serial adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel '' Vanity Fair''. Ross also played Inspector Martin in ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,'' Mr. Sherwin in ''Basil'', a cheating betting shop owner in the BBC One comedy '' Goodnight Sweetheart'', Basil Tyler (a kind-natured, well meaning cab driver and postman who was unlucky in love) in John Sullivan's BBC comedy drama ''Roger Roger'', and Donald Moss (a DHSS officer) in Alan Bleasdale's'' Boys from the Blackstuff''. On BBC Radio 2 in 1985, Ross starred alongside Jack Smethurst in the second series of ''A Proper Charlie'' (a comedy by Vince Powell, in which Madge Hindle also featured).. In 1989, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Citizen Smith Episodes
'' Citizen Smith'' is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One between 12 April 1977 and 31 December 1980. A total of 30 episodes were aired. The pilot episode aired on 12 April 1977. The first series of eight episodes aired from 3 November to 15 December 1977 (apart from a Christmas special aired on 22 December 1977). The second series, of six episodes, was scheduled to air from 1 December 1978 to 5 January 1979, but the fifth episode was postponed due to industrial action Industrial action (British English) or job action (American English) is a temporary show of dissatisfaction by employees—especially a strike action, strike or slowdown or working to rule—to protest against bad working conditions or low pay a ..., eventually being broadcast on 16 August 1979. The third series, of seven episodes, began on 20 September 1979 and ended on 1 November. The fourth and final series consisted of seven episodes, beginning on 23 May 1980 and ended on 4 July 1980. The 1980 Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citizen Smith
''Citizen Smith'' is a British television sitcom written by John Sullivan, first broadcast from 1977 to 1980. It starred Robert Lindsay as Walter Henry "Wolfie" Smith, a young Marxist "urban guerrilla" in Tooting, south London, who is attempting to emulate his hero Che Guevara. Wolfie is a reference to the Irish revolutionary Wolfe Tone, who used the pseudonym "Citizen Smith" in order to evade capture by the British. Wolfie is the self-proclaimed leader of the revolutionary Tooting Popular Front (the TPF, merely a small bunch of his friends), the goals of which are "Power to the People" and "Freedom for Tooting". Wolfie dresses in a stereotypical fashion for rebellious students of the period: logoed T-shirt, denim jeans and Afghan coat. He supports Fulham F. C. and occasionally wears a Fulham scarf. He rides a scooter and spends most of the time at his girlfriend's house, which means he constantly clashes with her parents. Cast * Robert Lindsay as Walter Henry "Wolfie" Smith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only Fools And Horses
''Only Fools and Horses....'' is a British television sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas specials aired until the end of the show in 2003. Set in working-class Peckham in south-east London, it stars David Jason as ambitious market trader Derek "Del Boy" Trotter and Nicholas Lyndhurst as his younger brother Rodney Trotter, alongside a supporting cast. The series follows the Trotters' highs and lows in life, in particular their attempts to get rich. Critically and popularly acclaimed, the series received numerous awards, including recognition from BAFTA, the National Television Awards and the Royal Television Society, as well as winning individual accolades for both Sullivan and Jason. It was voted Britain's Best Sitcom in a 2004 BBC poll. Lennard Pearce appeared in the first three series as Del and Rodney's elderly grandad. After Pearce's de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From Here To Paternity
"From Here to Paternity" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, '' The Green Green Grass''. It was first screened on 25 December 2006, as the 2006 Christmas special. Synopsis When Llewellyn arrives accusing the Boyce's dog, Earl, of seducing his pedigree collie, Blodwyn, who is now pregnant, trouble starts to brew in the village. Boycie doesn't want his reputation to be scarred by having a sexually orientated pet so he denies everything until Llewellyn produces a photograph of the crime to which Marlene replies 'that's canine pornography!' Things get a whole lot worse, when Mrs Cakeworthy overhears the Boyces talking about it and she assumes they're talking about Tyler getting Beth pregnant. Then when Marlene and Boycie confront Tyler he thinks that they mean that Mrs Cakeworthy is pregnant. Spiralling out of control, the rumours get more and more wild until Ray, Beth's dad, decides to get nasty. When Boycie decides to tell the staff that Mrs Cakeworthy is pregnant her husband shows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
But Is It Art?
"But is it Art?" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, '' The Green Green Grass''. It was first screened on 2 November 2007, as the first episode of series three. The title derives from Rudyard Kipling's poem "The Conundrum of the Workshops" (1890), which uses the phrase repetitively. Synopsis Boycie and Marlene take a trip to a local country mansion, where Boycie admires the portraits that adorn the walls. Later, in the pub, he recounts his admiration of this long established tradition of respect for the gentry. Meanwhile, thrown out by his wife, Elgin has moved into Bryan's caravan and Mrs Cakeworthy's relentless gossiping fuels speculation about their change in relationship. Later the caravan burns down, and Boycie is horrified to find that Marlene has offered Bryan and Elgin a place to stay until it is fit to inhabit again. Still at the Grange a month later, Boycie despairs of ever getting rid of them, but they have a surprise in store – as a mark of their gratitude, they ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Heppelthwaite
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser between 1947 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Kenion
Ella Kenion (born 18 June 1969) is an England, English comedy actress, known for shows such as ''The Catherine Tate Show'', Five (TV), Five's sketch shows ''We Know Where You Live'' and ''Swinging'', and in BBC Four's ''Fear of Fanny''. However she is best known for her portrayal of Mrs. Cakeworthy in ''The Green Green Grass'' between 2005-2009. She played the role of Julie in the ITV (TV network), ITV series ''Hardware (TV series), Hardware''. She is currently appearing in television commercials for The Automobile Association, The AA. She also appeared in the BBC children's television series ''Swashbuckle (TV series), Swashbuckle'' as Captain Sinker. She is a former newsreader for talkSPORT talk radio station. Filmography Other appearances *in murder mystery drama ''Rosemary and Thyme'' episode Enter Two Gardeners (6 August 2007) *in rural medical drama ''Doc Martin'' S02E03 'Blood Is Thicker', as a mother of a boy with suspected ADHD (24 November 2005) *in an episode o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Kaye
Ivan Blakeley Kaye (born 1 July 1961) is an English actor and producer. His international fame came with roles in historical drama shows like the Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan in all three seasons of ''The Borgias (2011 TV series), The Borgias'', and Ælla of Northumbria, King Aelle in the first four Seasons of History (Canadian TV channel), History channel's series ''Vikings (2013 TV series), Vikings.'' More recent projects include action thriller ''Gunpowder Milkshake,'' the series pilot for Amazon's adaptation of Stephen King's ''The Dark Tower (series), The Dark Tower,'' the first British original Disney+ series ''Wedding Season (TV series), Wedding Season'' and a leading role in the Irish comedy feature film ''Apocalypse Clown''. In the UK, he is also widely known for is role as List of The Green Green Grass characters#Bryan, Bryan in the comedy series ''The Green Green Grass.'' Early life Kaye was born on 1 July 1961 in Northampton, Northamptonshire. His passion for ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Doolan (actor)
Jack Doolan is an English actor. He is best known for portraying Tyler Boyce in the BBC sitcom ''The Green Green Grass'' alongside John Challis and Sue Holderness. Doolan has guest starred in other television shows such as '' Spooks'', ''EastEnders'', ''The Bill'' and ''Peep Show'' and a lead part in '' Cemetery Junction'', a comedy drama film by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974) is an English comedian, actor, director, presenter and writer. Alongside Ricky Gervais, Merchant was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series ''The Office'' (2001–2003), and .... Filmography External links * English male television actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{England-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Sullivan (writer)
James Sullivan (born 19 April 1978), is a British television screenwriter. He is best known for writing seven episodes of ''The Green Green Grass''. Family Jim’s father, John Sullivan, was the writer and creator of ''Citizen Smith'' (1977-1980) before creating his more notable work ''Only Fools and Horses'' (1981-2003). Career Sullivan wrote seven episodes for his late father's ''Only Fools and Horses'' spin-off, ''The Green Green Grass''. Sullivan helped write the ''Only Fools and Horses'' Sport Relief special in 2014 alongside his brother Dan Sullivan by incorporating some of their late father's old notes and bits of dialogue for the show that he never found a place for. Sullivan wrote ''He Who Dares...'', a fictional autobiography, that was released by Ebury Press in October 2015. Sullivan, alongside Rod Green, also wrote ''Only Fools and Horses: The Peckham Archives'', that was released by Ebury Press in October 2016. Sullivan announced in July 2018 that he had writt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
