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"One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock" is an episode of the
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sitcom
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, ''
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 Chall ...
''. It was first screened on 25 December 2005, as the 2005 Christmas Special.
Synopsis
After receiving an invitation to the Agricultural Ball in Somerset, Boycie and Marlene decide to attend and take Bryan as their driver. Boycie begins to worry that the Driscoll Brothers might be at the ball. Upon arriving they soon begin to settle in, until they meet two men who run a polo club who tell Boycie he could become a partner for a few million pounds and could even be knighted 'Sir Aubrey'.
The snob in Boycie comes rushing to the top and he agrees to meet them in Switzerland for a Christmas holiday, but unfortunately, on Christmas Eve, Boycie and Marlene are snowed in. Consequently, they are forced to spend Christmas with Mrs Cakeworthy, Bryan, Jed and Llewellyn. The snow does not lift quickly, so the realisation that they have missed their flight annoys Boycie.
Meanwhile, Elgin has gone into hospital to have his appendix removed; therefore, Llewellyn is filling in as farm manager for him. Also, Boycie and Marlene sit down to watch a festive edition of
Crimewatch
''Crimewatch'' (formerly ''Crimewatch UK'') is a British television programme produced by the BBC, that reconstructs major unsolved crimes in order to gain information from the public which may assist in solving the case. The programme was o ...
, only to find that the two men who had invited Boycie abroad were con men, and that the Driscoll Brothers had followed them to Switzerland. They had recognised Boycie's picture in a country magazine that just happened to mention where they would be this Christmas. So Boycie insists that God looked after him and made it snow on purpose. Therefore, the Boyces are safe and sound, for now, and can continue to celebrate a Christmas Driscoll-free.
Episode cast
Production, broadcast and reception
Writing
This episode was written by John Sullivan, writer of ''
Only Fools and Horses
''Only Fools and Horses....'' is a British television sitcom created and written by John Sullivan (writer), John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas ...
''. The whole of the first series was written entirely by John Sullivan. He was asked by the BBC mid-way through the first series being aired to write an hour-long episode for Christmas Day.
Broadcast
During its original airing, the episode had a viewing audience of 4.59 million, in the 8pm timeslot it was shown. This is the same audiences that sitcoms such as ''
My Family
''My Family'' is a British sitcom created and initially co-written by Fred Barron, which was produced by DLT Entertainment and Rude Boy Productions, and broadcast by BBC One for eleven series between 2000 and 2011, with Christmas specials broadc ...
'' attract.
This episode has since been re-run on
BBC1
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, ...
, BBC HD and GOLD. The show received one of the highest ratings of the week making it into the top thirty.
DVD release
The UK
DVD
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release was released on 23 October 2006.
The release includes the 2005 Christmas Special, a short special entitled 'Grass Roots' and a short documentary on 'Rocky'.
Conception
The episode was commissioned part way through the original broadcast of the first series. John Sullivan was asked to produce an hour-long special that would be aired on Christmas Day. The special was written, filmed and aired at 8pm on Christmas Day. The episode was designed for the Driscoll Brothers to make a return and for Boycie is narrowly miss them.
Filming
The episode was filmed late 2005 and featured a guest appearance for
Only Fools and Horses
''Only Fools and Horses....'' is a British television sitcom created and written by John Sullivan (writer), John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas ...
regular, Sid as played by
Roy Heather. The set of The Nag's Head was used for the short cameo appearance. Also,
Roy Marsden
Roy Marsden (born Roy Anthony Mould; 25 June 1941) is an English actor who portrayed Adam Dalgliesh in the Anglia Television dramatisations (1983–1998) of P. D. James's detective novels, and Neil Burnside in the spy drama ''The Sandbagg ...
and
Christopher Ryan
Christopher Ryan (born Christopher Papazoglou; 25 January 1950) is a British actor best known for his roles as Mike TheCoolPerson in the BBC comedy series '' The Young Ones'', Dave Hedgehog in the BBC comedy series ''Bottom'', Tony Driscoll in t ...
appeared as their irregular Only Fools and Horses characters Danny and Tony Driscoll. This marked the Driscoll Brothers first appearance in the show. This episode was also the last episode as of 2009, to feature a regular Only Fools character.
The episode also featured a large cast of nineteen credited actors/actresses. This is the largest cast that the series has seen so far.
Locations
This episode was filmed at Pinewood Studios, and on location in Shropshire. The episode featured the use of
Only Fools and Horses
''Only Fools and Horses....'' is a British television sitcom created and written by John Sullivan (writer), John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas ...
set, The Nag's Head, but only briefly. The only character to be seen in this scene was
Roy Heather's Sid. The second series onwards was filmed at Teddington Studios.
References
British TV Comedy Guide for ''The Green Green Grass''
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2005 British television episodes
The Green Green Grass episodes