The Green Green Grass (2005)

Name: The Green Green Grass
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 6.7
Cast: John Challis, Sue Holderness, David Ross, Ella Kenion, Ivan Kaye

Comedy

Sitcom spin-off from Only Fools and Horses, featuring the characters of Boycie and Marlene adapting to life in rural Shropshire. Starring John Challis and Sue Holderness

IMDb rating: 6.7 (1,341 votes)
Episode average: 6.9 ↑ +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2005)

7.06 avg 7 episodes 7.3 → 7.0 32 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Keep on Running	7.3	53
2	A Rocky Start	6.8	50
3	The Country Wife	7.0	52
4	Hay Fever	7.2	52
5	Pillow Talk	7.2	45
6	Sex and the Country	6.9	48
7	One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock	7.0	46

Season 2 (2006)

7.14 avg 8 episodes 7.3 → 8.4 31 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Testing Times	7.3	43
2	Here's to You, Mrs Boyce	6.7	42
3	Bothered and Bewildered	6.7	39
4	Mother Earth	6.6	37
5	Schoolboy French	7.6	47
6	More Questions Than Answers	6.7	39
7	Brothers and Sisters	7.1	45
8	From Here to Paternity	8.4	49

Season 3 (2007)

6.68 avg 8 episodes 7.3 → 6.8 30 min avg

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Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	But Is It Art?	7.3	39
2	The Lonely Herdsman	6.7	39
3	If You Go Down to the Woods	6.6	35
4	Sweet Sorrow	6.5	33
5	Fifteen Minutes	6.4	36
6	The Final Curtain	6.4	34
7	Lust in Translation	6.7	35
8	The Special Relationship	6.8	34

Season 4 (2009)

6.81 avg 9 episodes 6.7 → 6.7 29 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Path of True Love	6.7	36
2	Home Brew	6.9	36
3	Calendar Boys	7.2	34
4	Animal Instincts	6.3	35
5	Your Cheating Art	7.0	37
6	The Departed	6.7	35
7	I Done It My Way	6.9	28
8	One Man's Junk	6.9	34
9	For Richer for Poorer	6.7	32