A Rocky Start

"A Rocky Start"
The Green Green Grass episode
Rocky the Bull
Episode no.	Series 1 Episode 2
Directed by	Tony Dow
Written by	John Sullivan
Production code	1:2 (2)
Original air date	16 September 2005 (2005-09-16)
Running time	30 Minutes
Episode chronology
← Previous "Keep On Running" Next → "The Country Wife"
The Green Green Grass series 1
List of episodes

"A Rocky Start" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass . It was first screened on 16 September 2005, as the second episode of the first series. ^[1] It was written by The Green Green Grass and Only Fools and Horses series creator John Sullivan and directed by Tony Dow.

Synopsis

Having now met the farm manager, Elgin Sparrowhawk, Boycie is now convinced that he is of Gentlemen Farmer material. However, he finds himself reluctant to meet the other staff which he also didn't know existed. Worst of all, he needs to buy some animals but getting some of those won't be a problem... will it?

After Elgin's fantastic idea of getting the bull owner drunk and getting a lower price of around nine thousand pounds, Boycie stills ends up paying more. He ends up paying around eighteen thousand pounds as he got more drunk. He then attempts to return home but Marlene has locked up and Elgin has taken his car keys so it looks like he's going to have a night out in the wild.

The next morning, the bull (Rocky) arrives and Boycie finds himself face to face with it but the staff find out that Rocky is gay.

Episode cast

Actor	Role
John Challis	Boycie
Sue Holderness	Marlene
Jack Doolan	Tyler
David Ross	Elgin
Ivan Kaye	Bryan
Ella Kenion	Mrs Cakeworthy
Peter Heppelthwaite	Jed

Production, broadcast and reception

Writing

This episode was written by John Sullivan, writer of Only Fools and Horses . The whole of the first series was written entirely by John Sullivan.

Broadcast

During its original airing, the episode had a viewing audience of 6.34 million, in the 8:30pm timeslot it was shown. This is the same audiences that sitcoms such as My Family attract.

This episode has since been re-run on BBC1, 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 release was released on 23 October 2006. ^[2] The release includes the 2005 Christmas Special, a short special entitled 'Grass Roots' and a short documentary on 'Rocky'.

References

1. "New Comedy Series Starting Soon – British Comedy Guide". Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
2. "The Green Green Grass: Series One". Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.

• British TV Comedy Guide for The Green Green Grass
• BARB viewing figures ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• The Green Green Grass at BBC Comedy
• The Green Green Grass website
• British Sitcom Guide for A Rocky Start
• The Green Green Grass at Only Fools and Horses website