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 half-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.
Terrance Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, played by John Challis. His story is continued in the spin-off series The Green Green Grass in which Boycie and his family flee to the countryside to escape from the Driscoll Brothers. A younger Boycie also appears in the prequel series Rock & Chips. Along with Denzil, he is one of only two characters to appear in all three.
The Green Green Grass is a BBC television sitcom, created and initially written by John Sullivan, and produced by BBC Studios Comedy Productions and 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.
John Spurley Challis was an English actor. He had an extensive theatre and television career but is best known for portraying Terrance Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce in the long-running BBC Television sitcom Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003) and its sequel/spin-off The Green Green Grass (2005–2009), as well as Monty Staines from the seventh series onwards in the ITV sitcom Benidorm (2015–2018). Challis was an established stage actor, making appearances for companies including the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 25 December 2005, as the 2005 Christmas Special of the first series. It was written by The Green Green Grass and Only Fools and Horses series creator John Sullivan and directed by Tony Dow.
"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 of the second series. It was written by The Green Green Grass and Only Fools and Horses series creator John Sullivan and directed by Tony Dow.
"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. It was written by The Green Green Grass and Only Fools and Horses series creator John Sullivan and directed by Tony Dow.
"The Country Wife" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 23 September 2005, as the third episode of the first series. It was written by The Green Green Grass and Only Fools and Horses series creator John Sullivan and directed by Tony Dow.
"Pillow Talk" is an episode of the BBC sitcom The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 7 October 2005, as the fifth episode of the first series. It was written by The Green Green Grass and Only Fools and Horses series creator John Sullivan and directed by Tony Dow.
"Sex and the Country" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 14 October 2005, as the sixth episode of the first series. It was written by The Green Green Grass and Only Fools and Horses series creator John Sullivan and directed by Tony Dow.
"Here's to You, Mrs Boyce" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 22 September 2006, as the second episode of the second series. It was written by The Green Green Grass and Only Fools and Horses series creator John Sullivan and directed by Dewi Humphreys.
"Bothered and Bewildered" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 29 September 2006, as the third episode of the second series. It was directed by Dewi Humphreys, and written by Derren Litten, and The Green Green Grass and Only Fools and Horses series creator John Sullivan.
"Schoolboy French" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 13 October 2006, as the fifth episode of the second series. It was directed by Dewi Humphreys, and written by James Windett, and The Green Green Grass and Only Fools and Horses series creator John Sullivan.
"Sweet Sorrow" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 30 November 2007, as the fourth episode of the third series. It was directed by Dewi Humphreys and written by The Green Green Grass and Only Fools and Horses series creator John Sullivan, and Keith Lindsay.
"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.
"Home Brew" is an episode of the BBC sitcom The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 15 January 2009, as the second episode of the fourth series. It was written by The Green Green Grass and Only Fools and Horses series creatorJohn Sullivan, and directed by Dewi Humphreys.
"Calendar Boys" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 22 January 2009, as the third episode of the fourth series. It was written by David Cantor and directed by Dewi Humphreys.
"I Done It My Way" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It aired on 19 February 2009, as the seventh episode of the fourth series, and was written by series creator John Sullivan, and directed by Dewi Humphreys. This episode acted as a 'clip show' for both Only Fools and Horses and The Green Green Grass. In total, the episode contained around forty clips, some of which were made specially for this episode. When series 4 was released on DVD, both separately, as well as part of a box set, the episode was left out, because of the archive clips. Even digital comedy channel Gold refuse to show the episode because of this, and is not available to watch on any catch-up services, including BBC iPlayer.
"Keep On Running" is the premiere episode of the BBC sitcom The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 9 September 2005 as the first episode of the first series. It was written by The Green Green Grass and Only Fools and Horses series creator John Sullivan and directed by Tony Dow.
