The fourth and final series of The Green Green Grass originally aired between 8 January 2009 and 5 March 2009, beginning with the episode "The Path of True Love".
Outline The series continued to feature the seven main characters that appeared in series one.
Actor Role John Challis Boycie Sue Holderness Marlene Jack Doolan Tyler David Ross Elgin Ivan Kaye Bryan Peter Heppelthwaite Jed Ella Kenion Imelda
Samantha Sutherland's character, Sara, who was Tyler's girlfriend, was a regular throughout the series before as was Llewellyn (Alan David) and Ray (Nigel Harrison).
Episodes
Production The series was produced by Shazam Production, a company that produces comedies by John Sullivan. The series was filmed at Teddington Studios, with a live audience. All episodes in the first series were directed by Dewi Humphreys. This particular series was written by Jim Sullivan, John Sullivan, Keith Lindsay, David Cantor, Robert Evans, Gary Lawson and John Phelps.
Reception
Viewers The series began airing on Thursday evenings, at 8:30. The series slumped slightly with viewers, with the first episode, "The Path of True Love", gaining 4.07 million viewers, which was not in the top thirty highest ratings. Ratings then fell for the rest of the series. Rank Episode Viewership Audience share 1 "For Richer For Poorer" 4.38 million 18.8% 2 "The Path of True Love" 4.07 million 16.5% 3 "Home Brew" 4.02 million 16.9% 4 "Your Cheating Art" 3.93 million 15.4% 5 "Animal Instincts" 3.87 million 16.2% 6 "Calendar Boys" 3.86 million 15.8% 7 "The Departed" 3.73 million 15.1% 8 "One Man's Junk" 3.70 million 15.0% 9 "I Done It My Way" 3.46 million 14.4%
References
External links The Green Green Grass Official website BBC Comedy The Green Green Grass British TV Comedy The Green Green Grass British Sitcom Guide The Green Green Grass Only Fools and Horses