Testing Times

"Testing Times" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 15 September 2006, as the first episode of series two.[1]

"Testing Times"
The Green Green Grass episode
Boycie suffers at the hand of his staff.
Episode no.Series 2
Episode 1
Directed byDewi Humphreys
Written byJim Sullivan
Production code2:1 (8)
Original air date15 September 2006
Running time30 Minutes

Synopsis

Boycie uses artificial fertiliser to increase the amount of crops he produces a year, but unfortunately for him his mad next door neighbour Llewellyn spots him hiding the artificial fertiliser and calls the European Union who come to inspect Boycie's farm. Boycie panics and believes he will be sent to prison, and Elgin, Bryan and Jed add to his worries when they give him a sleeping potion that results in an abnormal amount of hair loss. Can the farm staff save Boycie in time?

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
Alan David Llewellyn
Lisa Diveney Beth
David Cann Farm Inspector
Nigel Harrison Ray

Production, broadcast and reception

Writing

This episode was written by Jim Sullivan, son of John Sullivan. The second series was written by a range of writers including John Sullivan himself.

Broadcast

During its original airing, the episode had a viewing audience of 5.04 million, in the 8:30pm timeslot it was shown. The episode made it into the top thirty of that week.

DVD release

The UK DVD release was released on 7 April 2008. The release includes the 2006 Christmas special, commentary on the first episode and a special ‘The Making of...’ documentary.[2]

gollark: Also, are 2G coppers worth much? I want to get some more CB xenos.
gollark: Are 3Gs worth much?
gollark: I know it's due to rarity. But completely random chance is stupid for this incredibly valuable thingy.
gollark: AAAARGH TJ09 WHY
gollark: Dragons which can produce, conservatively, 1 every few months, worth an IOU of 40 hatchlings?!??!

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 2015-12-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Series Two DVD Release
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