The Green Green Grass (series 3)

The Green Green Grass's third series originally aired between 2 November 2007 and 21 December 2007, beginning with the episode "But is it Art?". A Christmas special aired on 30 December 2007.
==Outline==
The series continued to feature the seven main characters that appeared in series one. These were: 
Actor 	Role
John Challis 	Boycie
Sue Holderness 	Marlene
Jack Doolan 	Tyler
David Ross 	Elgin Sparrowhawk
Ivan Kaye 	Bryan
Peter Heppelthwaite	Jed
Ella Kenion 	Imelda
Lisa Diveney's character, Beth, who was Tyler's girlfriend, was regular throughout the series before leaving the series after the special. Llewellyn (Alan David) and Ray (Nigel Harrison) were also regulars throughout the series.
==Episode Information==
Episode number	Broadcast date 	Duration 	Title 	Written by
16 – 3.1 	2 November 2007 	30 minutes	"But is it Art?" 	Jim Sullivan
17 – 3.2 	9 November 2007 	30 minutes	"The Lonely Herdsman" 	Jim Sullivan
18 – 3.3 	23 November 2007	30 minutes	"If You Go Down to the Woods"	Jim Sullivan
19 – 3.4 	30 November 2007	30 minutes	"Sweet Sorrow" 	John Sullivan & Keith Lindsay
20 – 3.5 	7 December 2007 	30 minutes	"Fifteen Minutes" 	David Cantor
21 – 3.6 	14 December 2007	30 minutes	"The Final Curtain" 	John Sullivan
22 – 3.7 	21 December 2007	30 minutes	"Lust in Translation" 	David Cantor
23 – 3.8 	30 December 2007	40 minutes	"The Special Relationship" 	John Sullivan & Keith Lindsay
Note
No episode was aired on 16 November 2007 because of BBC One's coverage of Children In Need. Episode 3 was moved back a week because of this.
==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 and David Cantor.
==Reception==
===Viewers===
The series began airing on Friday evenings, at 8:30pm. The series continued to be hit with viewers, with the first episode, "But is it Art?" gaining 5.34 million viewers, which was in the top thirty highest ratings for the week ending 4 November 2007. Ratings then fell for the next two episodes before rising for the fifth, then dropping again for the next episode, rising again for the sixth and ending on a series low. The ratings were high enough for a last series of nine episodes, which was commissioned and aired.
Rank	Episode 	Viewership 	Audience percentage
1 	"Sweet Sorrow" 	6.05 million	
2 	"The Final Curtain" 	5.46 million	
3 	"The Special Relationship" 	5.40 million	
4 	"But is it Art?" 	5.34 million	
5 	"If You Go Down to the Woods"	5.20 million	
6 	"Fifteen Minutes" 	5.08 million	
7 	"The Lonely Herdsman" 	4.62 million	
8 	"Lust in Translation" 	4.32 million	
===Critics===
The series, as a spin-off of the nation's favourite sitcom, was always going to have a difficult start. The series continued to receive negative reviews from critics and some fans of Only Fools and Horses as well, but a few positive reviews began to emerge. The series achieved having the first episode to gain a six million plus viewing figure since the first series.
==External links==
*The Green Green Grass at BBC Comedy
*The Green Green Grass - official website
*The Green Green Grass at British TV Comedy
*British Sitcom Guide for The Green Green Grass
*The Green Green Grass at Only Fools and Horses website
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Category:2000s British sitcoms
Category:The Green Green Grass