Dear Green Place
For the novel "The Dear Green Place", see Archie Hind.
| Dear Green Place | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Situation comedy |
| Created by | Paul Riley |
| Written by |
Paul Riley Ford Kiernan Mark Cox Rab Christie |
| Directed by | Paul Riley |
| Starring |
Ford Kiernan Paul Riley Jenny Ryan Carmen Pieraccini Michael McKenzie |
| Country of origin | Scotland |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Effingee Productions for BBC Scotland |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One Scotland |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 19 October, 2007 – 5 December, 2008 |
Dear Green Place is a Scottish comedy programme set in a park in central Glasgow. It first aired on 19 October, 2007 on BBC One Scotland. The second series finished airing on 5 December, 2008.
Dear Green Place was created by comedy actor Paul Riley, and features Ford Kiernan, both of whom featured in the sketch show Chewin' the Fat, and its successful sitcom spin-off Still Game.
It was announced in April 2009 that BBC Scotland would not be commissioning a third series due to poor viewing figures and also having commissioned a new series of Rab C. Nesbitt and Ford Kiernan's new sitcom Happy Hollidays.
Cast
- Archie Henderson - played by Ford Kiernan
- Riordan - played by Paul Riley
- Peter McAllister - played by Paul Blair
- Woody - played by Johnny Austin
- Wallace - played by Martin Docherty
- Michelle - played by Jenny Ryan
- Tina - played by Carmen Pieraccini
- Toner - played by Michael MacKenzie
- Gavin - played by Gavin Jon Wright
Episodes
Series 1
- "Rocksalt": Some of the dopier lads get a crash course in rock salt, while boss Henderson takes a horse for an eventful walk.
- 'Sorry': McAllister accidentally reveals his secret relationship with Michelle and must find a way of making it up to her. Meanwhile, Henderson suffers an allergic reaction.
- "Pish": Woody and Wallace are set to fail a mandatory drugs test until Wallace's granny provides the solution. McAllister invents a bogus girlfriend to make Michelle jealous.
- "There's Been A Murder: Henderson and Toner are on the trail of a swan murderer. Riordan queues against his will for concert tickets.
- "Gimme Shelter": Riordan and Michelle find some air raid shelters in the park while Woody and Wallace are on night shift at the museum.
- "Bandstand": An eco-warrior chains himself to a bandstand threatened with demolition.
Series 2
- "Beetlemania": A beetle infestation threatens the park, while pheromones mean that love is in the air.
- "Uppers and Downers": Woody and Wallace uncover a time capsule, and an insomniac Nazi tries to get some sleep.
- "Goats": Woody and Wallace have to look after cashmere goats and they attempt to sell the cashmere whilst Archie's wife Alice is locked out of the house and needs his help.
- "Waiting for Smeato": As Tina's cafe approaches its grand re-opening, everyone is wondering who the mystery guest is.
- Industrial Daftness": The parkies imitate deafness in order to get a payout from the doctors and Archie has a conflict with the bowling club over a 20 mph zone sign which causes one of the members to get run over.
- "Puppy Love": Tina installs a new tanning booth in the cafe and Peter & Michelle are on the hunt for a new pet dog.
DVD release
- Series 1 DVD was released in December 2007.
- Series 2 DVD was released in December 2008.
External links
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