What was the name of Boycie's wife in 'Only Fools and Horses?
"Video Nasty (Only Fools and Horses) ""Video Nasty"" is the fifth episode of series 5 of the BBC sitcom, ""Only Fools and Horses"", first broadcast on 28 September 1986. In the episode, Rodney receives a grant to make a local film, but Del sees it as an opportunity to make money. At ""The Nag's Head"", as Trigger and Boycie talk about Marlene's inability to have children, Rodney enters to tell everyone that he and Mickey Pearce have been given £10,000 by their evening art class teacher to make a local community film. Del Boy and Albert also enter and tell"
"Boycie Herman Terrance Aubrey ""Boycie"" Boyce (born 31 January 1948) is a fictional character in the popular BBC sitcom ""Only Fools and Horses"" played by John Challis. His story is continued in the spin-off series ""The Green Green Grass"", which began filming in June 2005, in which Boycie and family have fled from a gang of criminals to the countryside. A younger Boycie also appears in the prequel series ""Rock & Chips"". With Denzil, he is one of only two characters to appear in all three. Boycie is a local second-hand car dealer from Lewisham and for a long time"
"the episode. Boycie Herman Terrance Aubrey ""Boycie"" Boyce (born 31 January 1948) is a fictional character in the popular BBC sitcom ""Only Fools and Horses"" played by John Challis. His story is continued in the spin-off series ""The Green Green Grass"", which began filming in June 2005, in which Boycie and family have fled from a gang of criminals to the countryside. A younger Boycie also appears in the prequel series ""Rock & Chips"". With Denzil, he is one of only two characters to appear in all three. Boycie is a local second-hand car dealer from Lewisham and for a"
"lower price of around nine thousand pounds, Boycie stills ends up paying more. He ends up paying around eighteen thousand pounds as he got more drunk. He then attempts to return home but Marlene has locked up and Elgin has taken his car keys so it looks like he's going to have a night out in the wild. The next morning, the bull (Rocky) arrives and Boycie finds himself face to face with it but the staff find out that Rocky is gay. This episode was written by John Sullivan, writer of ""Only Fools and Horses"". The whole of the"
"streets, The Bishops Avenue in Hampstead. He also owns a holiday cottage in Cornwall. In ""The Green Green Grass"" Boycie is portrayed with the same personality as in ""Only Fools and Horses"" but he seems to be more respected by women. In one episode, ""Sex and the Country"" he is seduced by Tyler's English teacher, who admits she likes more mature men, and in another episode, ""Life Swap"", Boycie's swapped wife tries to seduce him. In two episodes, there are allusions to Boycie having had at least two extramarital affairs. In ""Go West Young Man"", he reveals he has a"
"to take a sip, so without him knowing she slips some in his coffee – but, what she does not know is that she gave him a different potion, and that Boycie has been drinking the same potion that the cows use to increase the size of their udders. This episode was written by John Sullivan, writer of ""Only Fools and Horses"". The whole of the first series was written entirely by John Sullivan. During its original airing, the episode had a viewing audience of 6.40 million, in the 8:30pm timeslot it was shown. This is the same audiences that"
"John Challis John Challis (born 16 August 1942) is an English actor best known for portraying Aubrey ""Boycie"" Boyce in the long-running BBC television comedy series ""Only Fools and Horses"" and its sequel/spin-off ""The Green Green Grass"". Since 2015, he has made guest appearances as ""Monty Staines"" from the seventh series onwards in the hit ITV comedy ""Benidorm"", later becoming a regular from series 10 in 2018. An only child, Challis was born in Bristol but brought up in South East London. His father James Alec, from Sheffield, was a Civil Servant. Challis attended the state boarding Ottershaw School near"
"Arnold has formed her own production company, Debbie Arnold Productions which has produced numerous radio and TV productions. She has also been the face of the clothing company Etam UK and the hair company Goldwell. Debbie is also founder and face of the online beauty recommendation service Looking Gorgeous. She has written many beauty articles for top magazines and is writing a book on self-development. Arnold has been married twice. In 1981, she married the actor John Challis, best known for playing Boycie in the hit BBC comedy ""Only Fools and Horses"". They divorced in 1985. In 1989, she married"
"turned gentleman farmer. He is a frightful snob and looks down at most of the people in Oakham. Boycie made sporadic appearances in ""Only Fools and Horses"" before becoming the central character in ""The Green Green Grass"". Boycie used to be a Freemason. He is very self-centred and likes to boast about his social status back in Peckham and his money. He used to be teased by Del Boy due to his low sperm count. This is a joke that has continued into the spin-off series, along with the ongoing joke referring to an unseen affair between Marlene and Del."
"violent aspects of later episodes but, despite this, viewer complaints continued and, from episode 5 onwards, some ITV regions moved transmission to a later timeslot; two ITV regions (Southern Television and Anglia Television) stopped transmission of the serial completely. The serial was directed by Mike Newell (later of ""Four Weddings and a Funeral"") and Michael Apted. It gave an early role to John Challis, later Boycie of ""Only Fools and Horses"", and an important role for Priscilla Morgan, wife of ""Dad's Army"" star Clive Dunn. Peter Egan is also better known these days for sitcoms like ""Ever Decreasing Circles"" (1984–89),"
"a shotgun to his head whilst giving a lecture about Wales. Llewellyn latter holds Rocky for ransom when he wanders onto his land. Boycie then seeks legal advice and is told that he has to pay the mad Welsh man. This episode was written by John Sullivan, writer of ""Only Fools and Horses"". The whole of the first series was written entirely by John Sullivan. During its original airing, the episode had a viewing audience of 5.86 million, in the 9pm timeslot it was shown. This is the same audiences that sitcoms such as ""My Family"" attract. This episode has"
"after the events of ""Sleepless in Peckham"" and ""Beckham in Peckham"". In marketing for the book, John Challis and Sue Holderness reprised their roles as Boycie and Marlene. It is mentioned in the book that during the events of ""The Green Green Grass"", Del thought Boycie to be dead. Del Boy Derek Edward Trotter, more commonly known as Del Boy (born 10 December 1945), is the fictional lead character in the popular BBC sitcom ""Only Fools and Horses"" and one of the main characters of its prequel, ""Rock & Chips"". He was played by David Jason in the original series"
"Feet"", also for Granada. Films include ""That'll Be the Day"" (1973) and ""It Could Happen to You"" (aka ""Intimate Teenage Secrets"") (1975). Sue also appeared in the low budget feature ""Meat Draw"" and ""Out of Sight"" for Granada. Sue regularly appears in pantomime. and has appeared in productions across the UK. In 2014, Holderness appeared in the BBC One medical drama Casualty as Alice Sweeney. Sue Holderness Susan Joan Pringle Holderness (born 28 May 1949) is an English actress. She played the role of Marlene Boyce in the British sitcom ""Only Fools and Horses"" (from 1985 to 2003) and its"
"He was forced to leave Peckham due to an incident involving the Driscoll Brothers and illegal immigrants, which led to Boycie grassing on the brothers and getting them sent to prison. Marlene (Sue Holderness) – Marlene was initially just an unseen character in ""Only Fools and Horses"". She is a cheerful, slightly daft, optimistic person who is speculated to have had an ongoing affair with Del which resulted in the birth Tyler. The ongoing joke continued into ""The Green Green Grass"", as Jack Doolan, who plays Tyler, has looks similar to David Jason. The character has been expanded massively for"
"happen in that bedroom? This episode was written by John Sullivan, writer of ""Only Fools and Horses"". The whole of the first series was written entirely by John Sullivan. The idea for ""The Green Green Grass"" came from John Challis’ real-life situation. John Sullivan, writer of ""Only Fools and Horses"" saw how John’s life had changed since he and his wife Carol had moved some ten years ago. He decided after watching the episode ""Little Problems"" of ""Only Fools and Horses"", where Boycie is obviously terrified of the Driscoll Brothers, to have him shop them to the police and flee"
"Gwyneth Strong Gwyneth Strong (born 2 December 1959) is an English actress. She is best known for her role in the BBC sitcom ""Only Fools and Horses"" as Cassandra, the love interest and, later, wife of Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst). Strong's first acting appearance was in the Royal Court Theatre's production ""Live Like Pigs"", when she was eleven. In 1973, whilst a pupil at Holland Park School, she appeared in the horror film ""Nothing But the Night"" as Mary Valley, and she was a regular in the children's TV series ""The Flockton Flyer"" between 1977 and 1979, as Jan Carter. Strong"
"""We pushed on."" On January 1, 1884, Boyce married Mary Jane Beacom (1865–1959), whom he had known since his Pennsylvania childhood. Boyce called her Betsy, but to many her nickname was ""Rattlesnake Jane"" because she matched his skill in poker, was an expert shot, and rode horses cross saddle. It had also become obvious that she was more masculine than Boyce himself, although he had never admitted this, it became clear out of his journal. Boyce's personal activities included hunting, yachting, Odd Fellows, Freemasonry, Shriners, golf, country clubs and the Chicago Hussars—an independent equestrian military organization. In 1903, Boyce purchased"
"both Del and Rodney find long-term love, in the form of Raquel (Tessa Peake-Jones) and Cassandra (Gwyneth Strong) respectively; Del also has a son with Raquel, Damien (played by five actors, most recently Ben Smith). Rodney and Cassandra marry, separate and then get back together again. Cassandra miscarries, but then she and Rodney eventually have a baby. Rodney finds out who his real father was. The Trotters finally become millionaires, lose their fortune, and then regain some of it. The most frequent roles for guest actors in ""Only Fools and Horses"" were as Del or Rodney's once-seen girlfriends, barmaids at"
"John Challis (best known as Boycie from Only Fools and Horses), while the fields and remaining buildings were bought by farmers. As of 2002, the ruins of the abbey were the property of John Challis, who lived in the abbot's lodging, the only building to survive. The TV programme ""The Green Green Grass"" starring John Challis was filmed at Wigmore Abbey along with other locations in the area. Wigmore Abbey Wigmore Abbey was an Augustinian abbey with a grange, from 1179 to 1530, situated about a mile (2 km) north of the village of Wigmore, Herefordshire, England: grid reference SO"
"Sue Holderness Susan Joan Pringle Holderness (born 28 May 1949) is an English actress. She played the role of Marlene Boyce in the British sitcom ""Only Fools and Horses"" (from 1985 to 2003) and its spin-off ""The Green Green Grass"" (from 2005 until 2009). Holderness was born in Hampstead, London. After taking her A-levels, she trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. She began her acting career with Manchester’s 69 Theatre Company in ""A Midsummer Night’s Dream"", ""Peer Gynt"" and as Desdemona in ""Catch My Soul"" (Jack Good’s rock-musical version of ""Othello""). She has worked consistently in theatre,"
"festive edition of Crimewatch only to find that the two men who had invited Boycie abroad were con men and that the Driscoll Brothers had followed them to Switzerland. They had recognised Boycie's picture in a country magazine that just happened to mention where they would be this Christmas. So, Boycie insists that God looked after him and made it snow on purpose. Therefore, the Boyces are safe and sound, for now, and can continue to celebrate a Christmas Driscoll-free. This episode was written by John Sullivan, writer of ""Only Fools and Horses"". The whole of the first series was"
"Denzil (Paul Barber), an ""Only Fools and Horses"" regular, warn Boycie about the Driscoll Brothers’ release from prison and the fact that they know who grassed them up. Another character from the parent sitcom who made an appearance was Sid (Roy Heather), who made a cameo appearance, on the set of The Nag's Head, in the 2005 Christmas special. Occasionally guest actors were essential to the plot such as when Tyler fell in love with his school teacher, Rhian (Karen Paullada) and four con men tried to get Boycie to invest in a fictional polo club. This included appearances from"
"A Losing Streak ""A Losing Streak"" is the third episode of series 2 of the BBC sitcom, ""Only Fools and Horses"". It was first broadcast on 4 November 1982. The episode title was a pun on the term ""winning streak"". In the episode, Del Boy plays a high-stakes game of poker with Boycie. Also, this is the only episode in the series in which Boycie serves as an antagonist. Del Boy, Rodney, and Grandad are making cheap perfume just to earn money after Del has been losing most of his in a series of poker games with Boycie, which Del"
"almost naked, a photoshopped Boycie, and some characters from ""Only Fools and Horses"" such as Denzil and Trigger. Tyler and his friends watch the internet release of the calendar, only to find the December picture is him, photoshopped. Boycie meets an upper class man, Tristram. Boycie overhears him talking, and, after coming to false conclusions, believes that he can use this new acquaintance to gain himself a knighthood. However, this is not the case. Unbeknown to Boycie, Tristram is bisexual, and is only interested in heterosexual Boycie in a homosexual way, encouraged by a series of misunderstandings. This episode was"
"on Investigations as part of its Government Personnel Security Program. In 1988, with support from senators, he was transferred, out of solitary confinement, to Minnesota Correctional Facility – Oak Park Heights. In 1998 he was transferred to ADX Florence in Colorado; in his opinion, this was punishment for a newspaper article that he had written. In 2000 he was transferred to FCI Sheridan in Oregon. Boyce was released from prison on parole on September 16, 2002 after serving a little over 25 years, accounting for his time spent outside from the escape. Shortly thereafter he married Kathleen Mills, whom he"
"The Green Green Grass The Green Green Grass is a BBC television sitcom, created and initially written by John Sullivan, produced by 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. The series follows three characters from ""Only Fools and Horses""; Boycie (John Challis), his wife Marlene (Sue Holderness) and their teenage son Tyler. In the first episode, they are forced to move from Peckham to"
"(Roy Marsden & Christopher Ryan) – First seen in ""Little Problems"" in ""Only Fools and Horses"", the brothers cause Boycie to make a rushed dash to the countryside in an attempt to escape from them. They appeared in the 2005 Christmas Special, ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock"" but they did not manage to catch him. They made their third ever appearance in ""Brothers and Sisters"" when they finally caught up with Boycie and made him a deal. Dora (June Whitfield) – Dora is Marlene's mother. She is hated, as always in classic comedy, by Boycie, her son-in-law. She is"
"then went on to play Masha in ""The Seagull"" to critical acclaim Regent's Park Open Air Theatre directed by Matthew Dunster. Lisa Diveney Lisa Diveney is a Welsh actress, best known for playing Beth in the Only Fools and Horses comedy spin-off The Green Green Grass, who was Boycie's son Tyler's girlfriend in series 1 - 3, and has more recently appeared in an episode of BBC drama Call the Midwife. Diveney trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. John Sullivan (writer) cast Diveney in the role of Beth in ""The Green Green Grass"" where she played"
"September 2016, she joined the cast of the popular BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", in the recurring role of Geraldine Clough. Strong married former ""Footballers' Wives"" and ""Eldorado"" star Jesse Birdsall on 15 July 2000. They have one son Oscar (born 1988), and one daughter Lottie (born 1991). She now lives in Bexhill, East Sussex. Gwyneth Strong Gwyneth Strong (born 2 December 1959) is an English actress. She is best known for her role in the BBC sitcom ""Only Fools and Horses"" as Cassandra, the love interest and, later, wife of Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst). Strong's first acting appearance was in the"
"him. As the series progressed further, Boycie started to use artificial fertiliser on his organic farm, applied to be mayor, fired Mrs Cakeworthy, only to rehire herand, to Marlene's disgust, became infatuated with Tyler's promiscuous French exchange. He also ended up naked in front of Tyler's girlfriend through a massage gone awry, and took part in a pub quiz, in which a £10,000 bet with Llewellyn - of his own money - was up for grabs. In 2006, a whole year after they did a runner, Boycie allowed Marlene to invite her sister Petunia up to stay; she was, however,"
"Only Fools and Horses set, The Nag’s Head, but only briefly. The only character to be seen in this scene was Roy Heather’s Sid. The second series onwards was filmed at Teddington Studios. One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock ""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. After receiving an invitation to the Agricultural Ball in Somerset Boycie and Marlene decide to attend and take Bryan as their driver. Boycie begins to worry that the Driscoll Brothers might"
"between characters is essential and much is made of the character's individual traits, such as Boycie's snobbery, Elgin's façade of stupidity, Bryan and Jed's general daftness, Imelda's non-cleaning habits and Llewellyn's constant underhand moves. There are also several running gags, including Boycie's attempts to be a gentleman farmer and his yearning for respect which he never gets, Boycie's fear of the Driscoll brothers and Marlene's supposed long-time affair with a now-unseen Del Boy, and the fact that Tyler is hinted to be Del's son. Writer John Sullivan had the idea for a spin-off to the sitcom ""Only Fools and Horses"""
"Pearce suffered a heart attack. He was rushed to the Whittington Hospital, where his condition improved. Two days later, ""Only Fools and Horses"" scriptwriter John Sullivan visited him, and assured Pearce that his place in the programme would be open for him when he recovered. However, following his release, Pearce suffered a second heart attack on 15 December at his flat in Archway and died instantly. He was 69. Sullivan was phoned the following morning to be told the news, and he broke it to Pearce's ""Only Fools and Horses"" co-stars David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst, who were devastated by"