Series One (2005)
| Episode | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | Duration | Viewership |
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| 1 | "Keep On Running" | Tony Dow | John Sullivan | 9 September 2005 (2005-09-09) | 30 minutes | 8.88 million |
| Boycie receives word from an old friend that the Driscoll brothers have found it was him that got them put in prison. So Boycie sells his business and the house whilst his wife is at a health spa and his son is in France. He then confronts them upon their arrival home by simply stating that they are moving. He initially tries to hide the reason for their sudden departure from Peckham, but Marlene gets it out of him by threatening to strip naked. The family arrive at their new home to find the locals worrying and the history of the farm disturbing. | ||||||
| 2 | "A Rocky Start" | Tony Dow | John Sullivan | 16 September 2005 (2005-09-16) | 30 minutes | 6.34 million |
| Boycie decides he needs to show the people of Oakham that he is not just an ordinary farmer, but a Gentleman farmer. To prove his point, he buys a prize winning bull called Rocky. However, Boycie and his staff later find out that the bull has problems. Boycie discovers that Rocky is a gay bull and he won prizes via artificial insemination, something which the seller failed to mention to Boycie. Meanwhile, Tyler can't seem to find a place to ride his skateboard as there is nothing but grass everywhere; even the hills are covered. | ||||||
| 3 | "The Country Wife" | Tony Dow | John Sullivan | 23 September 2005 (2005-09-23) | 30 minutes | 5.86 million |
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Marlene tries her hand at country cooking, despite the warnings from her husband and her son. She demands Boycie goes and picks some berries of the many bushes in their fields even though he is reluctant to do so Boycie takes the basket and leaves. Whilst Boycie is picking berries he meets their next door neighbor – the mad Welsh man, Llewellyn who holds 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 advise and is told that he has to pay the mad Welsh man. |
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| 4 | "Hay Fever" | Tony Dow | John Sullivan | 30 September 2005 (2005-09-30) | 30 minutes | 6.33 million |
| As Boycie and Marlene are only just dealing with the fact they have a gay bull and a miserable next door neighbour, they can't be doing with Tyler around the house all day and all night either, so they think it's time he started at his new school to Tyler’s dismay. Meanwhile, Elgin orders a herd of cows as Farmer Boyce instructed, but Marlene insists they buy only six cows and she is extremely annoyed when she arrives home to find a herd of three hundred cows on the farm. Either Boycie’s gone behind her back or he can't count. | ||||||
| 5 | "Pillow Talk" | Tony Dow | John Sullivan | 7 October 2005 (2005-10-07) | 30 minutes | 6.63 million |
| Marlene is having sleeping problems due to the unbearable quiet that comes with farm life. Not even the bloody Owl outside is helping her sleeping pattern, but one thing might – and only Boycie can provide that. That is until Boycie decides that Jed could do something different to help her but will she appreciate it? Meanwhile, Jed looks forward to his trip to London to attend the farmers’ convention with his free ticket and Tyler attends his first day at his new school, however he takes more interest in his teacher than perhaps he should. | ||||||
| 6 | "Sex and the Country" | Tony Dow | John Sullivan | 14 October 2005 (2005-10-14) | 30 minutes | 6.40 million |
| Tyler approaches his English teacher and asks for a date but she declines, however this doesn't stop Tyler buying her a box of make up. In the end, Tyler gives in to Marlene’s nagging and reveals that he has feelings for his teacher. So Boycie goes to see her and she makes it clear that she is not interested in Tyler, she only likes older men – but as things start to heat up, Llewellyn stumbles in. Meanwhile, Elgin, Bryan, Jed and Mrs Cakeworthy concoct a potion for the bull, to make him attracted to the cows however Boycie drinks it. |
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