Series Two (2006)
| Episode | Original title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | Duration | Viewership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | "Testing Times" | Dewi Humphreys | Jim Sullivan | 15 September 2006 (2006-09-15) | 30 minutes | 5.04 million |
| 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 then Elgin, Bryan and Jed add to his worries when they give him a sleeping potion that results in an abnormal amount of hair loss. The day of the inspection comes and the farm staff might have just saved the day. | ||||||
| 9 | "Here's to You, Mrs Boyce" | Dewi Humphreys | John Sullivan | 22 September 2006 (2006-09-22) | 30 minutes | 4.79 million |
| Tyler needs another set of help sessions on his school work, so a student-tutor comes to the house to try and help Tyler revise, although it's Marlene the student tutor puts his attention on. When Tyler’s tutor makes a pass at Marlene, Boycie enters and mistakes the kiss for an attempt at an epileptic fit resuscitation, so Boycie – who is running for Mayor – attempts to revive the tutor with mouth to mouth, which leads to a rather more complicated situation. Meanwhile, Tyler tries to impress Beth by joining the school's rugby team. | ||||||
| 10 | "Bothered and Bewildered" | Dewi Humphreys | Derren Litten and John Sullivan | 29 September 2006 (2006-09-29) | 30 minutes | 4.77 million |
| Boycie decides that it's time to sack one of his staff members as they are not doing enough work, therefore Mrs Cakeworthy is for the chop. As soon as Mrs Cakeworthy leaves, strange things start to happen around Winterdown Farm – and Elgin, Bryan and Jed seem to believe that these strange goings-on have something to do with the curse that Mrs Cakeworthy put on Farmer Boyce, as she is apparently a witch. It is later revealed that Marlene has been scaring Boycie – in an attempt to get Mrs Cakeworthy her job back. | ||||||
| 11 | "Mother Earth" | Dewi Humphreys | Jim Sullivan | 6 October 2006 (2006-10-06) | 30 minutes | 5.01 million |
| Marlene tries to set up a massage and beauty parlour in the house, using Boycie as her guinea pig. During his therapy, Marlene manages to semi-paralyse her husband whilst giving him a massage. Meanwhile, Tyler and Beth are getting closer, therefore Beth’s visits to the farm are becoming more frequent but the strange goings-on involving Boycie and Marlene are also occurring more frequently as well leaving Beth uncomfortable with visiting the farm. It doesn't help matters when she sees Boycie totally naked in the living room of the house either. | ||||||
| 12 | "Schoolboy French" | Dewi Humphreys | James Windett and John Sullivan | 13 October 2006 (2006-10-13) | 30 minutes | 4.96 million |
| Lawrence, a French exchange student is coming to stay at the farm for a week, and all the ladies of the manor are excited as Lawrence is said to be a good looking young man, but when the student arrives its a girl and it is now the men of the farm that start to get excited. Especially Tyler and Boycie – who are both seduced by this young beauty. When Marlene sends her packing, Tyler says sorry to Beth, and asks her to marry him and she accepts. That is until she finds out the ring is a fake that Marlene got given in the sixties. | ||||||
| 13 | "More Questions Than Answers" | Dewi Humphreys | Paul Alexander and John Sullivan | 20 October 2006 (2006-10-20) | 30 minutes | 3.90 million |
| Llewellyn challenges Boycie to a pub quiz whereby the loser will have to pay the winner a large sum of money, thanks to Elgin's constant bargaining on behalf of Boycie. The Boyces look set for a huge money loss when their team is nothing but Elgin, Bryan and Jed. However, Tyler turns up and answers all the second round questions right and the two teams end up in a tie breaker but Winterdown Farm looks like it is set to have a bright, rich and rewarding future. Meanwhile, Mrs Cakeworthy is hosting seances in Boycie’s front room. | ||||||
| 14 | "Brothers and Sisters" | Dewi Humphreys | Derren Litten | 27 October 2006 (2006-10-27) | 30 minutes | 5.28 million |
| When Marlene secretly invites her sister down to come and stay for the week, Boycie is angry and he reminds her that they are on the run from the Driscoll Brothers who want to shoot Boycie in the head. When Marlene's sister arrives, Bryan instantly falls in love but Marlene's sister isn't the only one to be visiting the Boyces, as the Driscoll Brothers have followed her. However, they are prepared to let Boycie live if he lets them hide something on his open fields. So they leave, to see Earl digging up the 'thing' which they have just buried. |
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