About this season
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 on the same channel. 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.
Episodes (6)
1. Beetlemania
Aired 24 October 2008 • 30 min
A beetle infestation threatens the park, while pheromones mean that love is in the air.
2. Uppers & Downers
Aired 31 October 2008 • 30 min
Woody and Wallace uncover a time capsule, and an insomniac Nazi tries to get some sleep.
3. Goats
Aired 7 November 2008 • 30 min
Two goats prove difficult to deal with for Woody and Wallace, while Gavin receives some bad news.
4. Waiting for Smeato
Aired 21 November 2008 • 30 min
Tina awaits the arrival of a mystery guest to open her cafe, while Woody and Wallace go copper mining.
5. Industrial Daftness
Aired 28 November 2008 • 30 min
A group of parkies try to fake deafness, while the bowling club demand that the sun be moved.
6. Puppy Love
Aired 5 December 2008 • 30 min
Tina hails the arrival of a new tanning booth, while a council video becomes an oxymoron.