Grass (TV series)

Grass is a sitcom starring Simon Day which originally aired in 2003 on BBC Three. Day plays Billy Bleach, a Londoner and pub know-it-all who is relocated to Norfolk in rural England under a witness protection programme after he witnesses a gangland killing.^[1] The first episode aired on 8 September, 2003.^[2] The series was a spin-off from The Fast Show.

Grass
Written by	Andrew Collins Simon Day
Directed by	Martin Dennis
Starring	Simon Day Robert Wilfort Philip Jackson Tristan Gemmill Matthew Ashforde
Composer	Joby Talbot
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer	Jon Plowman
Producer	Alex Walsh-Taylor
Editor	Paul Machliss
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC Three
Release	8 September (2003-09-08) – 27 October 2003 (2003-10-27)
Related
The Fast Show

Cast

• Simon Day as Billy Bleach
• Robert Wilfort as PC Harriet
• Philip Jackson as DCI Maddox
• Tristan Gemmill as DI Veal
• Matthew Ashforde as Darren
• Josephine Butler as Jemima
• David Webber as Youssou
• Mark Williams as Ben
• William Thomas as Eric
• Vilma Hollingbery as Rose
• Liam Hess as Crispin
• Alex Lowe as Roland
• Andrew Clover as David the Poacher
• Lynette McMorrough as Mrs. Harriet

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"Episode One"	8 September 2003 (2003-09-08)
2	"Episode Two"	15 September 2003 (2003-09-15)
3	"Episode Three"	22 September 2003 (2003-09-22)
4	"Episode Four"	29 September 2003 (2003-09-29)
5	"Episode Five"	6 October 2003 (2003-10-06)
6	"Episode Six"	13 October 2003 (2003-10-13)
7	"Episode Seven"	20 October 2003 (2003-10-20)
8	"Episode Eight"	27 October 2003 (2003-10-27)

References

1. Guide, British Comedy. "Grass - BBC3 Sitcom". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
2. Guide, British Comedy. "Grass episode guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

• Grass at BBC Online
• British Sitcom Guide entry on Grass Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
• Grass at IMDb