Dear Green Place

Description: BBC1 / Scottish Comedy Series / The comedy series was set in a park in Glasgow.

Newest Review: ... being a bit "simple" lead to basic but highly entertaining jokes. There's a habit of coming up with names for pairs of workers just as Boaby in Still Game did for Jack and Victor. It seems to coast along a bit tamely ever now and then but then surprises you with a killer punch. The ending of each episode is usually hillarious. Trivia: "Dear Green Place" is the ... more

... translation of Glasgu It's impossible not to compare this program to Still Game but it's enjoyable in its own right, although I haven't had a chance to see the 2nd series, which I heard is not as good as the 1st....more

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Dear Green Place: More Glasgow laughs! (325 words)
by - written on 07/06/09 (Very useful, 19 readings)
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I've nearing the end of the 6th series of Still Game, so recently had to watch something else to hold my attentions and once again opted for some quality Scottish comedy in the form of Glasgow park wardens comedy "Dear Green Place", my two pennies is that this is a spin-off from the episode of Still Game entitled "Hot Seat" which is also set in a Glasgow park. Two of the main characters are Riordan and McAllister, meanwhile boss Henderson (Ford Kiernan) actually takes a bit of a backseat role in the show letting much of the entertainment revolve around Riordan and McAllister's day to day chit chat, Riordan (Paul Riley aka Winston from ... Read the complete review

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